Super relaxing vacation activity can lower your blood pressure and boost your immune system: study

Super relaxing vacation activity can lower your blood pressure and boost your immune system: study

The single greatest thing that you can do to not only live longer but also age well is exercise. But, let’s face it — people are lazy. “We always say that exercise is the primary nonpharmacological treatment that people should be doing to promote health, but some people can’t or just won’t exercise,” Jessica Atencio, … Read more

Don’t splash out for this coveted cruise ship extra — it’s a breeding ground for disease, experts warn

Don’t splash out for this coveted cruise ship extra — it’s a breeding ground for disease, experts warn

Cruising toward disaster?  Cruise ship passengers splash out big bucks for private hot tubs in their own staterooms all the time — but the Center for Disease Control is warning against the exclusive amenity, calling them a bubbling breeding ground for Legionnaires’ disease. In a damning statement reported on by Travel + Leisure, the CDC linked … Read more

Forget going for a run — sitting in a hot tub can bring the same health benefits, study says

Forget going for a run — sitting in a hot tub can bring the same health benefits, study says

How’s this for a warm-up? Sitting in a hot tub for 30 minutes could be just as beneficial for health as going for a run, research from Coventry University in the UK has found. “The healing effects of water stretch back centuries, and hot water immersion or hot water healing is practiced for spiritual, mindful … Read more

Mountain lion attacks couple relaxing in Colorado hot tub

Mountain lion attacks couple relaxing in Colorado hot tub

A Colorado couple found themselves in hot water over the weekend. A man and his wife were attacked Saturday by a mountain lion while they were relaxing in a hot tub in Chaffee County, Colorado at approximately 10 p.m. on Saturday night, reports ABC News. The unnamed couple was sitting in the hot tub outside … Read more