Binge-Eating: When Overeating Becomes a Bigger Problem
From Stealth Health How do you know if you're simply eating too much or whether you have an actual eating disorder called binge-eating disorder? Well, how do you eat? If your overeating generally occurs when you eat out, encounter a buffet, or ... [... more]
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Stop Smoking for Good
Some things are easy to quit (terrible jobs, failing diets), but smoking's not one of them -- unless you use this anti-addiction cocktail that combines traditional methods with nontraditional ones. To control cravings, stop the addiction and ... [... more]
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Everyone agrees that we need cheaper, better, easier care for everyone. You know it. The guy heading to the White House knows it. Congress knows it. But knowing and doing aren't necessarily neighbors in Washington, D.C. In any case, we don't have ... [... more]
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Give Your Brain a Boost
Can't remember where you put your glasses? Blanked on your new colleague's name? "Forgetting these types of things is a sign of how busy we are," says Zaldy S. Tan, MD, director of the Memory Disorders Clinic at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical ... [... more]
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Monitor Your Health Between Checkups
We're all for getting regular checkups and blood tests. But that's not to say that in between visits you should close your eyes and cross your fingers that all's still well. The fact is that while your doctor may see you once or twice a year, you ... [... more]
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Muscle Up in Minutes
I don't have much time to work out. When I do, should I focus on cardio, strength training, yoga or something else? Even if you're busier than a tollbooth collector on Labor Day weekend, you can still benefit from short sweat sessions. Above all, ... [... more]
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What you need to ask the doctor when every moment counts.
Bring this list of key questions to your next doctor's appointment. Also, read the companion article, Questions You Must Ask Your Doctor. Ten minutes: That's often all the time you have with your doctor. Whether you're seeing an internist, ... [... more]
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Stomach Soothers
By Patty Onderko If you're the type of person who keeps Rolaids in her pocket and Pepto-Bismol in her desk drawer, consider adding herbal teas to your stash. Since what we eat and drink (especially dairy products, sugar, alcohol, and coffee) ... [... more]
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Tips for Safely Storing Food
From ChangeOne.com In order to avoid overeating, it is often suggested that you dish out a meal's servings and then immediately package and refrigerate leftovers. That keeps you from serving unnecessary second helpings and guarantees you have ... [... more]
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The Manager Who Couldn't Write
What launched Amy Tan's career was not a big break, but a kick in the butt. Before the million-copy sales of The Joy Luck Club, The Kitchen God's Wife and The Hundred Secret Senses, Amy Tan was a writer. A business writer. She and a partner ran a ... [... more]
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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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The Simple Secret to Preventing and Treating Pain
In today's world of managed care, patients must increasingly participate in important decisions about their health care. In the area of pain control, the old advice of "take two aspirin and call me if it still hurts" has given way to myriad ... [... more]
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