{
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    "title": "Harvard Health Posts by Elizabeth Pegg Frates, MD, FACLM, DipABLM Feed",
    "home_page_url": "https://www.health.harvard.edu/authors/elizabeth-pegg-frates-md",
    "feed_url": "https://www.health.harvard.edu/authors/elizabeth-pegg-frates-md/feed/json",
    "language": "en-US",
    "icon": "https://www.health.harvard.edu/img/logos/hhp-logo-mark-lg.jpg",
    "items": [{
            "id": "https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/safe-joyful-movement-for-people-of-all-weights-202303152902",
            "title": "Safe, joyful movement for people of all weights",
            "url": "https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/safe-joyful-movement-for-people-of-all-weights-202303152902",
            "content_html": "A new study finds that many people with obesity avoid exercising because they fear their weight makes injury more likely. But everyone, at every weight, can find ways to exercise safely, confidently, and joyfully.",
            "summary": "A new study finds that many people with obesity avoid exercising because they fear their weight makes injury more likely. But everyone, at every weight, can find ways to exercise safely, confidently, and joyfully.",
            "date_published": "2023-03-15T10:30:00-04:00",
            "date_modified": "2023-03-15T10:30:00-04:00",
                        "authors": [                { "name": "Elizabeth Pegg Frates, MD, FACLM, DipABLM" }            ],
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            "tags": [ "Exercise and Fitness","Balance" ]
        },
        {
            "id": "https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/moving-to-wellness-while-practicing-body-neutrality-202204142727",
            "title": "Moving to wellness while practicing body neutrality",
            "url": "https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/moving-to-wellness-while-practicing-body-neutrality-202204142727",
            "content_html": "It can be helpful to think of health as a spectrum, with illness at one end and wellness at the other. Someone who is in the neutral (middle) position can move to the wellness side by adopting and sustaining healthy lifestyle habits — and that has little to do with a person's shape or size.",
            "summary": "It can be helpful to think of health as a spectrum, with illness at one end and wellness at the other. Someone who is in the neutral (middle) position can move to the wellness side by adopting and sustaining healthy lifestyle habits — and that has little to do with a person's shape or size.",
            "date_published": "2022-04-14T10:30:00-04:00",
            "date_modified": "2022-04-14T10:30:00-04:00",
                        "authors": [                { "name": "Elizabeth Pegg Frates, MD, FACLM, DipABLM" }            ],
                        "image": "https://domf5oio6qrcr.cloudfront.net/medialibrary/12584/conversions/1b7630db-eeb5-432a-bfa1-7e9321677b3b-thumb.jpg",

            "tags": [ "Healthy aging and longevity" ]
        },
        {
            "id": "https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/did-we-really-gain-weight-during-the-pandemic-202110052606",
            "title": "Did we really gain weight during the pandemic?",
            "url": "https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/did-we-really-gain-weight-during-the-pandemic-202110052606",
            "content_html": "Researchers studying weight gain during the pandemic looked at health records for millions of people from both before it and during the first year of it. Unsurprisingly, a significant percentage of people gained weight, but less expected is that nearly as many people lost weight during the same time period.",
            "summary": "Researchers studying weight gain during the pandemic looked at health records for millions of people from both before it and during the first year of it. Unsurprisingly, a significant percentage of people gained weight, but less expected is that nearly as many people lost weight during the same time period.",
            "date_published": "2021-10-05T10:30:00-04:00",
            "date_modified": "2021-10-05T10:30:00-04:00",
                        "authors": [                { "name": "Elizabeth Pegg Frates, MD, FACLM, DipABLM" }            ],
                        "image": "https://domf5oio6qrcr.cloudfront.net/medialibrary/11782/conversions/d5dec8d2-48f4-42e9-a29a-597967ebc775-thumb.jpg",

            "tags": [ "COVID-19","Diabetes and metabolic health","Stress","Healthy aging and longevity" ]
        },
        {
            "id": "https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/could-what-we-eat-improve-our-sleep-2021030922112",
            "title": "Could what we eat improve our sleep?",
            "url": "https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/could-what-we-eat-improve-our-sleep-2021030922112",
            "content_html": "Diet, exercise, and sleep work together, and all three can have an effect on our daily well-being and longevity. Sleep impacts our eating patterns, and our eating patterns affect our sleep: lack of quality sleep may make people eat more, and make less healthy food choices, but certain foods contain substances that may enhance sleep.",
            "summary": "Diet, exercise, and sleep work together, and all three can have an effect on our daily well-being and longevity. Sleep impacts our eating patterns, and our eating patterns affect our sleep: lack of quality sleep may make people eat more, and make less healthy food choices, but certain foods contain substances that may enhance sleep.",
            "date_published": "2021-03-09T15:30:16-05:00",
            "date_modified": "2021-03-09T15:30:16-05:00",
                        "authors": [                { "name": "Elizabeth Pegg Frates, MD, FACLM, DipABLM" }            ],
                        "image": "https://domf5oio6qrcr.cloudfront.net/medialibrary/10441/conversions/GettyImages-1296502456-thumb.jpg",

