Category: Wellness
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How to Avoid the Middle-Aged Spread
Are you worried about packing on the pounds as the years pass? If you’re 35 or older, you’re probably trying to figure out how to avoid that dreaded middle-aged spread. After all, we secretly want our skinny jeans to fit long after they’ve become a fashion faux pas. But just how the heck do you…
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Mad Cow Disease-Still a Threat?
People around the world were shocked when a 37-year-old Scottish horse trainer died from a disease that is rarely discussed in recent times. In fact, it’s a disease that many of us think has been wiped out. So just what was the culprit that took the life of a young, healthy man? We’ll give you…
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Plasma Donation: What You Need to Know
Do you want to give the gift of life? When it comes to donating blood, we often think of donation at routine work or school blood drives as the only method of giving the “gift of life” through blood. This is a life-saving measure that is undisputedly needed on a regular basis. However, there’s…
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The Effects of Climate Change on Your Health
An important question: What consistently progressing issue could potentially cause 250,000 thousand people to die between 2030 and 2050? The answer isn’t what you’d think. In fact, it may be the last thing you’d expect, but it’s something you need to be aware of. The cause of these multiple deaths will be climate change, and…
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The Healthiest Home Improvement Products
Making major changes to your home can be hazardous to your health. Not only can you accidentally activate chemicals associated with older products in your home (like asbestos), but new products also can be just as dangerous. Whether you’re looking for a couch on Craigslist or that perfect shade of paint, you’ll want to think…
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6 Ways to Improve Your Posture
“Stand up straight.” Mother may not have known absolutely everything, but she was on point when lecturing you about your posture. Not only does slouching create an image of sloppiness, it’s bad for your health. In fact, experts say that slouching can cause soreness, joint pain and even headaches. The good news is that…
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4 Ways to Keep Your Hands and Nails Youthful
Have you ever met a woman who has a face that looks 10 years younger than her hands? Hands are a dead giveaway of age. Unfortunately, many women fail to make hand health a priority. Instead, facial aging becomes an obsession and hand health falls to the wayside. The good news is that there are…
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How Ultrasounds May Benefit Breast Cancer
It saved Dr. Nancy Cappello’s life. And it could save yours too. Like most women of a certain age, Dr. Nancy Cappello took regular steps to prevent undetected breast cancer. She ate healthy, exercised, checked her breasts regularly, and got mammograms on an annual basis. She was considered low-risk in the way of cancer, so…
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Right or Wrong? Cranberry Juice and UTIs
Let’s face it UTIs are no fun. If you’ve experienced one of these infections, you know that you’ll do just about anything to get rid of it. You’ll even down cranberry juice until you’re swimming in it. And you sure as heck hope it doesn’t come back. Quite frankly, you usually know you have a UTI because you can’t stop…
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8 Ways Caffeine Does You Right
Are you a caffeinated coffee lover? How about a Mountain Dew or Diet Coke enthusiast? Caffeine-most Americans swear by it. In fact, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reports that 80 percent of Americans consume caffeine every day. And 90 percent of folks around the world use caffeine as well. We all know about…