Stuck in traffic, with a nasty storm making a stressful commute even worse, Joanne Loewy reached for the car radio. “I felt my heartbeat rise,” said Loewy, director of the Louis Armstrong Center for Music and Medicine at Mount Sinai Beth Israel in New York City. “So I switched to […]
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Old habits die hard-The secret to good health is no secret, so why is it so hard to achieve?
It ought to be a no-brainer, so to speak: Research has pinpointed seven ways people can achieve ideal heart and brain health. And — bonus — if Americans did those things, they also could help prevent many other chronic illnesses. But most people don’t, at least not consistently. What’s stopping […]