            "tags": [ "Sleep","Diet & Weight Loss","Mental Health" ]
        },
        {
            "id": "https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/making-the-most-of-physical-activity-apps-2020122121631",
            "title": "Making the most of physical activity apps",
            "url": "https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/making-the-most-of-physical-activity-apps-2020122121631",
            "content_html": "Most people know exercise is good for their health, but only about half of Americans meet the recommended physical activity guidelines. Making exercising more fun helps keep people interested, and research has demonstrated that there is a relationship between using activity apps and increased engagement in exercise.",
            "summary": "Most people know exercise is good for their health, but only about half of Americans meet the recommended physical activity guidelines. Making exercising more fun helps keep people interested, and research has demonstrated that there is a relationship between using activity apps and increased engagement in exercise.",
            "date_published": "2020-12-21T15:30:39-05:00",
            "date_modified": "2020-12-21T15:30:39-05:00",
                        "authors": [                { "name": "Elizabeth Pegg Frates, MD, FACLM, DipABLM" }            ],
                        "image": "https://domf5oio6qrcr.cloudfront.net/medialibrary/10377/conversions/GettyImages-886500564-thumb.jpg",

            "tags": [ "Exercise and Fitness" ]
        },
        {
            "id": "https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/benefits-of-incorporating-more-aerobic-activity-into-stroke-rehabilitation-2019111918235",
            "title": "Benefits of incorporating more aerobic activity into stroke rehabilitation",
            "url": "https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/benefits-of-incorporating-more-aerobic-activity-into-stroke-rehabilitation-2019111918235",
            "content_html": "Stroke survivors are typically discharged with a program of exercises meant to help them regain independence. But researchers found that an aerobic training in a stroke rehabilitation program similar to that offered to some heart attack patients helped stroke patients improve their aerobic capacity.",
            "summary": "Stroke survivors are typically discharged with a program of exercises meant to help them regain independence. But researchers found that an aerobic training in a stroke rehabilitation program similar to that offered to some heart attack patients helped stroke patients improve their aerobic capacity.",
            "date_published": "2019-11-19T15:30:43-05:00",
            "date_modified": "2019-11-19T15:30:43-05:00",
                        "authors": [                { "name": "Elizabeth Pegg Frates, MD, FACLM, DipABLM" }            ],
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            "tags": [ "Exercise and Fitness" ]
        },
        {
            "id": "https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/time-spent-green-places-linked-longer-life-women-2017030911152",
            "title": "Time spent in “green” places linked with longer life in women",
            "url": "https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/time-spent-green-places-linked-longer-life-women-2017030911152",
            "content_html": "Greenery might do more than just cheer us up. A recent study shows it lowers the mortality rate in women. Green spaces decrease levels of depression and pollution while increasing levels of social engagement and physical activity. If you are lucky enough to be surrounded greenery, get out there and enjoy it more. Even urban areas can increase their greenery by planting more trees and shrubs. See if you can get your community to plant more plants. It will help everyone out in the long run.",
            "summary": "Greenery might do more than just cheer us up. A recent study shows it lowers the mortality rate in women. Green spaces decrease levels of depression and pollution while increasing levels of social engagement and physical activity. If you are lucky enough to be surrounded greenery, get out there and enjoy it more. Even urban areas can increase their greenery by planting more trees and shrubs. See if you can get your community to plant more plants. It will help everyone out in the long run.",
            "date_published": "2017-03-09T14:30:32-05:00",
            "date_modified": "2017-03-09T14:30:32-05:00",
                        "authors": [                { "name": "Elizabeth Pegg Frates, MD, FACLM, DipABLM" }            ],
                        "image": "https://domf5oio6qrcr.cloudfront.net/medialibrary/9104/conversions/Women-in-green-spaces-thumb.jpg",

            "tags": [ "Stress","Women's Health" ]
        },
        {
            "id": "https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/exercise-much-burn-calories-201605129581",
            "title": "Exercise: It does so much more than burn calories",
            "url": "https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/exercise-much-burn-calories-201605129581",
            "content_html": "You’ve probably heard that if you want to lose weight, it’s as simple as “eat less, exercise more.” A recent study suggests that a lot of exercise doesn’t always translate into a lot of extra calories burned. But even if you never lose a single pound with exercise, it has so many other benefits for your body and mind that it’s always worth it to be active. Give it a try today!",
            "summary": "You’ve probably heard that if you want to lose weight, it’s as simple as “eat less, exercise more.” A recent study suggests that a lot of exercise doesn’t always translate into a lot of extra calories burned. But even if you never lose a single pound with exercise, it has so many other benefits for your body and mind that it’s always worth it to be active. Give it a try today!",
            "date_published": "2016-05-12T13:30:53-04:00",
            "date_modified": "2016-05-12T13:30:53-04:00",
                        "authors": [                { "name": "Elizabeth Pegg Frates, MD, FACLM, DipABLM" }            ],
                        "image": "https://domf5oio6qrcr.cloudfront.net/medialibrary/8869/conversions/Exercise-ceiling-blog-thumb.jpg",

            "tags": [ "Exercise and Fitness","Diet & Weight Loss" ]
        }        
    ]
}