Quitting Smoking in Groups Isn’t Easy
Nov. 15 marks this year’s Great American Smokeout, when organizations across the country encourage smokers to quit the habit. Yahoo asked former smokers to offer to advice to those trying to stop smoking.
Month: November 2012
Diabetes – think outside the box
As we eat improperly, eating more sugar and processed foods than we should, we gain weight. This causes in us- an … Yes it is all related. It doesn't stop there, because if we do not correct our lifestyle, it will create more than 22 different health …
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World Diabetes Day Refocuses Efforts on Dietary Awareness and Education
Nuts like pistachios make a good choice, because they offer nutrients the body needs, are satisfying and can be incorporated into a weight management plan – and they taste good. … The growing weight of research supports the recommendation made by the …
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Why is it still OK to hate the obese?
These diets are poorly studied beyond their implications for patients, say, with diabetes (the diabetes usually goes away), but anecdotally, they seem to work for a lot of obese patients who haven't seen weight loss with other eating plans. The …
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Anne Hathaway and Matthew McConaughey win for most extreme celebrity …
… award ceremony: Most Extreme Weight Loss for a Role. In 2012, the trophies belong to Anne Hathaway and Matthew McConaughey. Apparently believing in the theory that stardom is more important than health, these two actors chose near-starvation diets …
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Iran successfully fires missiles during air defense exercise
c_330_235_16777215_0___images_stories_edim_02_am1(77).jpg TEHRAN – A number of domestically manufactured and upgraded missiles were successfully fired on the third day of a joint air defense exercise of the Iranian Armed Forces and the Islamic …
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NORAD Conducting Exercise Flights around Macon
North American Aerospace Defense Command will conduct exercise flights this morning as they practice intercept and identification procedures. Exercise flights will take place over central Georgia. The exercise flights are planned for early morning …
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Celebrities' Weight Loss Plans: Stars Who've Endorsed Diets (PHOTOS)
Nothing gives a weight–loss plan a boost like an endorsement from a boldface name like Jessica Simpson or Jennifer Hudson — both of whom have recently used Weight Watchers to shed an impressive number of pounds. … Alley struggled to keep off the 75 …
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Women learn exercise tips at health conference
Bryan DeJarlais, a third-year physical therapy student from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, goes through a series of exercises and stretches Tuesday during his session at The Gathering, a program through the Wisconsin Women's Health Foundation …
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ICRC Begins Cross-Border Family Reunification Exercise
The exercise, ICRC said in a statement, will enable children, aged between 8 and 16 years rejoin their families in the new nation after years in a health-care center in the Sudanese capital. The process, according to the statement extended to Sudan …
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Can Housework Help You Live Longer?
| But not all researchers are convinced that intense exercise is essential, if your goal is a longer life. The general consensus among most researchers studying exercise and longevity “is that it is the total amount of energy expended that is important … See all stories on this topic » |
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US, Israel joint military exercise ends successfully
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The U.S. military and the Israel Defense Forces concluded Austere Challenge 2012, called the largest joint exercise ever held by the two countries. The exercise ended Tuesday, following a two-day, live-fire exercise, which was deemed …
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