Ask an Expert: What Exercise Should I Do to Relieve Stress?
By Christine Many Luff From ChangeOne.com I have a demanding, high-stress job, and my doctor thinks I should exercise to reduce tension. What's the best way to do this? The best exercises for stress relief are activities that are rhythmic, ... [... 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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Ask an Expert: How Do I Avoid Eating When I'm Stressed?
By Mindy Hermann, R.D. From ChangeOne.com Stress is an eating trigger for me. How do I keep myself from turning to food when I'm under pressure? Create new behaviors and patterns to break the connection between stress and having something to eat. ... [... more]
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Get Enough
The basic goal of good nutrition is to get enough of everything -- which is easy if you eat a balanced diet that includes lots of different foods. But these six nutrients appear to have special benefits for people with arthritis. None of these ... [... 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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5 Luscious Ways to Get Calcium
If you're bored by a plain old glass of milk, but still want the benefits of that nutrient-packed drink, try one of these easy, healthy, and delicious recipes. Creamy Espresso Milkshake Chocolate Latte Cotto Strawberry Frozen Yogurt White ... [... more]
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Achieve a Deep, Uninterrupted Sleep
Blessed sleep -- the holy grail of health. Lack of sleep can send your blood sugar levels skyrocketing, contribute to weight gain, lead to depression, put you at risk for diabetes, and cause brain damage. That's just the warm-up. Sleep ... [... more]
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Your Blood Tells All: Detecting Disease
Doctors have always used blood tests to detect disease. Now new high-tech tests can check for hundreds of conditions at once. Companies like Biophysical and MyMedLab draw your blood, look for biomarkers for everything from cancers to arthritis, ... [... more]
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Are You a Cholesterol Nonresponder?
From Cut Your Cholesterol Sometimes no amount of dietary and lifestyle change is enough to get your cholesterol down to a safe level. While some people can make just a few changes -- substituting butter for olive oil, or eating fish instead of ... [... 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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By Gary Wentz From The Family Handyman The solution to most household problems is to attack the source. But you can't eliminate the sources of household dust. You can't even do much to reduce them, because more than 90 percent of household dust ... [... more]
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Find and Fix Your Dietary Downfalls
All of us have dietary strengths and weaknesses, just as we have strengths and weaknesses in other areas of our lives. No one is perfect -- and that's fine! But if you're like most people, there are a few things you're doing out of habit that are ... [... more]
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