| Walking Helps Prevent Dementia |
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Walking Helps Prevent Dementia
Walking may be just as good for your mind as it is for your body.A new study from Italy finds people age 65 and older who regularly walk and do other kinds of moderate exercise seem to greatly lower their risk of vascular dementia
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| Stars with Diabetes |
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Stars with Diabetes
Dangerous Diabetes: Affliction of the StarsFrom Oscar winners to an "American Idol" judge, Celebs Manage DiabetesThis has been quite a year for Halle Berry. Not only did the 41-year-old actress achieve a long desired pregnancy, but she stirred up a storm of controversy when she claimed that she had cured herself of type 1 diabetes -- a claim refuted by many doctors and the diabetes community. Berry is the latest example of the many stars, alive and dead, who have waged a battle with di...
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| Male Breast Cancer |
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Male Breast Cancer
Richard Roundtree Speaks Out About Breast Cancer'Shaft' Star Battled Male Breast Cancer, Now Raises AwarenessWhen Richard Roundtree was diagnosed with cancer in 1993, he was bowled over."The doctor told me, 'You have breast cancer,'" recalls Roundtree, who played John Shaft in the iconic 1971 film "Shaft." I heard the cancer part first -- it was only later that I heard the breast part. I couldn't believe it." To read the full article Richard Roundtree Speaks Out About Br...
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| A wake-up call for the sleep deprived |
It's time to ditch that alarm clock, eat for energy and take a walk
In a perfect world, we would never need alarm clocks. Not only would we effortlessly conk out the moment our heads hit the pillow, our eyes would spontaneously open at the same time every day, and we would spring enthusiastically from our beds as chirping bluebirds alighted on our fingertips.
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| Worried About Holiday Weight Gain? |
 | Worried About Holiday Weight Gain?
Novel Solutions to Combat Holiday Weight Gain"Did you get fatter again?" one of my clients told me she asked her husband as he put on a newly purchased pair of pants for the office.Yes, some of us try to sneak new clothes in after the holidays so that others don't notice our latest indulgence in food. That can be one strategy. To read the full article Worried About Holiday Weight Gain?, click here.
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| A Gift That Gives Right Back |
 | A Gift That Gives Right Back
The Giving ItselfWhen my mom died a few years ago, my siblings and I were discussing the many ways life would be different without her.
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| How to be happy again |
 | How to be happy again
Finding love, joy and peace of mind after a devastating loss Like many single thirtysomethings, Elly Trickett had been through her share of dead-end relationships. So in February 2002, when Trickett, then 30, flew from New York City to Houston to meet David Monroe, a man she'd gotten to know through an online forum for public relations executives, she was hopeful but cautious.To read the full article How to be happy again, click here.
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| U.S. Cholesterol Levels Dip |
 | U.S. Cholesterol Levels Dip
Experts Attribute The Drop To Increased Use Of Cholesterol-Lowering DrugsAmericans may be too fat, but at least their cholesterol is low.For the first time in nearly 50 years, the average cholesterol level for U.S. adults is in the ideal range, the government reported Wednesday.Results from a national survey, which includes blood tests, found the total cholesterol level dropped to 199. Doctors like patients to have total cholesterol readings of 200 or lower. To read the full article U.S. Cholest...
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| Why Pregnant Women Don't Topple |
 | Why Pregnant Women Don't Toppling
Harvard Researchers Discover Key to Balance While PregnantWith all that growing weight up front, how is it that pregnant women don't lose their balance and topple over? Scientists think they've found the answer: There's are slight differences between women and men in one lower back vertebrae and a joint in the hip, which allow women to adjust their center of gravity. To read the full article Study: Pregnant Women's Backs Keep Them from Toppling, click here.
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| How Fit You Are May Help You Live Longer |
 | How Fit You Are May Help You Live Longer
How Fit You Are May Help You Live Longer than How Fat You AreA new report from the University of South Carolina, Columbia, looked at the associations between cardio respiratory fitness, body fat, and death in older women and men. 2,603 adults age 60 and older took part in the study. Researchers determined fitness levels using a treadmill exercise test, and body fat using body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, and percent body fat. 450 participants died during an average follow-up of 12 year...
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| Is There An Anti-Cancer Diet? |
 | Is There An Anti-Cancer Diet?
Eating Certain Fruits And Vegetables May Decrease Cancer Risk And Even Stop Its GrowthCertain fruits and vegetables may reduce your risk of cancer and may even help stop cancer in its tracks, according to new research.While there's not really an "anticancer diet," eating plenty of certain fruits and vegetables can help reduce your risk of getting cancer, researchers reported today at the American Association for Cancer Research's Sixth Annual International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Preve...
