What you don’t know about your immune system
Your immune system protects you against colds, flu, and infections, but that’s just a drop in the bucket! Here are all the other things your immune system does for you that you might not know about, and how to make sure yours is working like it should.
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Are you guilty of these common exercise blunders?
If you are getting on the exercise bandwagon, congratulations--you couldn’t do anything better for good health and weight loss!
But BEWARE.
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The incredible shrinking brain nutrient
I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that most people would not want to deliberately harm their brain. Well, the problem is the average person is doing EXACTLY that--hurting their brain and greatly compromising its ability to function--day in and day out.
Rates of this “silent” disease are increasing
If you are an adult living in America chances are good you are or soon will be hosting a sneaky, silent disease that lies dormant, but can eventually rear its ugly head and leave you flat on your back (or on the operating table). I’m talking about diverticulitis. Here’s what you need to know about this “silent” condition that is anything BUT silent when it strikes you.
Is this the secret to being thin for life?
Currently, about seven out of 10 of us are overweight or obese…so naturally, the medical and scientific communities are scrambling to figure out why and studying practically everything from food to environmental factors to whether someone scratches their backside when they wake up.
An important phone call you must make today
Today is National Call Your Doctor Day. I’m usually cynical about these “National” days because many of them seem pointless or downright silly. But the message behind today’s is rather important. Many women tend to take care of everyone else around them and ignore their own health, sometimes to their detriment.
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