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How To Create Your Own Motivation, And Reward… For A New You in 2010
By ARA at 20 December, 2009
If you’re like many people, you might have a history of unmet New Year’s resolutions. It’s common to set big goals and then disappoint yourself by falling short. A wise and more positive approach is to set a series of small, realistic goals that deliver easy successes and quick rewards.
If taking better care of yourself [...]
Tips To Relieve Winter’s Achy Knees
By ARA at 16 December, 2009
The temperatures drop, the skies cloud over and your knees are aching. As the winter months settle in, so can osteoarthritis (OA) pain in your knees.
While researchers aren’t exactly sure why temperature and barometric changes trigger achy joints, a 2007 Tufts University study supports evidence that the two are linked.
More than 10 million Americans suffer [...]
The Health Benefits of Swimming
By ARA at 23 June, 2009
There are those who extol the virtues of a runner’s high, the intensity of weight lifting and the teamwork basketball inspires, but not everyone can participate in such high-impact exercise. The health benefits of swimming, however, can be experienced by nearly anyone no matter what their age or health condition.
Swimming works the mind, body [...]
Navigating Nutrition Labels
By ARA at 22 June, 2009
Tips to Fill your Grocery Cart with Healthy Options
Members of the food industry, ranging from government organizations to grocers and food manufacturers, are filling supermarket shelves and food and beverage labels with various health claims and nutrition quality rating systems. The result has left shoppers with a wide array of possibly confusing and even contradictory [...]
Winning at Weight Loss Takes Team Effort
By ARA at 15 April, 2009
Many overweight individuals try to lose those extra pounds on their own, instead of finding help that can teach them how to get and stay healthy. Interestingly, recent studies show that not only does the likelihood of being overweight increase among friends and family members, but also the opposite holds true.
When people joined a group [...]
