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Home Safety 1. Separate raw, cooked, and ready-to-eat foods when you shop for, prepare, or store foods. 2. Wash your hands before you handle foods, Use clean utensils and clean surfaces when you prepare foods. 3. Rinse raw produce, such as fruits and vegetables, thoroughly under running tap water before eating, cutting, or cooking. Even […]
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Home Safety You’d think that things like knives and ladders would top the list of dangerous household objects, but they’re outranked by seemingly harmless items like tables and chairs. (Did you know, for instance, that each year thousands of children are injured falling out of bunk beds?) The following is a list of the objects,
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Fitness Is it better to exercise and then eat, or eat and then exercise? Follow these guidelines. * Don’t eat much right before a workout, because your body will divert blood to your muscles and away from your digestive organs, disrupting the process of digestion. In general, eat a light meal about 60 to 90
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Financial Health 1. Track your monthly expenses. – List fixed costs. These include mortgage or rent, car payment, phones and child care. – List costs that vary, such as clothing, eating out, personal care, and entertainment. 2. Make and follow a plan to pay down debt. Do this on your own or with professional help.
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Weight Control Hidden belly fat poses silent health threats. When your waistline gets bigger, you need to buy larger pants and belts. Too large of a waist can also increase your risk for many diseases. These include some types of cancers, type-2 diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, and stroke. It’s not the fat under
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Nutrition Pressure…stress…time demands…family responsibilities…career demands. Many times a hectic lifestyle turns snacks into meals, the family dinner into a special occasion, and eating on the run into an everyday occurrence. This leaves less time to purchase and prepare food. No matter how fast paced your routine, you can still get nutritious meals in minutes. Streamline
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Fitness Move more, even when you sit. Chances are you don’t have one of those newfangled treadmill desks in your office. That shouldn’t stop you from adding exercise into your work schedule. If you get breaks, use them to march up and down the stairs or walk around the building a few times. Or, go
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Weight Control Keep a daily food and activity diary. How many calories have you consumed today? Your best guess is likely 10 to 25 percent less than you think. To find out how many calories you do have, keep a daily food diary. And, while you are at it, record your physical activity, too. Burning
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Fitness * Start slowly. Build gradually. * Aim for at least 30 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise 5 or more days per week. * You receive health benefits even if you exercise at least 10 minutes at a time. * You can get to the peak of Mt. Rainier (14,410 feet) without leaving your home! Climb
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Stress Management Starting your day with a race to get ready might be part of your routine, but it’s not doing the rest of your day any favors. A morning ritual, on the other hand, can start your day with calm, focus, and intention. It makes you more proactive, helps you manage your emotions, and
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