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DearJames
Struggling With Diabetes? What To Do About It
by DearJames
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Dear James, I have diabetes and I really need to lose some weight, workout more, as well as decrease my intake of a lot of things that aren't good for a diabetic such as sodas and chips. How do I stay motivated, when I only work out two days a week, and sometimes not at all? It's like my mind can't stay truly focused on that because of my career situation which is being without a job now for almost... 1/5/2015 8:00:00 AM
Rob Greenstein
2 Hidden Dangers in Everyday Products You Must Know About
by Rob Greenstein
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You walk down an aisle in the huge supermarket that stocks just about everything imaginable. Your cart already contains food, about which you feel virtuous because you conscientiously read labels to avoid unhealthy additives.Spying a shampoo brand you saw in a TV ad, you drop the plastic bottle into your cart. The same brand of hair conditioner gets snapped up next. Further along, toothpastes are displayed.... 1/4/2015 8:00:00 AM
Rob Greenstein
Why You Should Care About Bees (For Your Health)
by Rob Greenstein
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Bees are essential to the plant foods we eat. In the U.S. alone, industrious bees annually help pollinate crops worth more than $200 billion. Pollination is the main job they perform for humans. Raw honey is the main product they produce. What is “raw" honey? Isn't all honey the same—a sweet sticky substance made by bees that you add to your tea or drizzle into a bowl of cereal? Wrong! Raw organic... 12/21/2014 8:00:00 AM
Clark Bartram
Overcoming The Fear That's Holding You Back
by Clark Bartram
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In James Allen's timeless masterpiece, “As A Man Thinketh," he describes fear like this: “Thoughts of fear have been known to kill a man as speedily as a bullet, and they are continually killing thousands of people just as surely though less rapidly. The people who live in fear of disease are the people who get it. Anxiety quickly demoralizes the whole body, and lays it open to the entrance of disease;... 12/9/2014 8:00:00 AM
Matt Beckman
5 Steps to Survive the Flu Season
by Matt Beckman
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Follow these tips to maximize your chances of getting through the 2014 holiday flu season without catching a nasty bug.Based on data collected by the CDC between 1983 and 2014, the peak of the flu season is typically in February, but it can also peak as early as October or as late as April.While no single method will provide fool-proof protection, using as many of these tips as possible will give you... 12/9/2014 8:00:00 AM
Rob Greenstein
Why Your Children May Already Be Pre-Diabetic
by Rob Greenstein
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Are you aware the daily diet of an average American child or adolescent (ages two to eighteen) consists of 40% '“empty" calories from sugar and unhealthy fats? About half those calories come from sodas and fruit drinks loaded with sugar, full-fat dairy desserts and foods such as pizza and fast-food burgers. For so many of us growing up, breakfast equated to sugar cereals which were marketed heavily... 11/30/2014 8:00:00 AM
Kim Challan
10 Ways to be Healthy and Fit on the Inside
by Kim Challan
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Being "fit" means we need to focus just as much on what's happening on the inside as the outside of our bodies. We are exposed to THOUSANDS of toxic chemicals daily from the time we wake up in our flame retardant bed, shower in our chlorinated water, cook in our non-stick pans, wash our face, our clothes, our dishes in chemicals, eat fruits and veggies with pesticides...the list goes on and on and... 11/19/2014 8:00:00 AM
Wellness Editor
Does Acupuncture Really Work?
by Wellness Editor
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Acupuncture is an alternative medical treatment practiced by the Chinese for 2,000 years. Fine needles inserted into a person's skin at specific points are said to affect the meridians, or channels of energy, in the body in order to block pain or eliminate anxiety. After Westerners witnessed Chinese surgeons perform operations using acupuncture in lieu of anesthesia in the 1970s, the method became... 11/18/2014 8:00:00 AM
Janet Valenty
Dry Cleaning Dangers and Alternatives
by Janet Valenty
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When choosing a dry cleaner, many people make a choice based on location, convenience, or cost. While important, there are other factors to be considered that might be more critical, especially for those who are concerned about the impact of dry cleaning on the environment or on our health. The dry cleaning services who use less toxic methods are often referred to as “Green Dry Cleaners." How Can... 11/12/2014 8:00:00 AM
Jeff Forte
Save Your Relationship Before It’s Too Late
by Jeff Forte
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Many years ago I had a conversation with my wife that could have ended our marriage. And I have seen many couples engaged in the exact same cycle of relationship destruction.Here's what happened:My wife said something to me and I responded back. She accused me of having a “tone." Who, me?So now I am defending my “no tone."She now says something back with a “tone" in her voice. So I escalate with more... 11/11/2014 10:00:00 PM
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