Déjà vu, all over again. I’m back to doing core workouts — something I absolutely hate — after learning about their importance for quality of movement in running. Tragic. Or at least I feel that way. But thanks to this story produced by our web team, I’ve at the very least found a way to fit in a great core workout into just five minutes. See the full no-equipment routine here.
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Cognitive Health
This One Habit Is Linked to a Younger Brain
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Lost In Translation: Learning a new language can feel like a serious mental workout — but that effort may pay dividends later in life. New research suggests that people who speak multiple languages have brains that appear significantly younger than their chronological age, adding to the evidence that lifelong mental stimulation can support healthy aging.
The Study: Presented at the 2026 Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS) Forum, the study analyzed brain scans from nearly 800 people to build a “brain aging clock.” Bilingual participants had brains that appeared about six years younger than those of monolinguals, while people who spoke four or more languages had brains that looked up to 13 years younger. Learning a second language early in life and achieving high fluency were also linked to slower brain aging.
The Takeaway: Speaking more than one language is associated with brain health benefits. Butthis new research brings additional info to the table. As one of the researchers put it, “it is not simply about being bilingual or not, but about the depth and duration of language experience.”
Keep In Mind: While this data is compelling, it only shows an association, not cause and effect. Other factors, like education level, health status, and culture, were not controlled for and also impact cognitive health.
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Mindfulness
That Strange Feeling of Déjà Vu — Explained
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You Should Know: Most of us have felt it: that weird, spooky “I swear I’ve been in this exact moment before” experience of déjà vu. It can feel freaky, but it usually only lasts for a few seconds. We might chalk it up to one of life’s mysteries or a glitch in the matrix, but there is an explanation for why and how it happens.
Going Deeper: The term “déjà vu” translates to “already seen” in French. Scientists think déjà vu happens from a moment of miscommunication between the brain’s hippocampus, which processes new information, and the temporal lobe, which forms and stores memories. This can cause the brain to falsely register a new situation as a memory, especially if it happens in a familiar place.
Takeaway: People with certain neurological conditions, including anxiety and schizophrenia, can experience déjà vu more often. It’s more likely to happen when we’re stressed or tired, and it’s more common in people who are highly educated, travel a lot, and often remember their dreams (though it’s not clear why).
Bottom Line: Déjà vu feels unsettling, but it’s incredibly common (97% of people have experienced it) and rarely means something is wrong with our brain.
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Fitness
Here’s the Five-Minute Fix for Too Much Sitting
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I Like To Move It Move It: If your job (or your doom-scrolling) keeps you in a chair for hours on end, this one’s relevant to you. Yes, it’s become patently clear that sitting too much isn’t great, but new research from Columbia University Irving Medical Center gets super specific about how much, exactly, is too much. The study concluded that sitting for more than 30 minutes straight is linked to a higher risk of dying from cancer, based on data from over 91,000 people tracked for about 12 years.
How To Do It: Five minutes of walking every 30 minutes of sitting made the biggest difference in offsetting the downsides of being sedentary. That could look like a walk around the block or a few laps up and down the hallway. Shorter breaks helped some too, just not as much.
The Benefits: In the Columbia study, the habit lowered blood pressure and blood sugar, cutting post-meal spikes by 58 percent compared to sitting all day. The results of a larger UK Biobank study supported this, finding that replacing sitting time with light activity, such as walking or housework, was associated with a lower risk of cancer death.
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What We're Cooking
Cucumber Salad With Salsa Macha
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Serves: 4 | Cook Time: 40 minutes
This cucumber salad is cool, crisp, and punched up with smoky salsa macha. Thinly sliced English cucumbers are salted, chilled, and tossed with fresh lime juice, lime zest, cilantro, and mint. A spoonful of salsa macha adds heat, richness, and toasted chile flavor, while sesame seeds add a crunchy texture.
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This, Not That
Mini-Prep
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This: Prep one ingredient Not That: Trying to meal prep like a lifestyle influencer
You don’t need 15 matching containers to make the week easier. Cook a pot of rice, wash greens, roast vegetables, shred chicken, or make one sauce. Prepping a single ingredient gives you more options without turning Sunday into a catering shift.
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HEALTHY HABIT
Make Your Bedtime Start Before Bed
A good night’s sleep doesn’t begin when your head hits the pillow. Pick one small “bedtime has begun” signal — dimming lights, brushing your teeth earlier, setting your phone aside, or making tea. The cue matters because it helps your brain start shifting gears.
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Final Thought
It is not easy to find happiness in ourselves, and it is not possible to find it elsewhere.”