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| How The Brain Learns From Mistakes |
 | How The Brain Learns From Mistakes
Dopamine, A Brain Chemical, May Play A Key Role In Learning From MistakesLearning from mistakes may be, in part, a matter of genetics. New research shows that a certain gene glitch may make it harder to learn from negative feedback. That gene glitch affects the number of receptors for the brain chemical dopamine.To read the full story How The Brain Learns From Mistakes, click here.
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| Report: US Teen Birth Rate on the Rise |
 | Teen Birth Rate on the Rise
CDC Reports That US Teen Births Are on the Rise for First Time Since 1991The nation's teen birth rate has risen for the first time in 14 years, according to a new government report. The birth rate had been dropping since 1991. The decline had slowed in recent years, but government statisticians said Wednesday it jumped 3 percent from 2005 to 2006."It took us by surprise," said Stephanie Ventura of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a co-author of the report.To read the full sto...
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| Childhood Obesity Linked to Future Heart Disease |
 | Childhood Obesity Future Heart Disease
Overweight Kids More Likely to Experience Chronic Health Problems as Adults, Study FindsBeing overweight or obese as a child increases the risk of heart disease in adulthood, a new study suggests.Children who are overweight are more likely to be diagnosed with coronary heart disease as adults compared with their skinnier counterparts, researchers from Denmark report in a study to be published in the New England Journal of Medicine. To read the full story Childhood Obesity Linked to Future Heart ...
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 | Genes Hold Keys To Health
Study Could Be "A Bag Of Gold Nuggets" On Why Some Are Prone To DisordersRemember biology class where you learned that children inherit one copy of a gene from mom and a second from dad? There's a twist: Some of those genes arrive switched off, so there is no backup if the other copy goes bad, making you more vulnerable to disorders from obesity to cancer.Duke University scientists now have identified these "silenced genes," creating the first map of this unique group of about 200 genes believed...
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What High-Sodium Foods Lurk in Your Cabinets?Physicians recommend limiting your daily salt intake to below 2,300 milligrams -- that's about 1 teaspoon of salt a day.Most Americans consume about twice that amount -- 2 teaspoons a day. According to the American Medical Association, halving Americans' salt intake could save 150,000 lives every year. To read the full article Hidden Salt, click here.
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 | Putting the Pinch on Salt
Medical Groups at Odds Over Proper Solution to Sodium ProblemsPublic health experts urged regulators Thursday to consider instituting tighter restrictions on salt content in processed and prepared foods, claiming that limiting sodium could save more than 150,000 lives annually.The call for salt limits and beefed-up warning labels on packaging came during a U.S. Food and Drug Administration public hearing. And the public advocacy group Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) was at the f...
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Home Fire Prevention |
Home Fire Prevention Tips
Fireman Stan shares his tips to help make your home more fire safe. To view thismovie Home Fire Prevention Tips , click here.
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The Science of Love |
The Science of Love
Learn a bit about the science of love--neuro transmitters and love maps--and how these influence attraction and relationships.To seethis movie The Science of Love, click here.
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Moore In Health Care |
Film maker Micahel Moore Talking about Single Payer Universal health care.
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Healthy vs Health Foods |
Do you know how to read food labels? Maybe you THOUGHT you did. Truth is, you probably don't. But Jeff Novick of the Pritikin Center does, and in his full talk he shows the 3 easy steps you MUST ... To see Health Food vs. Healthy Food -- How to read labels, click here.
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Single Payer Health Ins |
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Why and How of Single Pay Health Inurnace
A must see. If you are concerned about where medicine and your health care are going, you should see and listen to this short video. To see this video “What Is Single-Payer?”, click here
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We Become Silent |
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We Become Silent
International award-winning filmmaker
Kevin P. Miller of Well TV wrote and produced this documentary
about the threat to medical freedom of choice. 'We Become Silent: The
Last Days of Health Freedom' details the ongoing attempts by
multinational pharmaceutical interests and giant food companiesto prevent your from purchasingor using vitamin-mineral supplements.It is narrated by Dame Judith Dench.
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Charlie Rose |
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The panel discusses the rise in obesity in the US, along with its accompanying health concerns, such as type 2 diabetes. A number of obesity experts voice their opinions on the best measures to prevent further weight increases and to treat the existing health concerns. To see Charlie Rose, click here.
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Meditation and Yoga |
Meditation and Yoga
for Stress and Emotional Health
Peter Van Houten MD
Learn the science and techniques to gently and easily make lasting, positive changes necessary for emotional well-being through yoga and meditation with Peter Van Houten, MD, co-author of the Yoga Therapy book series. To see Meditation and Yoga, click here.
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Corporate Wellness |
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This is the 1st episode of the Wellness TV Show featuring leaders in the Health/Wellness & Fitness field from L&T Health & Fitness, Allison Flatley and Gail Fast. A must watch! To see this video, Corparate Wellness Concepts , click here.
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