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Staying on your feet: Strategies to keep you from falling
Remember when falling used to be a piece of cake? When you were a kid, and even in ...
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The power of resilience: How to bounce back from adversity
Life throws all of us curve balls. But according to Mayo Clinic, the more resilient we are, the ...
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Want to age in place? Prepare your body, not just your home
Most people are familiar with the need to prepare your home so that you can age safely in ...
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Half-hour daily walk can help ward off deep vein thrombosis
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a condition that occurs when a blood clot forms in a vein deep ...
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‘Forgiveness’ study: Letting go of hurt helps mental health
A new Harvard-led study builds on earlier research suggesting forgiveness boosts our mental wellbeing by reducing anxiety and ...
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Research signals ‘new day’ for treating chronic fatigue syndrome
Even though it sounds a little amorphous, chronic fatigue syndrome – now called myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) ...
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Fitness musts and myths: What exercise advice to follow
To stretch or not to stretch? To ice or not to ice? To run or not to run? ...
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Self-awareness: Getting in touch with your thoughts, emotions
Most people think that their level of self-awareness is pretty high. But Jane Coyle, LCSW, a psychotherapist who’s ...
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Lymphedema: No cure, but many effective treatment options
Up to 250 million people worldwide have lymphedema, including an estimated 10 million in the United States, according ...
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Why are more young non-smokers getting lung cancer?
Lung cancer used to be known as a disease of old men, but an interesting shift in its ...
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Multidimensional weight loss: More than calories in, calories out
The average woman spends the equivalent of between six to 13 years during her lifetime dieting, according to ...
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Wide range of treatments can help with urinary incontinence
Nearly one in three women experience urinary incontinence, including 50 percent of older women, but the condition doesn’t ...