HEALTHY EATING Salt, or sodium, can affect your risk of heart disease and high blood pressure. Many Americans already eat much more than the daily recommended amount of salt. Even if you skip the salt shaker, many foods already have high amounts of salt in them. In fact, more than 75 percent of the salt […]
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HEALTHY EATING Saturated or unsaturated? Mono or poly? Good or bad? The FDA has taken action to phase out the remaining trans fat in the nation’s food supply. Unlike mono and poly unsaturated fats, which are liquid at room temperature, or saturated fats, which occur naturally in animal products such as butter and meat, trans
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WELL-BEING Do you want to lose weight, quit smoking, eat healthier, get fit, manage stress, drink less alcohol? First, ask yourself: Are you ready to change? Meg Baker, director of Employee Wellness at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, says while the focus on self-improvement is good, you must be ready to make a change
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HEALTHY EATING Eat a breakfast sandwich and your body will be feeling the ill effects well before lunch-now that’s fast food! High-fat diets are associated with developing atherosclerosis (narrowing of the arteries) over a lifetime. But how quickly can damage start? Just one day of eating a fat-laden breakfast sandwich of processed cheese and meat
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HEALTHY EATING At major holidays like Thanksgiving, it can be easy to overeat. Being around friends and family and having access to a wide array of foods at the buffet table can make it difficult to stick to a healthy eating plan. Fortunately, you can still enjoy your favorite dishes without all the calories if
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BE FIT How much exercise do you need? The answer is 30 minutes most days of the week, according to government guidelines. But you can calculate your own fitness level by using the aerobic mile as your guideline. An aerobic mile, simply, is how much energy you expend jogging one mile. Okay, you don’t want
HEALTHY EATING You know the right foods are good for your body, but did you know they can help your brain too? Many foods can actually improve brain function, according to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: *Vegetables.All vegetables can benefit the brain, but certain vegetables seem to be especially helpful. Cruciferous vegetables like broccoli,
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WELL-BEING Drinking at social events or bars and the ease that a little buzz provides make it hard to limit yourself when friends gather around a pitcher of beer. Dennis Donovan, director of the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute at the University of Washington, has advice for how to drink moderately-or not at all. *Count
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BE FIT If you find yourself heading downhill on skis, but you’re swooshing down on your backside because of a fall, you’ll be glad you prepared for the inevitable spills. According to the American College of Sports Medicine, falls account for up to 85% of skiing injuries. The majority of those injuries are sprains, broken
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HEALTHY EATING If you love getting out the grill for summer meals, don’t stop at burgers and chicken. The grill is an excellent way to prepare some of summer’s most delicious fresh produce. The Produce for Better Health Foundation says you can use the grill to turn many familiar fruits and veggies into healthy and
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