5,196 articles related to "health"

Medical Home a Hot Topic at AHIP Institute

On Thursday at AHIP Institute I had the pleasure of presenting a medical home case study with my colleague Elaine Olzawski, senior director of health care management at BlueCross BlueShield of Oklahoma. We were incredibly impressed with the turnout (...

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Shea Butter ~ Africa's Golden Gift

Shea Butter ~ Africa's Golden Gift by: Lisa Maliga From department stores to discount and drug stores, shea butter lotions, creams, lip balms, soap, conditioners and moisturizers are becoming more familiar to us. On television, a commercial...

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Advanced Health Care Directive - 10 Most Commonly Asked Questions

Advanced Health Care Directive - 10 Most Commonly Asked Questions by: Barbara C. Phillips Today, more than ever, you need a Living Will. Discover the 10 most common questions you need answered so you too can have peace of mind. 1. What is an adv...

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Who Ever Said Low Carb Diets Meant No-Carb?

Who Ever Said Low Carb Diets Meant No-Carb? by: S.A. Smith A little information if often a dangerous thing... and many people trying low carb diets failed miserably in the long-run because they took the concept to its extreme figuring that if lo...

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5 Steps to Start Your Weight Loss Program

5 Steps to Start Your Weight Loss Program by: Nicholas Webb Remember there’s more to you than meets the eye. You’ve got personality, brains, feelings… in short, all those things that make you, YOU. So why diet? After all, you’re more tha...

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Body Fat Distribution Factors

Body Fat Distribution Factors by: Laura Ciocan Most men and women put on weight differently. But on what makes fat settle in a preferential way, there is little evidence. Scientists ascertained that the specific body shapes are: the android shap...

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Sex & Pregnancy...Do They Mix???

Sex & Pregnancy...Do They Mix??? by: Tara Grant As a pregnant woman, you may experience sex drives much like your moods. Up and Down! Some women claim that they have no sex drive at all during pregnancy, and others, say their sex drive is better...

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Supplements and Drugs: A Hazardous Combination

Supplements and Drugs: A Hazardous Combination by: Marjorie Geiser, RD, NSCA-CPT As I have become more involved in using functional nutritional therapy in my practice, I have come to realize that many people are still confused about the safety a...

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Trade In Your Diet For A Lifestyle!

Trade In Your Diet For A Lifestyle! by: Gordon Black Dieting is a pain. I think basically everyone would agree that having to adhere to a rigid restriction of your free-flow eating preferences puts a bit of a damper on the whole food experience....

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What You Eat Can Protect Your Skin from the Sun

You Eat Can Protect Your Skin from the Sun by: Barbara Levine, R.D., Ph.D. (ARA Content) (ARA) - By now you probably think you've heard all of the health reasons there are for eating your vegetables. But recently, researchers from Harvard U...

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