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Healthy Living Guide 2020/2021

A digest on healthy eating and healthy living.

As we transition from 2020 into 2021, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect nearly every aspect of our lives. For many, this health crisis has created a range of unique and individual impacts—including food access issues, income disruptions, and emotional distress.

Although we do not have concrete evidence regarding specific dietary factors that can reduce risk of COVID-19, we do know that maintaining a healthy lifestyle is critical to keeping our immune system strong. Beyond immunity, research has shown that individuals following five key habits—eating a healthy diet, exercising regularly, keeping a healthy body weight, not drinking too much alcohol, and not smoking— live more than a decade longer than those who don’t. Plus, maintaining these practices may not only help us live longer, but also better. Adults following these five key habits at middle-age were found to live more years free of chronic diseases including type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer.

While sticking to healthy habits is often easier said than done, we created this guide with the goal of providing some tips and strategies that may help. During these particularly uncertain times, we invite you to do what you can to maintain a healthy lifestyle, and hopefully (if you’re able to try out a new recipe or exercise, or pick up a fulfilling hobby) find some enjoyment along the way.

Download a copy of the Healthy Living Guide (PDF) featuring printable tip sheets and summaries, or access the full online articles through the links below. 

In this issue:

• Understanding the body’s immune system
• Does an immune-boosting diet exist?
• The role of the microbiome
• A closer look at vitamin and herbal supplements
• 8 tips to support a healthy immune system
• A blueprint for building healthy meals
• Food feature: lentils 
• Strategies for eating well on a budget
• Practicing mindful eating
• What is precision nutrition?
• Ketogenic diet
• Intermittent fasting
• Gluten-free
• 10 tips to keep moving
• Exercise safety
• Spotlight on walking for exercise
• How does chronic stress affect eating patterns?
• Ways to help control stress
• How much sleep do we need?
• Why do we dream?
• Sleep deficiency and health
• Tips for getting a good night’s rest

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• Healthy lifestyle is basically a term, which means adopting all the healthcare activity in your daily life. In order to become habitual of it.
• Being healthy means following a healthy diet, regular workout and other healthcare activity.
• A healthy balance diet includes daily consumption of at least a small portion of the all six major food groups.
• A person should exercise at least thrice in a week to keep the body fit and healthy.
• Healthy lifestyle is the only way to avoid the chances of any chronic diseases like(cancer, diabetes and heart disease).
• And if you are already suffering from any unremitting disease then it will help you to reduce the risk of that disease.
• The true face of this life is each time what you eat will make an impact on your health, either good or bad.
• The choices we make today will be responsible to moderate our future.
• The time has been started and its your turn to participate in healthcare activities.
• Exercise your heart by cardiovascular exercise.
• Build strength with resistance training and increase your metabolism.
• Play sports .
• Involve with the family.
• Control your weight.
• Avoid processed foods.
• Control cravings.
• Proper sleep.
• Reduce stress by yoga.
• Take gradual steps.

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Nutrition and Healthy Lifestyle

Jan 04, 2011

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Nutrition and Healthy Lifestyle. By: Simon Rother. Food Habits. Lifestyle Habits. Health Risks. Eat to live; don’t live to eat. Eating properly has numerous impacts on various aspects of life: Developing and maintaining a favorable health.

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Nutrition and Healthy Lifestyle By: Simon Rother Food Habits Lifestyle Habits Health Risks

Eat to live; don’t live to eat Eating properly has numerous impacts on various aspects of life: • Developing and maintaining a favorable health. • Promoting optimal growth in infants, children and adolescents. • Preventing numerous diseases from developing • Accelerating the healing process of the body

Changing Food Habits Little changes in our diet can affect our health enormously. • When eating meat, any type of cooking is better than fried. Be sure to remove the skin. • Drink low-calorie beverages, such as water, unsweetened tea and diet soda. • No time for breakfast? Be sure to grab a fruit or some nuts on the way out.

Food intake • 5 portions of fruits AND vegetables are required. • Switch sodas for mineral water. • Late night snacks? Fruit salad, citrus fruits and light vegetables such as celery will do.

Changing Lifestyle Habits • Whenever the choice is there, take the stairs instead of the escalator. • Stuck in a cubicle in a busy office job and use the excuse of having no time to train? During lunchtime, go up and down the flight of stairs. • On weekends, as a means of transport, use your legs instead of your vehicle.

Little details; BIG improvements! • Make a shopping list before going to do the groceries and try to go when you’re not hungry. • Make a big bowl of salad for dinner and take the leftovers for lunch the next day. • Get up to change your television channels!

Maximize Your Exercise • When finding a parking spot, take the furthest one away rather than the closest one. • Join a night class concerning aerobics, a dance or even a recreational sport. • Instead of socializing in front of the television or going to the movies, go biking with friends or go dancing. Even sex burns calories!

Saving Your Own Life Maintaining a healthy lifestyle by eating properly and exercising regularly, even just a little bit, can prevent many types of diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases and cancer. Cancer risks are reduced by 30 % with a regulated diet.

Obesity isn’t just about Physical Attraction Obesity is the cause of high blood pressure, breathing disorders during sleep, coronary heart diseases, and many more. Body Mass Index (BMI) is an effective technique to determine your category of weight: a BMI between 19 and 25 is considered a normal amount of body fat. Over 30 is considered obese.

Cigarettes; the Subtle Killer Do you know how many poisonous ingredients you inhale in a cigarette smoke? Cigarettes is the main cause of lung, mouth, throat, larynx and bladder cancer and is responsible for 30 % of all cancer deaths. 90 % of lung diseases are contracted because of cigarettes. It has many effects on everyday lives: • Bad breath • Yellow fingers • Higher blood pressure • Lower respiratory power

Training Your Body Exercising regularly is essential in developing and maintaining a strong muscle composure as well as a powerful cardio respiratory system. • 20 – 60 minutes of exercise is required • Intensity plays a major role in the outcome of the activity • Discontinuous activity is beneficial • Flexibility and muscle strength/endurance is important

Make the Right Choices Many aspects of life revolve around the psychological aspect of the human being. However, we must not ignore the importance of the physical aspect; without the body, their exists no mind. Maintaining a healthy body increases your life expectancy dramatically. So take the proper decisions when it comes to eating and moving about; we only have one life to live.

