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Hibernation is for the bears
Jan 12, 2019 Health
Plan to Stay Fit This Winter Winter's here, and you've moved your running shoes to the back of the closet until April. Yet that piece of pumpkin pie has your name on it. With the onset of colder weather, shorter days, and snow-covered streets, we eat more and exercise less, waiting for the spring thaw to get back in shape. Instead of having to make New Year's...
Helping Children Find Focus
Cathy Ulrich Sep 3, 2017 Health
Anyone who has gotten a massage understands the many benefits that it offers. Massage is usually reserved for adults--or sometimes infants--but what about massage for kids and adolescents? If massage helps calm the body and improve alertness, how might it help kids with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)? Can children and teenagers who can't sit still benefit from massage?
Aromatherapy and Massage
Karrie Osborn Jul 26, 2017 Health
Aromatherapy and Massage
Aromatherapy, a process utilizing the purest essence of a plant, is a 4,000-year-old technique that has enhanced the health of everyone from modern-day pop divas to the scholars of ancient Greece. The art of massage has its own deeply rich roots, with even Plato and Socrates touting the value of hands-on bodywork for good health.
4 Reasons Why You Should Add Lemon Water to Your Diet
Josie Beuc Jul 10, 2017 Health
With water making up 60% of the adult human body, it's especially important to stay hydrated during these warm summer months. Here are five reasons why you should consider adding lemon water to your diet: 1. Promotes healthy digestion. The acids found in lemon water help promote a healthy gut thus resulting in better absorption of nutrients, which can also...
The Right Sunscreen
Jason Barbaria Jun 4, 2015 Health
Cut through the hype and learn what works
According to the American Cancer Society, more than 2 million people are diagnosed with skin cancer in the United States each year. There are more than 2,000 over-the-counter sunscreen formulas on the market today.
Clearing the Clutter
Shirley Vanderbilt Apr 20, 2015 Health
What's cluttering your life? Is it the stuff in the corner of the bedroom, or the stuff in the corner of your mind? What are you tolerating that keeps you from expressing your true self?
Don't Get Sick!
Leslie Roste Jan 23, 2015 Health
Regardless of whether the threat is a simple cold or the flu, there are several things you can do to protect yourself from unnecessary downtime.
Fibromyalgia Demystified
Cathy Ulrich Jan 10, 2015 Health
Jane had just been diagnosed with fibromyalgia. She was happy to have a name for the mysterious, traveling pain she had felt for some time, but she was still worried about how to deal with it. She'd done research on the Internet, but the information left her more confused. "There are so many causes and ways to treat it," she said. "I don't know what to do."
Healthy Holidays
ABMP Dec 19, 2014 Health
Is the Season Getting You Down?
Nov 23, 2014 Health
In northern climates when the heavy snows fall and the sun moves south, many people find their moods shift from upbeat to downright depressed. The severe form of winter depression--called seasonal affective disorder, or SAD--affects at least two million North Americans. Another thirty-nine million experience milder symptoms of moodiness and extended sleep patterns that somewhat resemble hibernation.
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