Ben Halvorsen

Strength and conditioning coach, and our resident sceptic on anything sold with a before-and-after photo. Writes the programs he has actually run with beginners, not the ones that look impressive on paper.

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Children's Health What Child Mental Health Is, and Why It Matters

Ben Halvorsen

10 months ago

3 min read

Many lifelong mental health conditions begin in childhood or the teen years, and early help changes the course. Key takeaways Onset: many mental healt...

Children's Health Child Mental Health: What to Do, in Order

Ben Halvorsen

10 months ago

3 min read

Emotional and behavioral difficulties in children and teens, and where to get help. Many lifelong mental health conditions begin in childhood or the t...

Children's Health Popular Beliefs About Child Mental Health, and What Is Actually Published

Ben Halvorsen

10 months ago

3 min read

Many lifelong mental health conditions begin in childhood or the teen years, and early help changes the course. Key takeaways Onset: many mental healt...

Children's Health Child Mental Health: A Beginner-Friendly Start

Ben Halvorsen

10 months ago

3 min read

Emotional and behavioral difficulties in children and teens, and where to get help. Key takeaways Onset: many mental health conditions begin in childh...

Children's Health Child Mental Health: Common Questions Answered

Ben Halvorsen

10 months ago

5 min read

Emotional and behavioral difficulties in children and teens, and where to get help. Key takeaways Onset: many mental health conditions begin in childh...

Children's Health Child Mental Health: Just the Figures

Ben Halvorsen

10 months ago

3 min read

Emotional and behavioral difficulties in children and teens, and where to get help. Key takeaways Onset: many mental health conditions begin in childh...

Healthy Aging Polypharmacy: Sorting the Evidence From the Noise

Ben Halvorsen

11 months ago

11 min read

Each extra medicine raises the risk of interactions, falls and confusion, and some become unnecessary without anyone noticing. Key takeaways Medicatio...

Healthy Aging Making Sense of Polypharmacy

Ben Halvorsen

11 months ago

3 min read

Each extra medicine raises the risk of interactions, falls and confusion, and some become unnecessary without anyone noticing. Key takeaways Medicatio...

Healthy Aging A Working Checklist for Polypharmacy

Ben Halvorsen

11 months ago

3 min read

Taking several long-term medicines at once, and the interactions and side effects that build up. Each extra medicine raises the risk of interactions,...

Healthy Aging Polypharmacy: Common Myths and What Guidelines Say

Ben Halvorsen

11 months ago

4 min read

Each extra medicine raises the risk of interactions, falls and confusion, and some become unnecessary without anyone noticing. Key takeaways Medicatio...

Healthy Aging New to Polypharmacy? Start Here

Ben Halvorsen

11 months ago

3 min read

Taking several long-term medicines at once, and the interactions and side effects that build up. Key takeaways Medication review: ask your doctor or p...

Healthy Aging Your Questions About Polypharmacy, Answered

Ben Halvorsen

11 months ago

5 min read

Taking several long-term medicines at once, and the interactions and side effects that build up. Key takeaways Medication review: ask your doctor or p...

Healthy Aging Polypharmacy: Just the Figures

Ben Halvorsen

11 months ago

3 min read

Taking several long-term medicines at once, and the interactions and side effects that build up. Key takeaways Medication review: ask your doctor or p...

Healthy Aging Staying Independent: What the Evidence Actually Says

Ben Halvorsen

11 months ago

10 min read

Loss of independence often follows a fall or an acute illness, and both can often be prevented. Key takeaways Occupational therapy: can assess your ho...

Healthy Aging Understanding Staying Independent: A Plain-English Explainer

Ben Halvorsen

11 months ago

4 min read

Loss of independence often follows a fall or an acute illness, and both can often be prevented. Key takeaways Occupational therapy: can assess your ho...

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