Healthy Travel Taking vacations has been shown to lower blood pressure and decrease stress hormones. * Plan ahead to avoid traveling mishaps. * Leave your work and worries behind. * If traveling far busts your budget or is too stressful, enjoy a “staycation.” * Visit a local museum or landmark. Relax at a nearby park […]
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Nutrition The term “dietary supplement” can be used for anything taken orally to enhance your usual food intake. Dietary supplements include vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and herbal products. People take supplements because they are not sure they get enough nutrients in the foods they eat and/or they want to treat or prevent an illness. General
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Fitness Walking is one of the most beneficial, and safest, exercises you can do. That makes walking a great way to start if you’re just beginning an exercise routine. It’s also ideal for weight loss. And, it’s a great way to exercise with friends! Set a target for the number of steps you want to
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Fitness If you live in a climate with distinctly different seasons, you’re lucky: You can vary your fitness program with changing conditions. But weather adds more than interest to your routine; it can affect your body’s response to exercise. An exercise done comfortably in one season-like jogging in the spring or fall, for instance-can become
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Healthy Travel Even if you’re jetting to a sunny climate on your dream vacation, travel can be stressful. Any change in routine, scenery, eating habits, or time zones can take its toll on your well-being. Here are some things you can do to minimize travel stress. * Begin to prepare for your trip well in
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Nutrition Meats like bacon, bologna, frankfurters, pepperoni, and salami have been cured to stop the growth of bacteria, delaying spoilage. Curing gives these meats their reddish pink hue and distinctive flavor. Scientists have discovered, however, that nitrites and nitrates, compounds used to cure meats, might be converted into dangerous cancer-causing substances called nitrosamines when cured
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Nutrition This is one flavor enhancer you should do without. Too much salt and sodium can lead to or worsen high blood pressure which raises the risk for heart disease and stroke. What is too much? * More than 1,500 mg of sodium per day, or only half a teaspoon of salt, if you are
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Fitness Walking Tips * Hold your head up and keep your back straight. * Bend your elbows as you swing your arms. * Take long, easy strides. Gradually increase your brisk walking time to 30 to 60 minutes, for to five (or more) sessions a week. Your goal is to get the benefits you are
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Weight Control Do you set out to lose 15, 20, or 30 pounds every year or so, only to find yourself stuck after the first 5 or 10? If so, do you quit out of discouragement? There may be nothing wrong with your rate of weight loss. Your ability to set realistic goals may be
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Fitness Sitting down on the job is bad for your health. It’s time to stand up for yourself. No, really. Stand up! Scientists warn that prolonged sitting – even for those who exercise regularly – could be really bad for your health. After four hours of sitting, the genes that regulate glucose and fat in
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