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Rick Warren shares the good news about weight-loss plan
- Celebrity HealthStyles
- December 22, 2013
Pastor Rick Warren, best-selling author of The Purpose Driven Life, has been through his fair share of hardships and tragedy, from his wife’s fight against breast cancer to his son’s suicide earlier this year. But in his new book, The Daniel Plan: 40 Days to a Healthier Life, Warren shares a weight-loss program that helped him and his congregation to get healthy together and lose more than 250,000 pounds collectively in a year.
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It’s Official: Organic Milk Is Better for You
- Environmental Well-Being
- December 14, 2013
Organic milk is better for you because it contains more omega-3 fatty acids (which help keep your heart healthy) than nonorganic milk, a large-scale study has found. Researchers also found that nonorganic milk has more omega-6 fats, which can increase inflammation levels and the risk of disease. Omega-6 fats need to have a healthy ratio to omega-3s, and that ratio is better in organic milk.
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Grit Your Teeth: Toothbrush Holder Yields New Germ
- Environmental Well-Being
- December 13, 2013
A new bacterium called Klebsiella michiganensis, part of the same family as E. coli, may be hiding in the toothbrush holder in your bathroom. Typically, E. coli is found in fecal matter or inside your intestines.
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Giving up technology is as ‘stressful as getting married’- and Thursday is the hardest day to go without gadgets
- Lifestyle & Relationships
- December 10, 2013
Could you go without your smartphone? Over 50% of smartphone users experience anxiety when they can’t use their devices, new research from software firm FrontRange has found.
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Susan Boyle diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome
- Celebrity HealthStyles
- December 10, 2013
Singer Susan Boyle had a difficult time in school as a child and was even the victim of bullying, but the 52-year-old revealed that she is relieved to find out why. Previously told that her difficulties were due to brain damage at birth because of oxygen deprivation, Boyle now knows she has a form of autism known as Asperger’s syndrome.
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Buddy bench at Roundtown Elementary to help foster friendships
- Making a Positive Difference
- December 7, 2013
Many kids know what it feels like to sit on the sidelines during recess, hoping someone will ask them to play. Second-grader Christian Bucks saw this happening at his school, so he decided to create a “buddy bench” to help his peers find new friends.
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Dr. Oz says keeping your cell phone in your bra can cause breast cancer
- Health & Healing
- December 7, 2013
“When it comes to cell phones, the bra has become the new purse,” Dr. Oz says. But keeping your cell phone in your bra may be increasing your risk of developing breast cancer, according to Dr. Oz and other experts. Tiffany Frantz, a 23-year-old guest on the Dr. Oz Show, found out she had breast
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No HealthCare.gov? No problem, private sites say
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- December 3, 2013
HealthCare.gov has been challenging and time-consuming for many people, but there are other sites that can help you to find coverage that meets the requirements of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Jerry Zweiger, a 35-year-old collection agency owner, was able to secure a new plan in just 30 minutes through the website eHealthInsurance.com, a private site that has been approved by the government to sell coverage.
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Get Up and Move: Study Finds it’s Never too Late to Start Exercising
- Health & Healing
- December 2, 2013
Exercise is beneficial to your health no matter how old you are. A study in the British Journal of Sports and Medicine has found that those who exercise regularly, even just once a week, are seven times more likely to age healthily. Healthy aging helps to boost mental health and to decrease one's risk of
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FYI, Parents: Your Kids Watch A Full-Time Job’s Worth of TV Each Week
- Home & Family
- November 28, 2013
Nickelodeon’s latest research may be a bit shocking to parents: the average kid watches 35 hours of television a week, which is almost equivalent to a full work week. The data shows that kids watch 12% more TV than they did just 9 years ago.
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Unlikely bond saves boy and dog
- Making a Positive Difference
- November 28, 2013
Johnny Hickey, an 8-year-old from Georgia who has autism, has made great progress thanks to his rescue dog, Xena. Now Xena has been honored as the “Dog of the Year” at the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals’ annual ceremony.
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‘GMA’s’ Amy Robach, recovering from double mastectomy, says doctors found another tumor during operation: ‘I got lucky’
- Celebrity HealthStyles
- November 28, 2013
Good Morning America’s Amy Robach discovered she had breast cancer after getting a mammogram on the show in October, leading her to have a double mastectomy.
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Preterm birth linked to chemicals
- Environmental Well-Being
- November 28, 2013
A group of chemicals that mimic hormones, called phthalates, which are contained in processed foods and personal care products, have been linked to an increased risk of preterm delivery for pregnant women. According to the study in JAMA Pediatrics, women with higher levels of phthalates were two to five times more likely to deliver before 37 weeks.
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Simply Deciding To Be Related
- Lifestyle & Relationships
- November 28, 2013
Friends can become your family, as Beki Reese and Matthew Tanksley know. Tanksley was friends with Reese’s 22-year-old son, Caleb, who died of lung cancer. He helped his friend along the way and comforted the Reese family during the tragic time. Beki was happy to welcome Matthew into the family, as Matthew’s own mother had passed away when he was a young teen.
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Drivers still Web surfing while driving, survey finds
- Lifestyle & Relationships
- November 27, 2013
Texting while driving has been a concern for years now, but a new national survey by State Farm has found that almost one in four drivers are also surfing the internet while behind the wheel. More people age 40+ are now using smartphones, which has contributed to the increase.
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