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Many people make healthy resolutions or set goals with the best intentions, only to see them fall short or break down completely over time. It's common to read about research and medical studies that promote a healthy lifestyle's psychological and physical benefits. Living a healthy lifestyle can even help prevent cancer . So why do you still fall short of your intentions to make healthy diet and lifestyle changes?

A few common reasons people tend to give up on changes to behaviors include:

• Perceived dislike of exercise Studies show that people overestimate how difficult it is to exercise. As a result, you may tend to give up before you even begin a new exercise program or training regimen.
• Toxic eating environment Quick, cheap and tempting food options are a constant pressure from a multibillion-dollar marketing industry. These highly targeted psychological messages may leave you wondering if you're in charge of your eating behaviors or, instead, are being conditioned to choose convenience over more nutritious options.
• Setting too many goals or creating an all-or-nothing plan People tend to change too many behaviors or routines at a time. Creating restrictive changes that lead to feelings of deprivation or lower mood can result in an "on or off" or "all or nothing" plan that can't be maintained.
• Consistency is complicated Whether you choose a lifelong goal or a temporary objective, staying motivated requires complex planning and follow-through. Establishing healthy behaviors that stick requires a different mindset and recognition that putting effort toward something important promotes an improved mood and well-being.

Tips to stay motivated

If you want to make your habits permanent, you need to:.

• Alter your mindset and challenge negative thoughts and beliefs.
• Anticipate lapses and recover quickly.
• Remind yourself that you deserve to feel good and that your plan will get you there.
• Start with one small change, celebrate success and add more changes over time.
• Use positive self-talk such as "I'm an exerciser" and "I'm someone who eats healthy options," to embed identity shifts into your plan.

Your thoughts determine how you feel about yourself, which affects your behavior, mood, interactions with others and progress toward your goals. When you identify positive thoughts, make sure to practice them.

Consider using this path to help spur on your healthy behaviors:

• Develop  positive and realistic goals  for yourself.
• Find multiple ways to remind yourself of your goal.
• Identify why you want to meet this goal.
• List the behaviors you feel are unhealthy.
• Select one of the identified behaviors that you would like to change.
• Brainstorm ways to change this behavior and start small.
• Devise a plan to promote this strategy.
• Identify potential obstacles that could interfere with your goal.
• Identify your options for support.
• Set a date for when you want to achieve your goal.
• Counter destructive thoughts with more constructive ones.
• Consider what you must do to maintain change when you complete your goal.
• Don't expect perfection; anticipate imperfection.
• Evaluate your successes when you reach your goal.
• Note how you feel now that you have worked to meet your goal.
• Select another goal and restart the process when you're ready.

Don't let a lapse keep you from your goal

A lapse is a slight error, slip or pause in progress most people face at some point during the journey. Relapse occurs when lapses string together and a person returns to their former behavior. Remember that a lapse is normal and doesn't always lead to a relapse. Anticipate that a setback can and will occur. Then, figure out which triggers led to the lapse.

Common triggers include:

• A certain time of day.
• A challenging life event.
• Negative emotions, boredom or a shift from your initial intentions.
• Particular foods and visual cues.
• People who have an influence on your life.
• Social events, celebrations or your customs.

Remember, the danger is not the slip but how you react to that lapse. — Lisa Hardesty, Ph.D.,  is a clinical psychologist at Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato , Minnesota.

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• Plant-based diet is encouraged for people with cancer
• Reduce your risk of the 4 most common cancers

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Healthy living is a way to manage diabetes . To have a healthy lifestyle, take steps now to plan healthy meals and snacks, do physical activities, get enough sleep, and quit smoking or using tobacco products.

Healthy living may help keep your body’s blood pressure , cholesterol , and blood glucose level, also called blood sugar level, in the range your primary health care professional recommends. Your primary health care professional may be a doctor, a physician assistant, or a nurse practitioner. Healthy living may also help prevent or delay health problems  from diabetes that can affect your heart, kidneys, eyes, brain, and other parts of your body.

Making lifestyle changes can be hard, but starting with small changes and building from there may benefit your health. You may want to get help from family, loved ones, friends, and other trusted people in your community. You can also get information from your health care professionals.

What you choose to eat, how much you eat, and when you eat are parts of a meal plan. Having healthy foods and drinks can help keep your blood glucose, blood pressure, and cholesterol levels in the ranges your health care professional recommends. If you have overweight or obesity, a healthy meal plan—along with regular physical activity, getting enough sleep, and other healthy behaviors—may help you reach and maintain a healthy weight. In some cases, health care professionals may also recommend diabetes medicines that may help you lose weight, or weight-loss surgery, also called metabolic and bariatric surgery.

Choose healthy foods and drinks

There is no right or wrong way to choose healthy foods and drinks that may help manage your diabetes. Healthy meal plans for people who have diabetes may include

• dairy or plant-based dairy products
• nonstarchy vegetables
• protein foods
• whole grains

Try to choose foods that include nutrients such as vitamins, calcium , fiber , and healthy fats . Also try to choose drinks with little or no added sugar , such as tap or bottled water, low-fat or non-fat milk, and unsweetened tea, coffee, or sparkling water.

Try to plan meals and snacks that have fewer

• foods high in saturated fat
• foods high in sodium, a mineral found in salt
• sugary foods , such as cookies and cakes, and sweet drinks, such as soda, juice, flavored coffee, and sports drinks

Your body turns carbohydrates , or carbs, from food into glucose, which can raise your blood glucose level. Some fruits, beans, and starchy vegetables—such as potatoes and corn—have more carbs than other foods. Keep carbs in mind when planning your meals.

You should also limit how much alcohol you drink. If you take insulin  or certain diabetes medicines , drinking alcohol can make your blood glucose level drop too low, which is called hypoglycemia . If you do drink alcohol, be sure to eat food when you drink and remember to check your blood glucose level after drinking. Talk with your health care team about your alcohol-drinking habits.

