WARNING SIGNS: What Is the MS Hug?

WARNING SIGNS: What Is the MS Hug?

Diet & Fitness / Wellness

When you think of a hug, you typically think of something warm and inviting, happy and comforting. For people who suffer from Multiple Sclerosis (MS), however, the “MS Hug” means something entirely different. MS is a chronic and unpredictable disease in which the body basically attacks itself. Put simply: The…

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What a Sight! Should I Get Bifocals?

What a Sight! Should I Get Bifocals?

Diet & Fitness / Wellness

The idea of someone wearing bifocals may conjure the image of a hunched-over elderly person, but that is an antiquated, stereotypical view of the type of person who needs bifocals. Older adults may be more inclined to ask the optometrist, “Should I get bifocals?”  But age is just a number…

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6 Behaviors That Put You at Risk for the Flu

6 Behaviors That Put You at Risk for the Flu

Diet & Fitness / Wellness

By now, we all know the flu is nothing to sneeze at. It’s an illness that sends people running straight for the sanitizer…and with good reason.  According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, influenza and pneumonia were responsible for more than 50,000 deaths in 2011. It goes without…

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What Vaccinations Are You Missing?

What Vaccinations Are You Missing?

Diet & Fitness / Wellness

Typically, childhood vaccinations are monitored and meticulously recorded on special sheets from the pediatrician’s office while adult vaccinations are often forgotten or overlooked by health care providers. Approximately 50,000 people die each year from diseases that could be prevented with vaccinations, 36,000 of those deaths are due to the influenza…

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Is Your Food Aging You?

Is Your Food Aging You?

Diet & Fitness / Wellness

Did you know that the food you eat could be prematurely aging you? Science has made some amazing discoveries in the last decade in nutrition. We really should be taking note of what we put in our mouth because more than ever, we are what we eat. Do you know…

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Spinach Isn’t Just for Popeye

Spinach Isn’t Just for Popeye

Diet & Fitness / Wellness

How smart is Popeye? Smarter than you think. Popeye attributes his amazing strength to eating spinach, but he is also protecting himself against osteoporosis, heart disease, colon cancer and arthritis. The Journal of Nutrition recently published a report that spinach fights prostate cancer while The Nurses Health Study reveals women…

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Beneficial Foods for High Blood Pressure

Beneficial Foods for High Blood Pressure

Diet & Fitness / Wellness

It appears that the medical profession the world over are all too quick to prescribe drugs rather than to suggest natural methods of lowering high blood pressure (hypertension). Most of these medicines can have undesirable side effects, so it is a good idea to look for natural methods. It has…

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Vitamins for Vegetarians

Vitamins for Vegetarians

Diet & Fitness / Wellness

There are a lot of vegetarians among us, some by circumstance and some by choice. Those who are vegetarians by choice can be divided into two general groups — those who do not eat meat, poultry or fish, but do consume dairy products as – in theory – the animals…

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Could You Have DVT? Find Out

Could You Have DVT? Find Out

Diet & Fitness / Wellness

Between 60,000 to 100,000 people die every year of a deadly medical condition known as deep vein thrombosis.  Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a blood clot that forms and lodges deep in a vein, typically inside the calf or thigh muscle. These clots can break off and make their way…

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