Here are some ideas to help you plan how to fit physical activity into your day at home, work, and elsewhere to help get you started. We know you’re busy. Work and family place a lot of demands on you. It doesn’t seem...
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Some Turning to Hindu Breathing Technique
By BETH DUFF-BROWN Associated Press Writer (AP) NEW DELHI It seemed odd to me that one would need lessons in how to breathe. Yet people worldwide are turning to the intensive Art of Living course on lowering stress and...
What kills Americans most?
Heart disease. It’s the No. 1 cause of death in this country. You can lower your chances of getting heart disease. One way is to choose foods carefully. For a healthy heart, eat: less fat less sodium fewer...
Eat Your Fruits and Veggies
Did you know there are at least four great reasons to eat more fruits and vegetables? It is easy to do. Almost all are low in calories and fat. They are a good source of vitamins and minerals and provide fiber. They may...
How to Give Medicine to Children
“Open wide … here comes the choo-choo.” When it comes to giving children medicine, a little imagination never hurts. But what’s more important is vigilance: giving the medicine at the right time...
Experts Offer Advice on Toning Flabby Abs
Washboards. Six-packs. No matter what they’re called, muscular, lean abdominals are an obsession for some Americans. And there is no shortage of methods to get them. Some fitness programs encourage countless...
Eating Disorders
Q. What are eating disorders? A. Eating disorders are very unhealthy ways of eating that can lead to serious illness and death. Each year, millions of people in the United States suffer from eating disorders. Three of...
Protection Against Microbes
The body has an arsenal of defenses that it uses to ward off foreign invaders. Healthy immune systems recognize as foreign many things that are not self. Most of the foreign invaders that confront the human immune...
Guide to Behavior Change
Over the past few years it has become clear that weight is an important health issue. Being overweight is a risk factor for health problems such as diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and triglycerides...
HHS Announces Plans to Study Ephedra; Steps Up Enforcement of Illegal Ephedrine Marketing
HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson today announced new efforts to expand scientific research on the safety of ephedrine alkaloids and to aggressively pursue the illegal marketing of non-herbal synthetic ephedrine alkaloid...