Find the best times to eat or drink

Talk with your health care professional or health care team about when you should eat or drink. The best time to have meals and snacks may depend on

• what medicines you take for diabetes
• what your level of physical activity or your work schedule is
• whether you have other health conditions or diseases

Ask your health care team if you should eat before, during, or after physical activity. Some diabetes medicines, such as sulfonylureas  or insulin, may make your blood glucose level drop too low during exercise or if you skip or delay a meal.

Plan how much to eat or drink

You may worry that having diabetes means giving up foods and drinks you enjoy. The good news is you can still have your favorite foods and drinks, but you might need to have them in smaller portions  or enjoy them less often.

For people who have diabetes, carb counting and the plate method are two common ways to plan how much to eat or drink. Talk with your health care professional or health care team to find a method that works for you.

Carb counting

Carbohydrate counting , or carb counting, means planning and keeping track of the amount of carbs you eat and drink in each meal or snack. Not all people with diabetes need to count carbs. However, if you take insulin, counting carbs can help you know how much insulin to take.

Plate method

The plate method helps you control portion sizes  without counting and measuring. This method divides a 9-inch plate into the following three sections to help you choose the types and amounts of foods to eat for each meal.

• Nonstarchy vegetables—such as leafy greens, peppers, carrots, or green beans—should make up half of your plate.
• Carb foods that are high in fiber—such as brown rice, whole grains, beans, or fruits—should make up one-quarter of your plate.
• Protein foods—such as lean meats, fish, dairy, or tofu or other soy products—should make up one quarter of your plate.

If you are not taking insulin, you may not need to count carbs when using the plate method.

Work with your health care team to create a meal plan that works for you. You may want to have a diabetes educator  or a registered dietitian  on your team. A registered dietitian can provide medical nutrition therapy , which includes counseling to help you create and follow a meal plan. Your health care team may be able to recommend other resources, such as a healthy lifestyle coach, to help you with making changes. Ask your health care team or your insurance company if your benefits include medical nutrition therapy or other diabetes care resources.

Talk with your health care professional before taking dietary supplements

There is no clear proof that specific foods, herbs, spices, or dietary supplements —such as vitamins or minerals—can help manage diabetes. Your health care professional may ask you to take vitamins or minerals if you can’t get enough from foods. Talk with your health care professional before you take any supplements, because some may cause side effects or affect how well your diabetes medicines work.

Research shows that regular physical activity helps people manage their diabetes and stay healthy. Benefits of physical activity may include

• lower blood glucose, blood pressure, and cholesterol levels
• better heart health
• healthier weight
• better mood and sleep
• better balance and memory

Talk with your health care professional before starting a new physical activity or changing how much physical activity you do. They may suggest types of activities based on your ability, schedule, meal plan, interests, and diabetes medicines. Your health care professional may also tell you the best times of day to be active or what to do if your blood glucose level goes out of the range recommended for you.

Do different types of physical activity

People with diabetes can be active, even if they take insulin or use technology such as insulin pumps .

Try to do different kinds of activities . While being more active may have more health benefits, any physical activity is better than none. Start slowly with activities you enjoy. You may be able to change your level of effort and try other activities over time. Having a friend or family member join you may help you stick to your routine.

The physical activities you do may need to be different if you are age 65 or older , are pregnant , or have a disability or health condition . Physical activities may also need to be different for children and teens . Ask your health care professional or health care team about activities that are safe for you.

Aerobic activities

Aerobic activities make you breathe harder and make your heart beat faster. You can try walking, dancing, wheelchair rolling, or swimming. Most adults should try to get at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity each week. Aim to do 30 minutes a day on most days of the week. You don’t have to do all 30 minutes at one time. You can break up physical activity into small amounts during your day and still get the benefit. 1

Strength training or resistance training

Strength training or resistance training may make your muscles and bones stronger. You can try lifting weights or doing other exercises such as wall pushups or arm raises. Try to do this kind of training two times a week. 1

Balance and stretching activities

Balance and stretching activities may help you move better and have stronger muscles and bones. You may want to try standing on one leg or stretching your legs when sitting on the floor. Try to do these kinds of activities two or three times a week. 1

Some activities that need balance may be unsafe for people with nerve damage or vision problems caused by diabetes. Ask your health care professional or health care team about activities that are safe for you.

Stay safe during physical activity

Staying safe during physical activity is important. Here are some tips to keep in mind.

Drink liquids

Drinking liquids helps prevent dehydration , or the loss of too much water in your body. Drinking water is a way to stay hydrated. Sports drinks often have a lot of sugar and calories , and you don’t need them for most moderate physical activities.

Avoid low blood glucose

Check your blood glucose level before, during, and right after physical activity. Physical activity often lowers the level of glucose in your blood. Low blood glucose levels may last for hours or days after physical activity. You are most likely to have low blood glucose if you take insulin or some other diabetes medicines, such as sulfonylureas.

Ask your health care professional if you should take less insulin or eat carbs before, during, or after physical activity. Low blood glucose can be a serious medical emergency that must be treated right away. Take steps to protect yourself. You can learn how to treat low blood glucose , let other people know what to do if you need help, and use a medical alert bracelet.

Avoid high blood glucose and ketoacidosis

Taking less insulin before physical activity may help prevent low blood glucose, but it may also make you more likely to have high blood glucose. If your body does not have enough insulin, it can’t use glucose as a source of energy and will use fat instead. When your body uses fat for energy, your body makes chemicals called ketones .

High levels of ketones in your blood can lead to a condition called diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) . DKA is a medical emergency that should be treated right away. DKA is most common in people with type 1 diabetes . Occasionally, DKA may affect people with type 2 diabetes  who have lost their ability to produce insulin. Ask your health care professional how much insulin you should take before physical activity, whether you need to test your urine for ketones, and what level of ketones is dangerous for you.

Take care of your feet

People with diabetes may have problems with their feet because high blood glucose levels can damage blood vessels and nerves. To help prevent foot problems, wear comfortable and supportive shoes and take care of your feet  before, during, and after physical activity.

If you have diabetes, managing your weight  may bring you several health benefits. Ask your health care professional or health care team if you are at a healthy weight  or if you should try to lose weight.

