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FAMILY LIFE Students are back in school, and now is the time for parents to develop routines to help their children succeed academically. Kimberly Greder, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach family life specialist, says parental involvement, more than income or social status, is a predictor of student achievement. * Create a home environment that […]
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SUCCESS OVER STRESS Emotional health is an important component of your overall well-being. High levels of stress can cause: * Headaches * Digestive problems or stomach upset * Fatigue * Fainting or lightheadedness * Sleep problems * Aches and pains in your neck, back or other areas * Weight gain or loss Dealing with stress
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MEDICAL NEWS Atrial fibrillation or AFib is the most common heart arrhythmia or irregularity in the U.S. It affects up to 4 million people. AFib needs to be taken seriously. It increases the risk of stroke by as much as 5 times and can contribute to heart failure and other heart conditions. When someone develops
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WELL-BEING The new you may not be you at all. Hackers and cyber criminals steal millions of records and identities, according to the consumer advocacy nonprofit Privacy Rights Clearinghouse. Stay safer online by following these practices: *Assume you’ve already been compromised.Whether it’s your baby monitor, your Smart TV, the webcam on your laptop, or apps
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WELL-BEING You’ve done it: driven back home to search for your forgotten phone. Dug under the car seats. Called yourself to find a lost phone. Or, worse, watched your phone ring silently when you were in a situation where you couldn’t answer it. Cellphone use has become a common part of life as mobile devices
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WELL-BEING Have your New Year’s resolutions to maintain a healthy weight started out strong? Only to fizzle about now? Get back on track with these points from the University of Houston Texas Obesity Research Center: *Document the evidence.Write down what and how much you eat of everything. Writing things down helps you to stay in
SELF-CARE CORNER According to the U.S. Surgeon General, more than 51 million Americans have had success at quitting smoking. Many smokers did not quit on their first try and needed several attempts to have success to quit for good. If you smoke, keep trying to quit. “Quitting smoking is one of the single most effective
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WELL-BEING Anyone who has tried to quit smoking knows it doesn’t always happen on the first try. But what many smokers don’t realize is that they are not alone in their failed quit attempts. A quit attempt is defined as not smoking for at least one day with the intent of not starting again. A
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BE FIT Yes and no. Moderate exercise (30 minutes a day, on most, if not all, days of the week) actually lowers your risk for respiratory infections, said David C. Nieman from the American College of Sports Medicine. But prolonged, intense exercise, on the other hand, can weaken your immune system and allow viruses to
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WELL-BEING The benefits of volunteering or helping other people seem to pay off for the giver and not necessarily the receiver. Providing tangible help to others protects your health and may lengthen your life, according to a 5-year study by researchers at 3 universities. The lead researcher Dr. Michael J. Poulin, assistant professor of psychology
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