5,196 articles related to "health"

Bye Bye Holidays

Hoping everyone had a fun, fantastic, exciting and relaxing melange of Holiday eventfulness or lack thereof. Whatever it was that you did, that it most suited your moods and needs. Since the holidays were shortened into one compact week, Saturday to ...

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7 Tips to Healthy Sleeping Habits

Copyright 2005 Gobala KrishnanYou toss and turn in bed trying to sleep but get up feeling frustrated. When you finally do get some sleep, it is o?nly for a few hours because it is time to get up and go to work. Then, you go through the day feeling gr...

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How Does A Person Acquire Diabetes

Diabetes is a condition where the body, or to be precise the pancreas, loses its ability to create insulin, the chemical necessary to regulate blood sugar levels. As we take in food, a substance called glucose enters through the bloodstream, and it ...

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The Fitness Benefits of Swimming

By Rebecca Blain ofhttp://www.everything-swimming-pools.comThere are many fitness benefits to swimming. By making it seem like the body weighs much less than it actually does, swimming is the perfect alternative for those who are not capable of perfo...

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Treadmills

Having a treadmill is a great way of getting back into shape, not forgetting improving your general fitness.Manufacturers often separate treadmills into two categories: "home" or "residential," and "club" or "commercial." Good home treadmills are ess...

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My First Thermographic Experience

My First Thermographic Experience by: Brenda Witt I had been a bit nervous all day wondering what my thermogram procedure would entail. Would I need to undress completely? Would I be given one of those paper gowns that opens in the front and bar...

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Restless Legs Syndrome or Growing Pains?

Restless Legs Syndrome or Growing Pains? by: Donald Saunders Restless legs syndrome is a common sleep disorder affecting about 1 in 10 adults. Characterized by an uncomfortable, and sometimes painful, itching or prickling in the legs and an unco...

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Coffee - A Healthy Blend

Coffee - A Healthy Blend by: Romey Estes Coffee has joined the ranks of red wine and chocolate as a guilty pleasure that may actually be good for you. As much as it is a great way to get that “fix” in the morning, recent studies have shown t...

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Chronic Asthma Information

Chronic Asthma Information by: Allan Wilson Not everyone with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease suffers from chronic asthma, but many individuals who experience emphysema or chronic bronchitis have asthma-like symptoms. Medical experts conti...

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Borderline Diabetic or Pre-Diabetic - Here's Your First Line of Defense

Before you are diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, you may be considered as a prediabetic. Prediabetes means that you have higher than normal blood sugar although not yet high enough to be considered as Type 2 diabetes. Being prediabetic simply means you...

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