If you are an adult with overweight or obesity, work with your health care team to create a weight-loss plan. Losing 5% to 7% of your current weight may help you prevent or improve some health problems  and manage your blood glucose, cholesterol, and blood pressure levels. 2 If you are worried about your child’s weight  and they have diabetes, talk with their health care professional before your child starts a new weight-loss plan.

You may be able to reach and maintain a healthy weight by

• following a healthy meal plan
• consuming fewer calories
• being physically active
• getting 7 to 8 hours of sleep each night 3

If you have type 2 diabetes, your health care professional may recommend diabetes medicines that may help you lose weight.

Online tools such as the Body Weight Planner  may help you create eating and physical activity plans. You may want to talk with your health care professional about other options for managing your weight, including joining a weight-loss program  that can provide helpful information, support, and behavioral or lifestyle counseling. These options may have a cost, so make sure to check the details of the programs.

Your health care professional may recommend weight-loss surgery  if you aren’t able to reach a healthy weight with meal planning, physical activity, and taking diabetes medicines that help with weight loss.

If you are pregnant , trying to lose weight may not be healthy. However, you should ask your health care professional whether it makes sense to monitor or limit your weight gain during pregnancy.

Both diabetes and smoking —including using tobacco products and e-cigarettes—cause your blood vessels to narrow. Both diabetes and smoking increase your risk of having a heart attack or stroke , nerve damage , kidney disease , eye disease , or amputation . Secondhand smoke can also affect the health of your family or others who live with you.

If you smoke or use other tobacco products, stop. Ask for help . You don’t have to do it alone.

Feeling stressed, sad, or angry can be common for people with diabetes. Managing diabetes or learning to cope with new information about your health can be hard. People with chronic illnesses such as diabetes may develop anxiety or other mental health conditions .

Learn healthy ways to lower your stress , and ask for help from your health care team or a mental health professional. While it may be uncomfortable to talk about your feelings, finding a health care professional whom you trust and want to talk with may help you

• lower your feelings of stress, depression, or anxiety
• manage problems sleeping or remembering things
• see how diabetes affects your family, school, work, or financial situation

Ask your health care team for mental health resources for people with diabetes.

Sleeping too much or too little may raise your blood glucose levels. Your sleep habits may also affect your mental health and vice versa. People with diabetes and overweight or obesity can also have other health conditions that affect sleep, such as sleep apnea , which can raise your blood pressure and risk of heart disease.

NIDDK conducts and supports clinical trials in many diseases and conditions, including diabetes. The trials look to find new ways to prevent, detect, or treat disease and improve quality of life.

What are clinical trials for healthy living with diabetes?

Clinical trials—and other types of clinical studies —are part of medical research and involve people like you. When you volunteer to take part in a clinical study, you help health care professionals and researchers learn more about disease and improve health care for people in the future.

Researchers are studying many aspects of healthy living for people with diabetes, such as

• how changing when you eat may affect body weight and metabolism
• how less access to healthy foods may affect diabetes management, other health problems, and risk of dying
• whether low-carbohydrate meal plans can help lower blood glucose levels
• which diabetes medicines are more likely to help people lose weight

Find out if clinical trials are right for you .

Watch a video of NIDDK Director Dr. Griffin P. Rodgers explaining the importance of participating in clinical trials.

What clinical trials for healthy living with diabetes are looking for participants?

You can view a filtered list of clinical studies on healthy living with diabetes that are federally funded, open, and recruiting at www.ClinicalTrials.gov . You can expand or narrow the list to include clinical studies from industry, universities, and individuals; however, the National Institutes of Health does not review these studies and cannot ensure they are safe for you. Always talk with your primary health care professional before you participate in a clinical study.

This content is provided as a service of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), part of the National Institutes of Health. NIDDK translates and disseminates research findings to increase knowledge and understanding about health and disease among patients, health professionals, and the public. Content produced by NIDDK is carefully reviewed by NIDDK scientists and other experts.

NIDDK would like to thank: Elizabeth M. Venditti, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.

World Health Day 2024: 9 Lifestyle Habits That Can Help You Live Longer

World health day 2024: here we discuss the many lifestyle changes that can help boost longevity..

World Health Day 2024: Aim for a body mass index (BMI) within the healthy range (18.5-24.9)

World Health Day is a global health awareness day celebrated annually on April 7th. It is organised by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to raise awareness about a specific health topic of global concern and to mobilise action to address health issues affecting people around the world.

Ensuring longevity often involves a combination of factors including genetics, environment, and lifestyle choices. While genetics plays a role in determining lifespan, lifestyle habits can significantly influence overall health and longevity. In this article, we discuss the many lifestyle changes that can help boost longevity.

Here are some lifestyle habits that can contribute to longevity:

1. regular exercise.

Regular physical activity helps to maintain a healthy weight, strengthen the heart and cardiovascular system, improve circulation, and reduce the risk of chronic diseases such as diabetes and hypertension. Aim for at least 150 minutes of moderate aerobic exercise or 75 minutes of vigorous exercise per week, along with muscle-strengthening activities on two or more days per week.

2. Healthy diet

Consuming a balanced diet rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean proteins, and healthy fats provides essential nutrients, antioxidants, and fibre to support overall health and longevity. Limit intake of processed foods, sugary beverages, and excessive amounts of sodium and saturated fats.

3. Adequate sleep

Quality sleep is essential for physical and mental health. Aim for 7-9 hours of sleep per night to allow your body to rest, repair, and rejuvenate. Create a relaxing bedtime routine, avoid caffeine and electronic devices before bedtime, and maintain a comfortable sleep environment.

4. Stress management

Chronic stress can have detrimental effects on health and longevity. Practice stress-reducing techniques such as mindfulness meditation, deep breathing exercises, yoga, or spending time in nature. Cultivate hobbies and activities that bring joy and relaxation.

5. Maintain social connections

Strong social connections and a sense of belonging have been linked to improved mental health and longevity. Stay connected with friends, family, and community members through regular interactions, activities, and support networks.

6. Limit alcohol consumption

Excessive alcohol consumption can increase the risk of liver disease, cardiovascular problems, and certain types of cancer. Limit alcohol intake to moderate levels, which is generally defined as up to one drink per day for women and up to two drinks per day for men.

