Years of studies suggest that happiness can improve quality of life because happy people tend to have better jobs they excel at and are more satisfied with marriages and friendships. But in recent years, scientists have begun focusing on how that happiness impacts people’s health and happiness. 

And the news is good if you’re happy. Happiness can positive affect your:

• Heart health;
• Longevity; 
• Risk for certain cancers.

If you’re like most Americans, you are probably sleep deprived. Why aren’t we sleeping? Stress, caffeine and conditions such as heart disease, obesity and depression can keep us awake, according to WebMD. Although both genders struggle with sleeplessness, a lack of sleep may affect women more, according to a study conducted by the University of Loughborough (UK).

Even if the holiday season is your favorite time of the year, preparing for festivities can cause a lot of stress. But you can ease some of the pressure with these simple tips.

Become a More Efficient Gift Giver

For most of us, gift giving doesn’t end with just our family and closest friends. You may buy gifts for co-workers, your neighbor, your doorman or your hairdresser. If shopping stresses you out, save yourself hours roaming the mall when you:

Nearly all of us experience back and neck pain at some point. It doesn’t matter if it’s occasional or every day--when it happens, it significantly affects your quality of life. Unfortunately, holiday stress and preparations are common triggers for pain. Here are some tips that can help prevent neck and back pain this holiday season.

Your holiday lifestyle is probably different than your usual routine. Maybe you consume more calories—a lot more if you’re like most people. Or maybe you stress over juggling social, work and family commitments. Or maybe the shopping, decorating and gift wrapping is enough to push you over the edge. Holiday stress can turn the “most wonderful” time of the year into the “least healthful.”

But you can help minimize weight gain and lower your chances of getting sick by following these tips:

As we age, many of us begin to worry about our cognitive health, which includes memory, language skills and reasoning. It's easy to attribute cognitive decline to routine memory glitches that are quite different. Let’s start by understanding the differences between the two; then we'll consider the risk factors for impairment, review some recent studies and examine steps we can take to help preserve our brain function.

Chronic fatigue syndrome, recently renamed myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), is a complex disorder that affects about one million Americans. ME/CFS can strike anyone but most often occurs among middle-aged Caucasian women, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,

Chronic fatigue syndrome (also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome or ME/CFS) is a complex disorder that affects about 2.5 million Americans. U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that ME/CFS can strike anyone, but it most often occurs among middle-aged Caucasian women.

Maybe it started as nothing more than a scratchy throat or a choking feeling as if food went down the “wrong pipe.” Before you know it, you’ve developed a cough. And despite weeks of cough syrup, lozenges and water, you can’t seem to shake it. You may have a chronic cough. 

Most people wish they were more physically fit. If you fall into this category and it’s been a while since you worked out, let MDVIP guide you.

We’ve collaborated with the developers and physical therapists of Perfect Fit Health to provide you with workouts that may help you lose weight, manage a chronic injury or just stay in shape.