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- December 15, 2010
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Good for Your Own Well-Being?
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Limit screen time to protect your child’s heart, American Heart Association says0
- Headlines & Highlights
- August 8, 2018
“Screen time is associated with being overweight and obese which is associated with high cholesterol and high blood pressure. Once those risk factors, such as obesity, are in play in childhood, they tend to continue into adulthood.”
READ MORELike kids, elderly need to get outdoors0
- Lifestyle & Relationships
- July 20, 2011
A breath of fresh air or a brisk walk helps the elderly, often cooped up in nursing homes, fight off what some are calling “nature deficit disorder” and is deeply rooted in quality of life issues. Being outdoors helps people feel alive, happier, and even younger, experts say. Though the older generations may need some
READ MORELike girls, U.S. boys may be hitting puberty earlier0
- Health & Healing
- October 22, 2012
Boys in the United States may be entering puberty earlier than in generations past, a new study has found, suggesting it's not just girls who are developing at younger ages. Reuters, 10/21/2012
READ MORELifetime friendship is medicine for the soul0
- Relationships
- December 7, 2012
Dr. James House, from the University of Michigan, has researched the health benefits of meaningful relationships. He says a lack of social interactions is predictive of poor health and earlier death for most people. House contends that keeping in contact with others is likely to regulate a person's own behaviors so that it becomes harder
READ MORELifestyle & Relationships Resources0
- Lifestyle & Relationships
- December 15, 2010
Unfinished Business Lee Kravitz’s first book — the highly acclaimed memoir UNFINISHED BUSINESS: One Man’s Extraordinary Year of Trying to Do the Right Things — chronicles the journey he took to reconnect with his life after he lost his job as editor-in-chief of Parade in October 2007. This journey is also the topic of the
READ MORELife’s Hard Lessons0
- Entertainment, Books & Humor
- September 15, 2013
Life is full of ups and downs, but the challenging times can actually be opportunities to make positive changes and take on new approaches to life. Dr. Norman E. Rosenthal’s book, “The Gift of Adversity,” is filled with life lessons that can help you to change your perspective during tough times.
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