Healthy Living

Flu or Cold?

December 3, 2009

Each winter, millions of people suffer from seasonal flu. The flu (influenza) is  caused by viruses. Viruses are very small germs. Some viruses can spread easily from one person to another. They cause illnesses or infections like the flu. Flu is a mild illness for some people. For older people, especially those who have health [...]

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Healthy Eating Habits at the Office

November 23, 2009

The holidays are on top of us and all the yummy holiday foods.  Losing weight or even maintaining your weight is a constant battle.  I know we always have tasty, fattening snacks at work, and it’s so hard not to eat.  Some days I can resist the urge to eat sweets and other days I [...]

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Breakfast for Weight Loss

August 30, 2009
Breakfast for Weight Loss

Breakfast is an important part of weight loss.  Many people either don’t eat breakfast or they eat some type of pastry thinking they are saving calories.  Well it doesn’t work that way!  If you skip breakfast your body will store calories instead of burning calories and you don’t want that to happen.  A pastry is [...]

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What is Iron Deficiency?

June 28, 2009

Iron Deficiency Anemia Iron deficiency is a condition resulting from too little iron in the body.   Iron deficiency is the most common nutritional deficiency and the leading cause of anemia in the United States.  The people most at risk are: Young children and pregnant women are at higher risk of iron deficiency because of [...]

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What is Your Body Image?

February 15, 2009
Women & Self-Esteem

With a positive or healthy body image, a woman has a real perception of her size and shape, and she feels comfortable with her body. With a negative body image, a woman has a distorted perception of her shape and size, compares her body to others, and feels shame and anxiety about her body. Being [...]

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Go Nuts for Almonds

January 25, 2009
almonds

I’m sure you have heard a lot about nuts being good for your health.   Scientist have found that people who eat  nuts daily have trimmer waistlines, fewer gallstones, less heart disease, and lowers inflammatory markers in the blood.   Inflammation is thought to contribute to heart disease. Prevention magazine call almonds a MUFA food, short for [...]

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10 Tips to Avoid Headaches

September 1, 2008

Headaches!  We all have them.  Rich, poor, young and old have headaches from time to time.  What can we do to avoid them?  Here’s 10 things that I have learned over the years about avoiding headaches. Read in a well lighted area.  Preferably the light should come from behind. Don’t read lying down.  If you [...]

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