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New Reports Illustrate Obesity Epidemic and 5 Goals to Stop It

There’s been a lot of talk during the past few years about the number of Americans who are overweight or obese. Now two new reports have been released give a new view not only of where we are, but where we’re going and how we as a nation can stop this growing trend. The first report, which is by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control... Read more Chevron

posted 05/08/2012, comments (0)|

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Diet, Exercise Can Help People Who Have Lung Disease

The story took me by surprise – a man with lung disease who runs marathons pulling his oxygen tank behind me. I couldn’t find the story online, but found another one from the Denver Post so you won’t think I’m crazy. And believe me, I was totally amazed by this story since I watched my own mom’s struggles with chronic... Read more Chevron

posted 02/23/2012, comments (0)|

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Teachable Moment Lost During Paula Deen's Announcement of Diabetes

In basketball, there’s something called “home cooking.” It’s a term describing the home field advantage, including referee bias that allows the home team to win.In my opinion, that’s exactly what happened when Paula Deen announced that she has Type 2 diabetes on the Today Show. She was allowed to squirm out of a tight... Read more Chevron

posted 01/18/2012, comment (1)|

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Keep the Beat! Eat Citrus, Other Vitamin C Sources to Protect Your Heart

So we’ve heard the old wives’ tale about how getting our daily dose of vitamin C is good for staving off a cold, but did you that this vitamin can help prevent heart failure? The American Heart Association reported on a new Korean study that found that low levels of vitamin C were associated with higher levels of high sensitivity... Read more Chevron

posted 11/17/2011, comments (0)|

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Go4Life Encourages People Over Age of 50 To Exercise

“If we want to become a healthy and fit nation, we need to increase the number of Americans who are healthy at every stage of life,” said U.S. Surgeon General, Regina Benjamin, M.D., M.B.A. And that means you, readers who are 50 and older. You’re the target of a new campaign, Go4Life, that has been created by the National... Read more Chevron

posted 11/11/2011, comments (0)|