7. Avoid tobacco use

Smoking is one of the leading causes of preventable death worldwide and is associated with numerous health problems, including cancer, heart disease, and respiratory disorders. Avoid smoking and exposure to secondhand smoke to improve longevity and overall health.

8. Regular health screenings

Regular health check-ups and screenings can help detect potential health issues early, allowing for timely intervention and treatment. Follow recommended guidelines for screenings such as blood pressure checks, cholesterol tests, mammograms, and colorectal screenings.

9. Maintain a healthy weight

Obesity is a significant risk factor for numerous chronic diseases and can shorten lifespan. Strive to maintain a healthy weight through a combination of balanced diet and regular exercise. Aim for a body mass index (BMI) within the healthy range (18.5-24.9).

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The Alzheimer’s Association will offer a free virtual presentation titled “Healthy Living for the Brain and Body: Tips from the Latest Research” on Monday, April 22, from noon-1 p.m.

Learn how insights from science can help make lifestyle choices that may help you keep your brain and body healthy as you age. Discover the research on diet and nutrition, exercise, cognitive activity and social engagement, and use hands-on tools to help incorporate these recommendations into a plan for healthy aging.

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Dr Hyonna Kang’s presentation (26th Congress of the Asian Pacific Society of Respirology) published in Respirology

Dr Kang researched Asthma using Korean Eight Constitution Medicine (Constitutional acupuncture, dietary & lifestyle regimens), integrating conventional medicine therapy. The clinical outcomes and patient experiences were promising as a complementary therapy for asthma patients in Australia.

Beyond asthma control, life-changing encounter with a holistic medical paradigm of Korean Eight Constitution Medicine: In-depth pragmatic case studies for asthma patients in Australia

Hyonna Kang 1,3,8, Brian Oliver 1,6, Sean Walsh 1, Sheree Smith 7, Terry Royce 2, Byung Je Cho 4,5

1 School of Life Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia, 2 Graduate Research School, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia, 3 Korean Medicine, Sage Acupuncture, Sydney, Australia, 4 Korean Medicine, Chedam Hospital of Korean Medicine, Busan, Korea, 5 Korean Medicine, Dong-Eui University, Busan, Korea, 6 Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia, 7 School of Nursing and Midwifery, Lung, Sleep and Heart Health Research Network, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia, 8 Korean Medicine, Next Practice GenBiome, Sydney, Australia

Background and Aims:

Research has confirmed that not all asthma is the same. People present with different trigger factors, inflammatory responses, and symptoms. Korean Eight Constitution Medicine (ECM) recognises these differences as deriving from inherent physiological and psychological traits. ECM uses different acupuncture and dietary regimens to treat asthma on this basis. This is the first ECM clinical case study outside Korea to explore ECM as a complementary therapy for asthma.

In-depth Pragmatic Case Study was conducted for three asthma patients in Australia and the clinical outcomes were analysed utilising Mixed Method model. Medical diagnosis and Pulmonary Function Test confirmed the asthma condition. Twice weekly ECM acupuncture treatments were provided over three to six months, between March and September 2021. Each semi-structured consultation was audio-recorded and the discourse was analysed using Conversation Analysis method. The clinical outcomes were analysed against the patient's baseline using the medical diagnostic tools and the patient's self-assessment: PEF, ACQ, and miniAQLQ.

ECM was effective in managing asthma and promoting health across five domains: (1) reduced asthma medications, (2) good asthma control, (3) improved comorbidities, (4) significantly improved quality of life, (5) positive changes to attitude, feelings, and thoughts toward life.

Conclusions:

This research explored the effects of ECM on three asthma patients in Australia. The results demonstrated not only good control of asthma but also life-changing empowerment to the patient, and therefore present a promising opportunity for the holistic care approach of ECM to be a valuable complementary therapy for asthma patients in Australia.

Ethics Approval and Consent to Participate: UTS HREC approved the study and the informed consents were received by each patient prior to the study.

Acknowledgments: The authors very much appreciate: for Professor Helen Reddel (Woolcock Institute of Medical Research) and Professor Elizabeth Juniper (QoL Technologies) for providing permission to use the clinical outcome measures of PEF, ACQ, and mini-AQLQ; for Invitation to Health, GenBiome, Chinabooks, and Asthma Australia for assisting participant recruiting and supporting clinical study.

Citation:Kang, H., Oliver, B., Walsh, S., Smith, S., Royce, T., & Cho, B. J. (2023). Beyond asthma control, life-changing encounter with a holistic medical paradigm of Korean Eight Constitution Medicine: In-depth pragmatic case studies for asthma patients in Australia. In RESPIROLOGY Vol. 28 (pp. 310-311). WILEY.

Abstract: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/resp.14433#resp14433-sec-2119 Conference: https://www.apsr2024.hk/#

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Heat Rash: How It Looks and What to Do

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Heat rash, also known as eccrine miliaria , sweat rash, and prickly heat, is a skin rash that causes the skin to turn red and feel warm or prickly (stinging). It also causes small red dots in the affected skin area in people with lighter skin tones and darker spots in people with darker skin tones.

Heat rash occurs in adults and children when the body sweats more than usual. It is more common during the summer months or in hot, dry climates.

Heat rash can also affect newborns because their eccrine sweat glands are not yet fully developed.  Eccrine sweat glands open directly onto the surface of the skin and are found in most areas of the body.  In newborns, the rash may appear as thin blisters or tiny water blisters on the face, trunk, and arms.

This article will cover what heat rash looks like, finding immediate relief, prevention, and more. 

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How Does Heat Rash Look?

Heat rash can be identified by skin location and appearance. It can develop anywhere the body sweats, but the neck, scalp, chest, groin , and underarms are the most commonly affected areas in adults and older children.

The most common symptoms are itching and small bumps in the affected skin area.  In people with lighter skin tones, these bumps may appear red. In people with darker skin tones, they may appear darker than the surrounding skin.

Symptoms in infants often appear on the neck, chest, and upper back. Older children may experience a prickly pins-and-needles feeling, and babies may have tiny water blisters in the affected skin area.

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Heat rash can present in different ways and on different skin areas. It is caused by blockage and inflammation of the eccrine sweat ducts.

