LubDubSmile Editorial Team

CDC’s FluView report for early February 2026 shows continued moderate influenza activity across the United States. Cases remain steady as A(H3N2) declines and influenza B (Victoria lineage) expands. Hospitalizations and deaths are easing from winter peaks, while vaccination continues to limit severe outcomes nationwide.

We brush our teeth to protect them yet how often do we care for our emotions?In the swirl of work and family life, many of us tend our bodies but overlook our feelings. Emotional hygiene caring for the mind with the same consistency we give physical health can strengthen resilience, relationships, and lasting wellbeing, according to global mental‑health experts.

The average person checks a phone about 150 times a day. What if even five of those moments became short pauses for calm rather than mini stress bursts?  Modern life rarely pauses for breath, yet our bodies are biologically wired to need those pauses. The surprising truth, backed by research from the World Health Organization (WHO) and Harvard Health, is that nurturing calm in small increments not only in long meditation sessions may help reduce heart strain, improve focus, and gently regulate mood.