Lay Your Own Extraordinary Hardwood Floor
It's hard to beat the natural beauty, warmth and durability of a hardwood floor. A well-laid floor will last for a century or more and can be rejuvenated by resanding and finishing to look brand new. A real wood floor isn't cheap, but neither is ... [... more]
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Coffee Breaks and Health Benefits
By Renee Martin-Kratzer From Reader's Digest Once suspected in a variety of diseases, coffee now has an impressive résumé: Mounting evidence suggests that coffee drinkers have a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes, gallstones, [... more]
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Dealing With Diabetes
Type 2 diabetes accounts for 90 to 95 percent of all cases of the disease. In type 2 diabetes (formerly called adult-onset diabetes), the body either doesn't produce enough insulin or cells don't use it effectively, a condition known as insulin ... [... more]
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All-Time-Best Brain Boosters
They're found in fatty fish like salmon and tuna and in flaxseed oil, walnuts and canola oil. Or you can take three grams of fish oil a day. Look for brands with toxins removed. Recently, researchers found that pregnant women who ate at least 12 ... [... more]
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The Healthy Way to Enjoy Cocktails and Wine
Chances are, you'll be raising your glass once or twice this holiday season. While some wine or the occasional cocktail may help improve levels of HDL (the good cholesterol), the recommended limit is generally one drink a day (5 ounces of wine, ... [... more]
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Heart Exam Numbers to Watch
By Linda Marsa From Reader's Digest Chances are, when you think of heart risk, you do a quick mental review of your cholesterol levels. Those numbers are important, but others are key as well if you want to whittle away your danger. shouldn't be ... [... more]
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Heart-Healthy Mediterranean Recipes
By Linda Marsa, with recipe reviews by Sari Greaves, RD CDN Your taste buds don't have to suffer for your heart's sake: Studies show that a Mediterranean-style diet, with its emphasis on monounsaturated fats (found in olive oil, walnuts, and even ... [... more]
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The Heart Tests to Get (and a Few to Consider)
By Linda Marsa From Reader's Digest A lot of flashy cardiovascular tests have been in the news lately, including computerized X-ray "snapshots" that can give a remarkably detailed picture of your heart and its vessels. But most heart experts [... more]
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Healthy Heart Resolution: Stress and Hostility
Because Americans are more likely to adapt to stress than quell it, millions are unaware their heart health is at rick. Chronic stress and coronary heart disease go hand and hand. Its linked to unhealthy cholesterol levels, hypertension, and a ... [... more]
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Diabetes: All in the Family
The color of your hair and eyes, whether you're right- or left-handed, dimples-these traits run in families. Unfortunately, so does type 2 diabetes. Although you can choose your friends, you can't choose your family history or your genes. If a ... [... more]
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The Family Guide to a Healthy Heart
It was oppressively hot that Sunday evening in August 2004 when Cindy Steger finished a 5K racewalk. She'd put in a good time, but suddenly she felt dizzy and nauseated and broke out in a sweat. I must be dehydrated, she thought, and went home to ... [... more]
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The Power of Antioxidants and Tea
From Cut Your Cholesterol Following a lifestyle that decreases LDL (low-density lipoprotein) and increases HDL (high-density lipoprotein) is the primary path to lower cholesterol. However, there are certain foods thst can also make the LDL you do ... [... more]
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