Heat rash is sometimes divided into three categories based on the level of blockage of the sweat ducts. Categories are:

• Miliaria crystallina : This subtype occurs due to sweat duct obstruction close to the skin's surface. It presents as blisters on the neck, head, and upper trunk.
• Miliaria rubra : This subtype obstructs the mid-epidermis—the deeper layers of the skin. In adults, this type of heat rash affects the upper trunk, scalp, neck, and body fold areas that rub against clothing. In children, it affects the trunk and skin of the neck, groin, and armpits. It sometimes causes pustules (raised, pus-filled growths) on the trunk and extremities.
• Miliaria profunda (tropical anhidrosis): This heat rash subtype affects the sweat glands in the middle layer of skin (at or below the dermo-epidermal junction).

Onset of Symptoms 

Symptoms of heat rash typically come quickly. The rash will appear within minutes to hours of excessive sweating. 

Sweating is the body's response to heat and is intended to cool. When sweat leaves the pores of the skin, it evaporates and takes body heat with it.

If the skin's ducts become clogged, sweat cannot reach the surface and evaporate. It will become trapped and can cause heat rash. 

Appearance and Texture

Depending on the type of heat rash you are experiencing, the appearance and texture of the rash will differ. 

Miliaria crystallina presents as a clear or skin-colored heat rash. The rash will present with fluid-filled bumps on the skin. It can affect up to 9% of newborns. 

Miliaria rubra is the type of miliaria often called prickly heat because it causes a burning itch and presents as red-colored in lighter skin tones and gray, purple, or dark brown in darker skin tones. This type of heat rash is more common in adults than children. If this type of heat rash causes pustules, the affected skin area may appear white or yellow. Pustules can be painful or become infected.

Miliaria profunda causes a heat rash that occurs deep into the skin layers and occurs frequently (chronic). It can cause skin inflammation (swelling and redness), irritation, and infection. Miliaria profunda sometimes presents with large, firm skin bumps when exposed to heat. It can also cause systemic symptoms like nausea and dizziness.

Skin Tone Presentation

Heat rash can present differently on different skin tones. For example, heat rash on lighter skin tones often is red, and on darker skin tones, it can be a gray, purplish, or dark brown.

The difference is due to the amount of melanin in the skin. Melanin is the substance that gives hair, skin, and eyes their color (pigment).

Heat rash can be uncomfortable, and some types are more painful than others. For example, the small, inflamed blisters of miliaria rubra can be extremely itchy. On the other hand, milaria crystallina's clear, fluid-filled bumps tend to not be painful or itchy.

Extreme itch is a symptom of the most painful type of heat rash, miliaria profunda. If it causes pustules, the pus-filled bumps may become inflamed and swollen.

Heat Exhaustion

Heat rash can sometimes be present along with heat exhaustion . With heat exhaustion, the body overheats and cannot cool down.

Symptoms of heat rash include:

• Cold and clammy skin

Is It a Heat Rash or a Skin Allergy?

The main difference between a heat rash and a skin allergy is that heat rashes occur in warm weather, especially when you're outdoors and sweating and your sweat ducts become obstructed. 

An allergy is an immune response to an allergen, such as plant, cosmetic, metal, food, or insect bites. A skin allergy may present with hives—red, raised, itchy bumps that may burn and sting. Hives typically present in more than one body area, whereas a heat rash appears in one affected area. 

Additional skin conditions that may look like heat rash are:

• Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis (AGEP): A rare skin reaction related to medication
• Bacterial folliculitis: Inflammation or infection of one or more hair follicles  
• Fungal skin infections : A skin rash caused by fungi
• Grover's disease : A skin disorder that causes an itchy rash on the back and chest. It is twice as common in people assigned male at birth and most often occurs in White adults after age 60.
• Herpes simplex : A virus that causes skin infections
• Toxic erythema of newborn: A benign (harmless) skin condition that affects newborns

Immediate Relief to Soothe Heat Rash 

Some home remedies can provide quick relief for heat rash. Home remedies that can help include: 

• Cool bath or shower : A cool bath or shower can help cool the body and unclog pores in the affected skin area. After bathing, air dry the skin rather than rub it down with a towel.
• Get out of the heat : Avoiding heat and moving to an air-conditioned area can help reduce sweating and prevent the rash from worsening. If you don't have access to air conditioning, use fans to keep your home cool. If you cannot keep your home cool, consider going somewhere cooler, such as a mall or a friend's home.
• Apply cold compresses : Cool compresses can cool and soothe affected skin. To protect the skin, wrap ice or gel ice packs in a towel.
• Take an oatmeal bath : An oatmeal bath can help reduce the itch caused by the heat rash. Add 1 to 2 cups of oatmeal to a lukewarm bath. Oats have anti-inflammatory properties that can treat itch and irritation. You might also consider making a paste of one part oatmeal to one part water and applying it to the affected heat rash area. 
• Aloe vera : Pure aloe vera gel can soothe heat rash. Its anti-inflammatory properties can cool down affected skin. Use aloe sparingly to avoid further clogging the skin pores. 
• Wear light, loose-fitting clothing : Wearing light, loose-fitting clothing helps you to avoid irritation of your skin. If the heat rash affects the groin or under the breasts, it might help to avoid wearing undergarments until the rash clears up.

For an infant with heat rash:

• Remove or loosen the child's clothing. 
• Move the child to a cool, shady area.
• Cool the child with cool compresses or a cool bath.
• Allow the baby's skin to air dry rather than using a towel.

To avoid irritation, do not use ointments and lotions on your baby's skin. If your child's rash gets worse or if they develop a fever , seek immediate medical attention.

Managing Heat Rash Over Several Days 

Heat rash typically resolves in a few hours, but if it is severe, it may take days or weeks to go away. A severe rash may require over-the-counter (OTC) treatments.

It is always a good idea to check with your healthcare provider before using OTC medicines to manage heat rash.

OTC options for managing heat rash include:

• Antihistamine medicines : Benadryl or other antihistamine medications may relieve heat rash symptoms, especially inflammation and itching.
• Steroid creams : Steroid creams like hydrocortisone can help treat heat rash by reducing inflammation, itch, and irritation. Apply a thin layer of cream over the affected area and rub until the cream is fully absorbed to avoid further blocking sweat glands. 
• Calamine lotion : Calamine lotion can treat discomfort and itch related to heat rash. You can find calamine lotion over the counter at a drugstore or pharmacy.

