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America’s oldest teacher may also be most beloved0
- Making a Positive Difference
- January 15, 2014
At age 100, Agnes Zhelesnik is the oldest living teacher in the United States, but she is known to her students at Sundance grade school simply as “Granny.” Agnes was a stay-at-home mom until she was 81 years old; she then became a home economics teacher to share her gift and keep herself feeling young.
READ MOREOne in four adolescents meet physical-activity guidelines0
- Health & Healing
- January 14, 2014
Is your teen a couch potato? Only 25% of those aged 12-14 are getting a minimum of 60 minutes of exercise per day, new research shows. The problem is that we take our attitude toward fitness into adulthood, so it’s important to start when you’re young. Tala Fakhouri, an epidemiologist with the National Center
READ MOREU.S. smoking warning made history, saved lives0
- Health & Healing
- January 13, 2014
In honor of the 50th anniversary of the first Surgeon General’s report on smoking and health, health experts are pushing for even more to be done to keep people tobacco-free. Since the release of the original report in 1964, the smoking rate in the U.S. has decreased by 59% and some areas have even banned
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10 Questions You’d Better Ask Your Boss0
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- January 11, 2014
What do you need to know about your boss to succeed at your job? Forbes staff writer Susan Adams once learned first-hand what it’s like to work for a boss who micro-manages. In a past job as a team member of a nightly TV show, she says that she was required to send frequent email updates, since her boss didn’t think the team was doing a good job unless she could constantly monitor their actions.
READ MOREHunt for Cures Seeks New Benefits From Umbilical Cord0
- Health & Healing
- January 9, 2014
The blood contained in newborns’ umbilical cords may be beneficial for treating a variety of diseases, scientists believe. While more research is needed, scientists are already looking into the benefits of cord blood and tissues for heart disease, autoimmune diseases, multiple sclerosis and more.
READ MORECameron Diaz offers advice on getting your best body0
- Celebrity HealthStyles
- January 9, 2014
In her new book, “The Body Book,” actress Cameron Diaz shares her secrets to getting in shape and staying healthy. While she admits that getting in shape is not always easy, she says it starts with loving your body: “Know that body. The only way you can know that body is by taking care of it properly. If you are eating processed foods, and you’re not getting all your nutrients, not exercising properly, then you are not living in the body that you were meant to live in.”
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