Health & Wellness
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20 Ways to Overcome the Winter Blues
If you have the winter blues, you’re not alone. Seasonal depression affects about 5 percent of the U.S. population, according to the American Academy of Family Physicians. The lack of light in northern latitudes during the winter months is thought…
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12 Self-Care Tips to Help Manage Holiday Anxiety
Whether you are spending holidays away or at home, this time of year often brings increased time pressure, financial strain and the pull of multiple social, work and family obligations. This is also the time of year when you tend…
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11 Tips to Get You Through the Holidays Without Drinking
For much of America, binge drinking and holidays go hand in hand. For someone who’s in recovery or simply trying to take a break from booze, the transition from December into January can be a minefield of gatherings, parties, stress,…
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25 Sneaky Ways To Make The Holidays Healthier
Between all the treats and feasts of the holiday get-togethers and the cold weather that encourages staying in and snuggling up all day, it’s easy to let healthy habits slip. Packing on the pounds and decreased energy are among the…
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How to Reduce Your Risk for a Holiday Heart Attack
Heart disease is the number one killer of older Americans, and according to the American Heart Association there’s a direct link between the winter holidays and increased instances of heart attacks. Whether it’s a Christmas coronary or Hanukkah heart attack,…
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10 Signs Your Kid Isn’t Getting Enough Sleep
The days are getting shorter, school is back in session, and your child is cranky, clingy, emotional, and sluggish. Sleep — or lack of it — could be an issue, especially if you were a little lax over the summer…
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25 Changes Schools Are Making to Improve Student Health
School routines are returning after summer’s end, but schools are shaking things up to improve student health. From the lunchroom to the gym and from the classroom to the hallways,…
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How to Protect Yourself From 10 Top Causes Of Death For Women
Death may be inevitable, but like taxes, sometimes it can be forestalled. Regular checkups and talking about any new symptoms with your doctor are of key importance in detecting any…
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11 Ways and Accessories to Deal With Back Pain
Are you sitting up straight with your feet on the floor? If not, you might soon experience back pain, the world’s leading cause of disability. The condition affects more than…
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25 Resources for Breast Cancer Support
A breast cancer diagnosis immediately changes the life of not just the patient but also the people in her life. Thankfully women with breast cancer and their loved ones have…
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7 Cheap Ways to Fight Migraines
What do Serena Williams, Ben Affleck, Janet Jackson, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar have in common? They all reportedly suffer from migraine headaches. Migraines affect about 12 percent of American adults, according…
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Managing Chronic Pain: 10 Ways to Feel Better for Less
Chronic pain can be terrible, but its treatment can be fatal if done wrong — reports suggest the death of legendary musician Prince in 2016 was from a prescription pain…
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We Tried 4 Sunburn Remedies and This is the Best
It’s all fun in the sun…until someone gets burned. You can lather on sunscreen and reapply, but sometimes you just forget. This summer season, if you misplaced your sunscreen or…
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Don’t Let These 12 Sports Injuries Ruin Your Summer
Spending more time outside being active is a big part of summer. But the flurry of activity can also lead to a variety of injuries, many tied to sudden overuse,…
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10 Fast-Spoiling Foods to Avoid
Americans waste a lot of food. The Natural Resources Defense Council estimates that American households discard a whopping $218 billion worth each year — an average of $1,800 per household. Many…
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11 Cheap and Easy Ways to Slim Down for Summer
When beach season starts to seem less like a dream and more like a deadline, regret may start to grow that winter’s comfort foods weren’t dropped long before the weather…
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The Truth About What Vaping Does (and Doesn’t Do) to Your Body
When it comes to vaping, it can be hard to hear past the biased chatter from both sides to understand the actual drawbacks and potential benefits of this technology —…
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15 Wacky Workouts to Try This Summer
If you’re still heading to the gym for that same old half-hour on the elliptical or treadmill – or worse, making excuses and not going at all – it might…
