Tag Archives: lifestyle

Taking care of oneself in times of stress

Posted on January 26, 2022 by Sirli Kivisaar

Stress as our everyday companion Stress researcher Hans Selye was the first one who described stress as a “nonspecific response of the body to any demand”.1 Stress is our everyday companion, and it can arise in different ways. If we talk … Continue reading →

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Facing the Truth of Growing Old

Posted on October 3, 2014 by Kadi-Kai Eljaste

Let’s face it: most of us are afraid of growing old. But how to age gracefully? What is age management and how does it differ from anti-ageing treatments? Continue reading →

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Anti-Ageing Lifestyle Keeps You Young for Longer

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Kadi-Kai Eljaste

Find out how and why your lifestyle choices can prevent premature ageing and increase your mental and physical well-being. Continue reading →

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Tip: How to Survive Your Seated Lifestyle

Posted on January 7, 2011 by Kadri Kirst

Long periods of seated immobility have become the norm, bringing in a multitude of serious health problems, even death. Based on 40 years’ work in rehabilitation medicine and his recently defended PhD at the University of Tartu in Estonia, doctor Ragnar Viir gives an easy-to-follow tip on how to survive the seated lifestyle. Continue reading →

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Why Do Women Outlive Men?

Posted on September 17, 2010 by Peeter Hõrak

Estonian women outlive men by 11 years – but why? Sociologists and demographers point to self-destructive behaviours in men, as well as their greater risk of contracting heart disease, but they overlook the underlying causes of these woes. Peeter Hõrak, Professor in Physiological Ecology of Animals at the University of Tartu, puts this phenomenon in the context of the theory of sexual selection. Continue reading →

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