When to Consult a Healthcare Provider 

If you experience severe symptoms of heat rash, contact a healthcare provider. Severe symptoms include:

• Severe itching 
• Rash that feels warm 
• Signs of infection (fever, nausea, severe skin swelling in the affected area, or blisters that leak fluid or pus)
• Heat rash that does not improve with home treatment or lasts longer than a few days

For an infant or younger child, contact your child's healthcare provider if:

• The heat rash area looks infected, even without a fever.
• The rash has not gone after three days of home treatment.
• If you feel the child needs to be seen or if you have other concerns for the child's health.

Staying Ahead of Heat Rash on Hot Days 

While heat rash typically isn't dangerous, it can be uncomfortable. Fortunately, it is preventable. 

You can prevent heat rash by:

• Staying cool : During the hot, humid summer months, try spending more time in cool environments. An air-conditioned area is ideal, but even a fan or shade can help. You can also cool down with a cool shower or bath or by taking a dip in a pool.
• Wearing light, loose clothing : Wearing lighter, looser clothing can help reduce sweating and keep skin dry.
• Keeping skin dry : Avoid intense exercise that causes excessive sweating when outdoors in hot, humid weather. Change out of wet and sweaty clothing after working out or returning from the outdoors. 
• Good skin care : Keep skin clean with gentle daily exfoliation when showering or bathing to unclog skin pores. 
• Avoid ointments, creams, and harsh soaps : Some creams and ointments can clog sweat glands. Opt for gentle, fragrance-free soaps when bathing. 
• Stay hydrated : Make sure you and your child are drinking plenty of water when outdoors on hot days.

Heat rash is a common but uncomfortable skin irritation that occurs during hot and humid weather. Different categories of heat rash cause varying symptoms, including clear, fluid-filled blisters and red or dark itchy bumps. Heat rash can affect anyone, including infants and children.  

Cooling down and wearing loose, lightweight clothing can help manage heat rash. If symptoms of heat rash last longer than a few days, if the rash is severe or painful, or if you or a child shows signs of infection, including fever, contact a healthcare provider.

Heat rash is a preventable condition. During the summer months, you can reduce your risk by staying cool and hydrated, avoiding exercise in hot, humid weather, and keeping your skin clean and free of creams and ointments. 

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Huey Lewis Lost His Hearing. That Didn’t Stop Him From Making a Musical.

“The Heart of Rock and Roll,” a Broadway show built around the songs of Huey Lewis and the News, has given the singer a reason to “get out of bed.”

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By Dave Itzkoff

After Huey Lewis learned that a syndrome of the inner ear called Ménière’s disease had caused him significant hearing loss and left him unable to play or hear music, he faced the difficult task of having to tell his friends and peers.

Lewis, whose wry lyrics and rumbling vocals powered Reagan-era pop hits like “I Want a New Drug” and “If This Is It,” turned to people like Tico Torres, the longtime Bon Jovi drummer, whom he’d gotten to know on golfing trips. But their conversation proved to be an unexpected source of the pragmatic philosophy that Lewis built his career on.

Over a breakfast interview last month, Lewis delivered a lively, solo re-enactment of that fateful talk with Torres.

“He goes, ‘Hey, Huey, how ya doing?’” Lewis recalled. “I say, ‘Tico, it’s not good.’ And I begin to explain. I said, ‘I’ve lost my hearing and I can’t hear pitch. I can’t sing.’”

“I’m telling him the whole story and he’s going like this” — here, Lewis lowered his head, furrowed his bushy brows over his eyeglasses and shook his head in dismay. Slipping into an imitation of Torres’s New Jersey accent, Lewis said, “When I finish, he goes, ‘Whaddaya gonna do?’”

“So that’s my mantra,” Lewis continued. “What are you going to do? Really, it’s a pretty good question. I don’t know. Still working on it.”

Lewis had already halted his performing career before he went public with his diagnosis in 2020. But while his relationship to his art has fundamentally changed, he has continued to work on a new Broadway musical, “The Heart of Rock and Roll,” which is built around many of the songs he made famous with Huey Lewis and the News.

The musical, which opens on April 22 at the James Earl Jones Theater, spins Lewis’s tunes like “Hip to Be Square,” “Workin’ for a Livin’” and the title track into a fictional story set in the 1980s about a couple (played by Corey Cott and McKenzie Kurtz) torn between pop-star ambitions and corporate opportunities.

It is a project more than a decade in the making, one that began before Lewis learned about the disease that has upended his life and given the musical an unexpected sense of urgency.

As Lewis, 73, explained, “Zen Buddhists say you need three things: Something to love, something to hope for and something to do.”

“I got plenty to love,” he continued. “So this is my hope-for and my to-do. It keeps me from reflecting on my [expletive] hearing.”

A gregarious, exuberant storyteller, Lewis will readily regale a listener with tales from his picaresque career, like his formative days in Clover, a Bay Area band that arrived in London just in time to see their country-rock sound become swept away by the punk movement; or the hours he spent driving to set with Robert Altman when Lewis played a role in the filmmaker’s 1993 ensemble comedy-drama “Short Cuts.”

Recalling some of Altman’s advice, Lewis said, “He told me, ‘Learn the script. Read it every day. Find your character to the point where you know what he had for breakfast. And then don’t listen to anybody.’”

Lewis’s fellow musicians describe him as dedicated and reliable, which comes across in Bao Nguyen’s documentary “The Greatest Night in Pop,” about the making of the 1985 all-star charity song “We Are the World.”

In response to email questions, Lionel Richie recalled Lewis coming onto the project at the last minute, taking over a part that had been written for Prince.

Even so, Richie said, “I remember him eagerly jumping in with confidence and patience.”

“The Huey we saw in the documentary all those years ago is the same Huey we see today,” Richie added. “Fast forward to the night of the documentary premiere — he was still a nervous wreck over that night while watching the screening! His humor, his compassion and his welcoming spirit are just a few of the things that haven’t changed since the day I met him.”

