BE FIT Exercising outdoors is a great way to get some fresh air and improve your health. But on the hottest days of the summer, be sure you don’t overdo it. Heat stroke can happen to anyone, even trained athletes, and can be life-threatening. How it happens Being out in hot temperatures, especially while exercising […]
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BE FIT Losing weight isn’t easy – and that’s only one part of the battle. After you’ve lost excess pounds, it can be hard to keep them off. Many people experience weight regain, which means they gain back some or all of the weight they worked so hard to lose. But why does this happen?
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HEALTHY EATING Lowering your sugar intake doesn’t have to be a struggle. Here are some tips: * Keep your favorite fresh fruits ready-to-eat in the fridge or at work. Reach for these when you have a sugar craving. * Get candy and sweet treats out of the house. Avoid vending machines at work. Out of
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HEALTHY EATING If you’re trying to lose weight, you may already know that you need to cut calories. If you consume more calories than your body needs, it stores those extra calories as fat. To lose weight, you actually have to eat fewer calories than your body needs. But cutting calories isn’t always easy. Many
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HEALTHY EATING Many people find that eating at restaurants can be hard on the diet. Restaurants usually offer an array of high-fat, high-sugar, and deep fried foods that can be tough to resist. But, eating out doesn’t have to be off limits. Before choosing what to eat, you need to decide where to eat. One
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HEALTHY EATING What’s your lifestyle? Busy parent, jet-setting exec, student, athlete, or vegetarian? Or some combination of these? Jim White, spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, says one size doesn’t fit all nutritional needs. You have flexibility in making healthy eating choices. He offers some suggestions: *Career-minded.Busy work days. Business travel. Eating on
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BE FIT When you’re upright and active, even briefly, your body is at work. “You’re engaging a wide range of systems in your body when you move throughout your day,” says Dr. Charles E. Matthews, who studies physical activity and cancer risk at NIH. “Your muscles are contracting, you’re maintaining your balance, and you’re resisting
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SELF-CARE CORNER Bed bugs have become more common in the U.S. in recent years. Common pesticides used to kill bed bugs may not work as well as they once did. The bugs may be getting “resistant,” which means they can survive pesticides used on them. This resistance, along with increased travel by people and lack
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BE FIT Many people find it easier to wait until January 1 to start healthy habits. After all, getting more exercise is a great way to kick off a healthier year. But, with the tremendous benefits of exercise, why wait? Some people assume that it will take weeks of exercise to start looking or feeling
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HEALTHY EATING One of the newer additions to the dairy section, kefir is a type of fermented milk product similar to yogurt. Its consistency is generally thin, so it’s usually sold in bottles as a drink. But what makes it different from yogurt, besides the ability to skip the spoon? Like yogurt, kefir is usually
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