Healthy living

Medicine of Maimonides: 8 tools from tradition and science for deep and quality sleep

The wisdom of Maimonides from hundreds of years ago offers simple tools to reduce overload, calm the soul, and maintain deep and healthy sleep.

A woman sleeping
 How do we take something we know is important and make it a natural part of our day?

The perfect hydration guide: How to build drinking habits that will change your day?

 TOBACCO SMOKING and second- and third-hand smoking (exposure to other’s smoke or toxins on rugs, curtains, and furniture) accounts for over 70% of COPD cases in high-income countries, with symptoms including coughing, sometimes with phlegm, difficulty breathing, wheezing, and tiredness.

After October 7, 2023: Israel’s smoking rates rise, worsening COPD risks

 Dr. Ilana Belmaker

Dr. Ilana Belmaker: Keeping Israel healthy since 1974


Efforts to improve cancer research must persist and intensify - opinion

The integration of new technologies and treatment paradigms into the country’s health system each year enhances patients’ quality of life and enables many to manage their illnesses more effectively.

 Dividing cancer cell

'Full of energy, happy, upbeat': A lifestyle medicine success story - opinion

This treatment and prevention does have side effects. But unlike the side effects of drugs, these side effects are having great health, a great life, happiness and, with God’s help, a longer life.

Joggers hit the pavement in Jerusalem's Sacher Park

Biga and Tnuva launch high-protein menu for athletes

The new menu, created in collaboration with Tnuva and GO nutritionists, offers healthy, protein-rich bowls tailored to athletes, fitness enthusiasts, and those maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

 BIGA

Do ice baths really improve health? New medical review reveals surprising findings

The experts conclude that ice bath immersion induces a stress response in the body that may yield benefits but also poses significant risks.

 ce water bath: unclear benefits

Do ice baths improve health? New medical review reveals surprising findings

The experts conclude that ice bath immersion induces a stress response in the body that may yield benefits but also poses significant risks.

 ce water bath: unclear benefits

The truth about exercise: Finding the right balance for optimal health - opinion

Exercise and activity are essential components toward achieving good health. It is one of the six aspects of lifestyle medicine and can extend your life and help prevent disease.

lifting weights at the gym

Understanding cataracts: Causes, symptoms, and modern treatment options

Cataracts, mainly caused by aging, normally include the symptoms of blurred vision and glare. Surgery is the only effective treatment, replacing the cloudy lens with an artificial one.

The first shows the eye after treatment without inflammation or edema.

Quit smoking and change to a plant-based, whole foods diet - opinion

We continually put the wrong fuels and even poisons in our bodies.

 IT’S HARD to believe that we still need to have a discussion about smoking tobacco, the writer laments.

Residing in a ‘greener’ environment helps heart-bypass surgery patients live longer 

Researchers say that better surroundings can be a beneficial factor in recovering from trauma.

 Shade the home garden with a shade net and start enjoying

Plant-based diets act as a natural barrier to dangerous snoring linked to health problems

Snoring and associated health risks can be minimized by adopting a healthier diet.

 A flexitarian diet involves eating more plant-based meals

High step counts can help women avoid complications in childbirth, Israeli study reveals

The study showed that women who walked more than 3,000 steps a day needed an epidural less than women who walked less during their pregnancies.

 Two pregnant women walk and exercise.