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Wall Squats, Planks Once a Week May Help Lower Your Blood Pressure. Performing isometric exercises like wall squats and planks just a few times per week may help lower blood pressure. VioletaStoimenova/E+/Getty Images Just one or two isometric exercise sessions per week may help lower blood pressure in the short term, according to a new study. Performing isometric exercises, such as wall squats and planks, three times a week may provide long-term benefits. Experts say people beginning an isometric exercise program should start slowly and build up their routine over time. Isometric exercises, even if done only occasionally, could help.

Insomnia Isn’t Just Exhausting — It May Raise Your Risk of Stroke, Dementia. Recent research has found that chronic insomnia may increase the risk of stroke, dementia, and depression. ljubaphoto · E+/Getty A recent review has found that insomnia may be associated with an increased risk of stroke and hospitalization. The researchers also found evidence of an association between insomnia and depression, suicidal behaviors, and dementia. These findings add to growing evidence that insomnia may be linked to health risks beyond poor sleep and impaired daytime functioning. Insomnia may do more than leave you tired. A review published in Sleep.

Skydance Says It’s Committed to L.A., but Threat to Leave Has Proved Potent. Skydance is officially L.A.’s newest Fortune 500 company — but for how long? In a message to employees last week, CEO David Ellison said he is committed to keeping the company in Hollywood: “We aren’t going anywhere.” But the consent decree between Ellison and 12 state attorneys general does not require him to maintain a […].

How to Watch Jordan Orozco Hernandez vs. Yusniel Abrahante Boxing Live Online. This weekend, boxing promoters Boxlab travels to Central Florida for another prime bout between two elite fighters. Nicaraguan boxer Jordan Orozco Hernandez goes head-to-head against Puerto Rican fighter Yusniel Abrahante is a scheduled for 12 rounds. On Friday, Oct. 2, Hernandez (17-0-0) vs. Abrahante (8-2-0) takes place at Caribe Royale Orlando in Orlando, Florida with […].

‘Verity’ Had a Much More Twisted Ending. Then Came the Focus Group Screenings. SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for “Verity,” now playing in theaters. To say that “Verity,” a new erotic thriller featuring the ubiquitous Anne Hathaway and Dakota Johnson — who gets to call the former “a selfish, Machiavellian cunt” — has sharply divided critics would be an understatement. This thing has taken a bigger beating […].

Christa Pike unconscious, on ventilator after botched execution: Lawyers. The Tennessee woman's legal team says doctors are working to clear doses of the drug pentobarbital from her system.