Good Health is Your Greatest Wealth……Virgil
Well, OK, research shows that a diet high in fruits and vegetables can reduce the risk for many leading causes of death, including cancer and heart disease, as well as help with weight management. Most adults should eat at least nine servings (4½ cups) …
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By Bill Kirby My father, who likes to quote the celebrated philosopher above, will often give me health advice. “It's OK to turn back the clock,” he'll say, “but be sure you don't stop the clock.” With such counsel I frequently scrutinize my running …
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| who need to be on very restrictive diets. OK. But for the rest of us, from all my research and observations, diets just don't work. Sure, at first you tend to lose a bunch of weight — Yee-hah! But before you can say "Paula Deen," it's creeping back on … See all stories on this topic » |
 OregonLive.com |
AP – Alexis McKenzie’s mother had mild dementia, but things sounded OK when she phoned home: Dad was with her, finishing his wife’s sentences as they talked about puttering through the day and a drive to the store.
In the past few months, Shayne has seen a rapid increase of people selling nutritional dietary supplements. They're OK to invest in, but people using them for weight loss or detox should be picky, according to him. "I would recommend an herbal cleanse …
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Terror if you're affiliated with the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM). OK, maybe I exaggerate, but who cares? It's so rare to see stories like this make it to a major media outlet. It warms the cockles of a skeptic's …
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HealthDay – WEDNESDAY, Nov. 23 (HealthDay News) — Preschoolers who have
recurrent wheezing episodes but not an asthma diagnosis are often
prescribed inhaled steroid medication, and new research suggests it’s OK
to take those medications on an as-needed basis instead of every day.
A physician can determine the types of exercises that may work best. • Start slowly. Patients should set realistic expectations and be kind to their bodies – it is OK if it's harder or different than exercise used to be. • Find your center. …
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“It's known as the exercise in disguise,” she said. She tells participants they may not nail the steps every time or their body won't let them complete each move, but that's OK. The point is that they're being safe and having fun. “It's a lot of fun. …
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| Rebecca Alleyne, a breast cancer surgeon who had concerns about hair and exercise, near her home in California. The United States surgeon general has a new message for American women: It's OK to have a bad hair day. As the country's leading … See all stories on this topic » |
 New York Times (blog) |
| Exercising in hot weather used be considered somewhat dangerous for kids. Doctors believed that children's bodies couldn't handle heat stress as well as adults' bodies. According to recent research, however, that is simply not true. … See all stories on this topic » |
 Los Angeles Times |
AP – Playing sports in hot, steamy weather is safe for healthy children and teen athletes, so long as precautions are taken and the drive to win doesn’t trump common sense, the nation’s largest pediatricians group says.