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Verdict: What is the Best Exercise to Shed Those Extra Pounds?

Verdict: What is the Best Exercise to Shed Those Extra Pounds?

It’s time to get a head start on New Year’s resolutions; and what’s usually high on everyone’s list? — A healthier lifestyle. Whether it’s dropping a few pounds, being more active or quitting fast food for a while, learning to

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Complete Guide to Measure Portion Size with the Palm of Your Hand

Complete Guide to Measure Portion Size with the Palm of Your Hand

How much food is too much? This might be specially hard to know when you’re trying to stay healthy or if you’re trying to lose weight. But learning about portion control might be one of the most important things to

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‘Tome Un Respiro’ Campaign Educates Hispanic Community about COPD

‘Tome Un Respiro’ Campaign Educates Hispanic Community about COPD

(Glenview, Illinois)– Today, in conjunction with World COPD Day and National COPD Awareness Month, the CHEST Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the American College of Chest Physicians, is launching the second phase of the Tome Un Respiro campaign to raise

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Sneaky Food Swaps to Help You Cut Up to 500 Calories in Your Day

Sneaky Food Swaps to Help You Cut Up to 500 Calories in Your Day

Believe it or not, you could be cutting down on as much as 500 calories every day by substituting some of your most common ingredients. The best part? You won’t be missing out on the flavor. The Get Slimmers Guide

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Study: Moms, is it YOUR Fault Your Child is Obese?

Study: Moms, is it YOUR Fault Your Child is Obese?

The country’s obesity crisis is being blamed on mothers in denial over their child’s weight problems. That’s according to new research by the University of Limerick, which found that if moms don’t “currently perceive their child’s weight as problematic, they

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Feeling Tired? Forget Coffee, Drink a Cup of Orange Juice Instead

Feeling Tired? Forget Coffee, Drink a Cup of Orange Juice Instead

This week we celebrated National Coffee Day, but if you’re feeling tired, there could be something better out there than coffee.  A new study out of the University of Reading in the U.K. found that drinking a glass of orange

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Young People Need to Eat Less and Exercise More Than Their Parents to Keep a Healthy Weight

Young People Need to Eat Less and Exercise More Than Their Parents to Keep a Healthy Weight

Turns out, millenials today have to eat less and exercise more in order to maintain a healthy weight, compared to what their parents had to back in the day. That’s what new research from York University in Toronto claims, finding

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From Wrinkles to Heart Problems: The Effects of Not Getting Enough Sleep

It’s safe to say that getting enough sleep nowadays is almost impossible. We’re all juggling jobs, relationships, bills, family — everything at the same time!  But not getting enough Z’s can be taking a toll on your health — especially

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Study Reveals Why Some Smokers Get Cancer and Others Don’t

Ever wondered why some people, despite the risks of smoking, are able to live a long, cancer-free life?  New research from UCLA has taken on the subject and as it turns out — it’s in the genes.  They found that

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Know the Signs: Does Your Child Have a Sleeping Disorder?

By Christina Vercelletto It’s not just about being drowsy during the day. Hyperactivity, poor grades, and social problems are all potential consequences of a childhood sleep disorder. According to a University of Arizona study conducted this year, kids with sleep apnea are

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