When Mary Moore began her high school in 1951, her mother told her, "Be sure and take a typing course so when this show business thing doesn't work out, you'll have something to rely on. "From that moment on, "the very last thing I ever thought about doing was taking a typing course," Mary recalls.

The show business thing worked out, of course. In her career, Mary won many awards. Only recently, when she began to write Growing Up Again, did she regret ignoring her mom, "I don't know how to use a computer," she admits.

Unlike her 1995 autobiography, After All, her second book is less about life as an award-winning actress and more about living with diabetes. All the money from the book is intended for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). "I felt there was a need for a book like this," she says. "I didn't want to lecture, but I wanted other diabetics to know that things get better when we're self-controlled and do our part in managing the disease."

But she hasn't always practiced what she teaches. In her book, she describes that awful day, almost 40 years ago, when she received two pieces of life-changing news. First, she had lost the baby she was carrying, and second, tests showed that she had diabetes. In a childlike act, she left the hospital and treated herself to a box of doughnuts. Year would pass before she realized she had to grow up again and take control of her diabetes. Only then did she kick her three-pack-a-day cigarette habit, overcome her addiction to alcohol, and begin to follow a balanced diet.

Although her disease has forced her to the sidelines of the dance floor, she refuses to fall into self-pity. "Everybody on earth can ask, 'why me?' about something or other," she insists. "It doesn't do any good. No one is immune to pain and disappointments. Sometimes we can make things better by helping others. I want to speak out and be as helpful as I can be. "

About 15 years ago, Andrew McLindon, a businessman and crazy cyclist, was riding his bike in Austin, Texas, when he thought about Jack, a friend's 12-year-old son. Jack had never known the joy of biking because he suffered from hydrocephalus (脑水肿), a buildup of fluid in the brain that often causes balance disturbances.

When he got home, McLindon, now 60, went online and found a three-wheel bike with a balancing bar, perfect for a child with balance issues. Soon Jack was riding around the street with his friends, having fun and getting exercise. But there was more, as his friend told McLindon. "I'll never forget the smile on his face when my son is interacting with other kids.

That smile launched the McLindon Family Foundation. Funded by donations, the group works with clinics to find children who can benefit from owning an adaptive bike and to help make each bike to the particular needs of the child. A bike may include a headrest, a shoulder belt, a seat belt and so on. The bikes are expensive- $3, 000 to 94, 000, and that's with the foundation's producer's discount. For kids lucky enough to get one, they're a life changer.

"We worked with a 14-year-old who has spina bifida (脊柱裂),"says McLindon." She spent most days on the couch watching TV. Soon after she got her bike, she was training for special-needs triathlons (三项全能运动). In a magazine interview, she said,'I always knew there was an athlete in me.

So far, the foundation has given away 450 bikes, and that's just a start. "I do a lot of things. I run a lot of companies," McLindon says." But getting these kids their bikes is the most important thing that I do.

When you are struggling with your mental health, getting active may be one of the last things you feel like doing. But if you can muster the energy, evidence shows that exercise has a powerfully beneficial effect. One 2019 study, published in JAMA Psychiatry, found that physical activity is an effective prevention strategy for depression. Another 2015 paper found that exercise can be as helpful in treating mild to moderate depression as antidepressants and psychotherapy.

"We have known for a long time that exercise promotes physiological and neurochemical (神经化学的) responses that make you feel good," says Prof Nanette Mutrie of the University of Edinburgh's Institute for Sport, Physical Education and Health Sciences. When we exercise, the brain releases endorphins, as well as dopamine and serotonin. "Very often, these same chemicals form part of antidepressant drugs, leading to the happy feelings," she says.

There is also a psychological component to exercise that makes us feel good, says Mutrie. "When you're exercising, you are improving your self-esteem, mastering a new task and meeting new people. All these work together to help lift up spirits."

Jermaine Johnson, another personal trainer suggests avoiding cardio, like running. "That can raise the heart rate and fuel your anxiety," he says. Instead, he suggests that you try strength training. Because you can measure your progress with weight training - heavier weights or more repetitions- you will be able to see how much you are improving, which could lift your mood.

Finally, the act of putting on a pair of trainers can, on its own, be a form of self-care. "Even if you leave after a few minutes, you've already achieved something just by going to the gym," says Johnson. Focus on the fact that you went to the gym in the first place, not that you left. And take everything one step at a time. You're in control.