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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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Weight Control Avoid liquids that fill you up and out. That grande (16 oz.) peppermint chocolate mocha you grabbed before work might have perked you up, but it added 400 calories to your diet. With another 250 calories from the 20 oz. cola you drank with lunch, and the 300 calories from the two 12
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Weight Control When a behavior is followed by a reward, the behavior is more likely to be repeated. So the more you are rewarded for your weight-loss efforts, the more likely you’ll continue to succeed. But you don’t have to wait until you lose weight to reward yourself Rewards should begin the very first day
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Substance Use & Abuse Avoid getting hooked on medicines. Prescribed drugs provide relief for people with chronic pain, anxiety, and other health problems. But taken the wrong way or without a prescription, these drugs pose serious health risks and addiction. A number of national surveys report that prescription drug abuse is becoming more and more
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Fitness Playing it safe when doing day or overnight hiking starts with researching your destination, preparing for any possibilities, and letting people know where you are going and when you’ll return. Steer clear of remote or dangerous places. Bring non-perishable food to eat, or pack it so that cold food stays cold and hot foods
Healthy Travel Expecting to travel before your baby is due? Follow these guidelines. * Check with your physician to make sure travel is permissible. Travel during pregnancy is least risky during the fourth to sixth months. * If you’re planning to travel by airplane or train, ask for an aisle seat so you can get
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