From the monthly archives:

November 2007

Work Harder Woman! Latest Health News

November 30, 2007

Women Have To Work Harder 
Fewer Resources Mean Greater Cancer Risks
Secondhand smoke causes firsthand injury
Good cholesterol offers insurance

It’s not just sodas making us fat
And other fun items…..
Women Have To Work Harder
Remember that old line about Ginger Rogers having to be a better dancer than Fred Astaire because she did everything he did, only [...]

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Too Fat is no way to age!

November 28, 2007

Well duh! Guess what the Journal of the American Medical Association found out? If you are overweight and aging you are more likely to have a diminished quality of life! Why? Because your knees are likely to hurt and not work as well. Why? Because obese people over the age [...]

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Is being fat contagious?

November 26, 2007

You may have seen the headlines, screaming at you from the health section of your local or national newspaper. “Is Fat Contagious”. It’s an eye-catching title, but what really lay behind the banner?

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You can laugh your a– off!

November 24, 2007

Laughing out loud is good for you! A study from The University of Maryland School of Medicine says that a hearty laugh on a daily basis increases the blood flow by expanding the blood vessels.
Remember Santa? “his belly would shake like a bowl full of jelly.”? Well, Santa might as well have been [...]

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The University of Duh!

November 14, 2007

Every day we hear details of a new study telling us important new information about health. But sometimes you have to wonder what the researchers were thinking, because their findings are, to state the obvious, really obvious.
For example, a Kaiser Family Foundation study found children shouldn’t do their homework with the television on, because it’s [...]

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Finding Your Way

November 13, 2007

One of the hardest things to do is to find what works for you. There is so much advice out there, so many diet books, exercise books, lifestyle books, that sometimes it can be overwhelming. So we thought the best way to help you was to let you hear from people who put aside the [...]

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What did Mom say about Colds and Flu?

November 12, 2007

Hey! What do you really know about colds and flu?
Well, did you know that colds and flu are caused by viruses. Now while your mother probably didn’t sit you down and say “a virus is a minute particle that lives as a parasite in plants and animals”, she probably did tell you how [...]

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A Nap a Day Keeps the Doctor Away

November 12, 2007

What if I told you there is a simple activity that can help you lower your blood pressure, reduce your risk of heart attack or stroke, increase your alertness, and put you in a better mood. Best of all it doesn’t involve any medication, any special equipment, in fact it doesn’t involve any effort at [...]

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