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Jackie Holfelder

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How to use breathing and self-care to manage your anxiety

Do you know how to practice self-care? Selfcare is any activity that helps you increase your mental and ...

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How to stay positive after a dreaded dementia diagnosis

You’ve just received one of the most frightening medical diagnoses imaginable: “You have dementia.” How do you stay ...

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Better treatments bring renewed hope to liver cancer patients

Even as liver cancer rates surge, better treatments are bringing new hope to those battling the disease. The ...

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Pain in the neck! Cervical aches hit 30% of adults yearly

Pity your poor neck! As if this slender structure didn’t have enough to deal with supporting your heavy ...

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Rheumatoid arthritis can manifest in a wide range of symptoms

The most common symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis are pretty well known – stiff, painful joints and fatigue. But ...

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Hiatal hernias: More cases diagnosed among those over 50

Many older adults don’t find out they have a hiatal hernia until they have a CT scan for ...

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Is your diet nutrient deficient? If so, it’s easy to correct.

We all know how important a healthy diet is. But how do you know if you’re lacking in ...

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Polycystic ovary syndrome: Complex disorder often misdiagnosed

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common causes of female infertility, affecting between 6 percent ...

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Childhood peanut allergies keep declining under new guidance

After years of recommending that infants not be given peanut products, doctors and other medical experts officially reversed ...

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Tai chi: Life can be smoother when you go with ‘the flow’

Tai chi originated as an ancient form of martial art in China that was widely considered the most ...

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Total ankle replacements are now ‘popular and well-tolerated’

After a somewhat checkered introduction in the early 1970s, total ankle replacement (TAR) surgery has emerged as an ...

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How hyperbaric oxygen therapy can help with healing

The “new kid on the block” that effectively treats a host of medical conditions has actually been around ...