Smart ideas to cut 100 calories throughout the day
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Here are very simple ideas on ways you can sneakily cut back on around 100 calories just by making easy changes at breakfast, lunch/dinner, dessert, snacks, and dining out:
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Outdoor workers- take precautions in warm weather
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Here are the potential natural hazards outdoor workers should be aware of and how to manage them:
Read MoreIs magnesium the answer for reducing nighttime leg cramps?
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Study on supplemental magnesium and nocturnal leg cramps
Read MoreHow to stop stress eating before it starts
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You’ve had a stress-filled day and all you want to do when you get back home and walk through the door is make yourself a big bowl of ice cream.
Read MoreHow to have a healthy, pain free back
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Back pain can range from a dull, constant ache to a sudden, sharp pain making it difficult to move. Causes of back pain include:
Read MoreCompression Tights: More Than Just a Fashion Statement?
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A 2011 study revealed that, although compression calf sleeves did in fact increase oxygen saturation in the blood for athletes at rest before the exercise and during the recovery process, they provided no measurable improvement in running performance. Neither did they reduce the runner's time to fatigue.
Read MoreThe foolproof plan for staying healthy while on vacation
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To avoid this from happening to you, here are some strategies to stay well on your next vacation:
Read MoreMusic’s powerful crescendo in making you healthier
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A 2015 study in the Lancet involving almost 7,000 patients found that listening to music before, during, or after a surgical procedure is beneficial to patients by significantly reducing pain and anxiety and decreasing the need for pain medication.
Read MoreHow prolonged sitting harms health
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The next time you find yourself sitting longer than you should, stand up and move around – every little bit of activity adds up over the course of a day keeping you more lean, more fit and less likely to develop metabolic syndrome.
Read MoreGet Some Relief from Hot Flashes
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If you are serious about getting relief from your hot flashes, get serious about making some lifestyle changes. Give up or cut down on alcohol, smoking, spicy foods, hot beverages, and (as if!) stress.
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Why becoming a couch potato is a bad idea
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This study found that in just 14 days of sedentary behavior there were small, but significant changes in markers for health conditions such as heart disease and type 2 diabetes predisposing people to their risk.
Read MoreAin't No Such Thing as a 'Fun Drunk'
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The researchers hoped to carefully calibrate alcohol consumption and closely monitor individual behavior.
Read MoreWeight loss takes a load off of knee deterioration
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Now a new study is showing that losing weight can slow the development of osteoarthritis of the knee by reducing the degeneration of knee cartilage.
Read More9 reasons why you’re not losing weight
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Weight loss is tough. Add in certain factors sabotaging your valiant efforts and it becomes even tougher. Consciously or subconsciously weight loss efforts can be influenced by your actions, feelings, and your environmental surrounding. Here’s a look at what might be limiting actual pounds lost
Read MoreLike Social Media - Its In Your Genes
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The only group that does more studies than medical professionals is marketing professionals. At the intersection of both groups' work is the question, “Do men or women use social media more, and why?”
Read MorePreventing dry socket after wisdom teeth removal
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It’s become almost a rite of passage for many Americans, particularly teenagers and young adults – the removal of wisdom teeth. Around five million people every year have this procedure done at estimated cost of $3 billion for their removal. Wisdom teeth, also known as third molars, are four teeth that grow at the very back of each corner of the mouth and there’s a good chance most of you reading this article have had yours removed.
Read MoreHow to turn hurting feet into happy feet
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robably just about all of us have experienced and complained of aching feet. Maybe it stemmed from standing all day in uncomfortable shoes or walking a long distance on an unforgiving surface.
Whatever the reason, when our feet hurt, life can be miserable. There can be numerous causes for feet to hurt but for chronic pain or discomfort, there is a good chance it is due to one of the following reasons. However, if foot pain does not go away or get better, always contact a podiatrist for a full foot evaluation to figure out the origin of hurting feet.
Read MoreCauses and care of dry mouth
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Have you ever had your mouth feel parched and as dry as the Sahara desert? Then you know the feeling of a dry mouth. Sometimes it’s caused by something as simple as needing to drink more fluids or the weather. But when dry mouth is a frequent or constant annoyance, then it could be a signal of another issue, sometimes serious, that should be addressed to figure out the reason.
Read MoreReverse prediabetes by being PROACTIVE
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You’re chances of developing prediabetes over the course of your lifetime is about 50-50 according to research. A large study from the Netherlands followed 10,000 adults for 15 years testing their blood sugar levels and found at age 45, about half would develop prediabetes, 30 percent full blown diabetes and nine percent would need to take insulin. Factors accelerating the rate of developing prediabetes were increased age, body mass index (BMI), and waist circumference.
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