In person, Lewis can hear well enough to conduct face-to-face conversations. He sometimes uses a discreet, disc-shaped listening device, which broadcasts wirelessly to a hearing aid in his ear.

But when he is in group settings, Lewis said, it can feel as though he is “in a cocoon.”

“I sit there like this,” he said, pretending to nod and smile at nothing in particular. “Can’t hear a thing.”

Lewis is also candid in talking about the despair he felt after learning that he might never be able to perform music again. Though he had experienced hearing loss in his right ear since the 1980s, he said the hearing in his left ear became suddenly and significantly distorted before a show in Dallas in January 2018.

“I’m mainly a half-full guy,” Lewis said, but what followed were “the most miserable six months of my life.”

“I contemplated my demise,” he said. “I laid in bed. I tried acupuncture, cranial massage, chiropractors, all-organic diet.” No matter which doctors he spoke to or which cures he tried, Lewis said they all yielded the same results: “Nothing.”

In that period, Lewis said that talking to his grown children — his son, Austin, and his daughter, Kelly — is what eventually gave him the confidence to move forward. “They said, ‘Come on, Dad. Get out of bed, Dad,’” he explained.

When Lewis felt able to resume work, “The Heart of Rock and Roll” — several years into its development — was ready for him to return to it.

The production’s origins trace back to 2009 when the producer Tyler Mitchell contacted Lewis about turning his music into a stage show.

Mitchell, who once bagged the musician’s groceries as an adolescent when they both lived in Ross, Calif., said several songs already had a narrative thread.

“His songs resonate with so many people because they tackle a lot of relatable subjects: following your dreams versus playing it safe, love and relationships, friendship, blue-collar working,” Mitchell explained. In his idealized version of the show, he said, Lewis’s songs would provide not just the score but “a massive part of the actual storytelling.”

But Lewis, who has done two stints as Billy Flynn in the Broadway revival of “Chicago,” had been approached with similar offers and was wary.

When it came to the genre of jukebox musicals — he and his creative partners prefer the term “catalog musicals” — a show was not guaranteed to be a hit just because it used popular songs.

As Lewis put it, “If the Beach Boys can’t succeed, and Abba does? I’m just saying. But what we forget about ‘Mamma Mia!’ is that the book really is great.”

Lewis wanted a show to tell a compelling story, and he felt he found that in a pitch from the screenwriter Jonathan A. Abrams (“Juror No. 2”).

Abrams said he began constructing the musical’s book by writing down lyrics to the group’s various songs, hanging them on his wall and studying them in obsessive detail.

“I stood back like I was looking at a painting,” he said. “And words would jump out. ‘Hip’ and ‘heart,’ and ‘soul’ and ‘power’ and ‘love.’ From there, I was able to start to formulate what this thing is demanding to be.”

Lewis did not particularly mind that the show does not tell an autobiographical story, explaining that many of his best-known songs were only ever loosely based on his life.

“You know, the muse comes when she comes,” he said. “It’s usually from something personal. And when you begin to write the song, you exaggerate. You embellish.”

Readings and workshops followed, but only a few weeks before announcing that the show would have its premiere at the Old Globe Theater in San Diego, Lewis experienced his abrupt hearing loss in Dallas.

The show’s collaborators learned about this from Lewis soon after.

“It was very, very painful to watch that happen to such a great person who loves music, and loves performing so much,” Mitchell said. “To have that part of his life taken from him was truly difficult.”

But Mitchell said he did not contemplate halting or canceling the plans for the musical. “Huey would never let that happen,” he said. “Huey doesn’t give up.”

At the Old Globe, Lewis was on hand to contribute — and to step back when he felt he wasn’t needed, said the musical’s director, Gordon Greenberg, who directed the 2016 Broadway production of “Holiday Inn.”

“He was there every day in rehearsals, 9 a.m. with us, laughing and offering suggestions,” Greenberg said, “and also understanding, where he said, ‘Here’s what I’m seeing — but I’m going to just let you guys go.’”

Lewis, who attended several performances of “The Heart of Rock and Roll” at the Old Globe, said with a chuckle, “I kept wanting to redirect — to change things. ‘Oh, no, he’s doing that all wrong.’”

He added, “I can’t get objective about it and that’s what I’ll do with this show forever. But I love it, and I like where we’re going.”

Reviewing the Old Globe production for The Los Angeles Times, Charles McNulty wrote that one’s enjoyment of the musical will most likely depend “on how nostalgic you are for Huey Lewis & the News,” adding that his own “surreptitious survey of theatergoers suggests this kind of material must have a pleasant tranquilizing effect.”

Lewis has contributed a new song for the Broadway production, called “Be Someone,” for which he shares credit with his bandmate Johnny Colla and the show’s musical director, Brian Usifer.

“I sang the parts into my iPhone and sent them to Johnny and Johnny demoed it all up and tweaked it,” Lewis explained in a phone interview, adding that this was a new process for him.

“I can sing to myself,” he said, “but I can’t sing to anything because I can’t hear pitch. We just changed the lyric two days ago. You got to pick your battles.”

Lewis is considering cochlear implant surgery and is scheduled to have a consultation this spring. He said that in his day-to-day life, he has gained a greater appreciation for pastimes like reading and fishing, but that nothing will ever quite replicate the pleasure of simply listening to a jazz album while he’s cooking at home.

“I don’t miss doing five shows a week,” he said. “I don’t miss travel at all. But I do miss a show once in a while. And I miss the circus that was our show. But OK — take away singing. Take away performing. I can’t even enjoy music.”

And yet, Lewis said “The Heart of Rock and Roll” has given him a new appreciation for his own music because the show presents it in new ways and makes narrative connections across his body of work.

“There’s a personality in the songs that I only recognized when I saw them performed in the show,” Lewis said. “I realized, wow, there’s a thread that runs through all these. It’s not my story but there’s a sensibility that pervades everything.”

Seeing his decades-old music reflected back at him, Lewis came to realize it was not just working but living and thriving in the production.

“To see the songs take on this other life,” he said, “it’s like seeing your children grow up and get a job.”

Dave Itzkoff is a former Times culture reporter. More about Dave Itzkoff