MEDICATIONS SAFETY

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) judges a drug to be safe enough to approve when the benefits of the medicine outweigh the known risks for the labeled use. Doctors, physician assistants, nurses, pharmacists, and YOU make up your health care team. To reduce the risks from using medicines and to get the most benefit, you need to be an active member of the...

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A GUIDE TO GOOD PERSONAL HYGIENE

Personal hygiene habits such as washing your hands and brushing and flossing your teeth will help keep bacteria, viruses, and illnesses at bay. And there are mental as well as physical benefits. “Practicing good body hygiene helps you feel good about yourself, which is important for your mental health,” notes Donald Novey, MD, an integrative medicine physician with...

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6 WAYS TO BOOST WOMEN'S HEALTH

To look and feel your best at every age, it’s important to make smart lifestyle and health choices. Here are six simple things that women can do every day (or with regularity) to ensure good health: 1. Eat a healthy diet “You want to eat as close to a natural foods diet as you can,” says Donald Novey, MD, an integrative medicine physician with the Advocate Medical...

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HOW TO EAT A HEALTHY DIET

If you are what you eat, it follows that you want to stick to a healthy diet that’s well balanced. “You want to eat a variety of foods,” says Stephen Bickston, MD, AGAF, professor of internal medicine and director of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center at Virginia Commonwealth University Health Center in Richmond. “You don’t want to be overly restrictive of any one...

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FINDING FITNESS: 10 WAYS TO FIT IN EXERCISE

The benefits of regular exercise are unrivaled: Physical activity can help you lose weight and prevent a host of ailments, including heart disease, diabetes, and osteoporosis. Being fit also can help you stay mentally sharp. While most people know they should exercise, you may not know where to start or how to fit it into a busy schedule. The American College of Sports...

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5 WAYS TO KEEP YOUR BODY STRONG AND HEALTHY

Unlike wine, some of your body parts don't get better with age. But you can protect your most important organs with this plan to prevent a breakdown and live longer and healthier. 1. Protect Your Brain Everyone loses brain volume as they age, but the stress hormone cortisol speeds the decline, say McGill University researchers. Help your mind unwind with a houseplant:...

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5 FOODS YOU SHOULD BE EATING FOR YOUR BEST BODY—INSIDE AND OUT

Find out some of the healthiest foods to eat for heart health, weight loss and healthier skin. Choosing nutritious foods helps your health in two ways. First, a diet packed with fiber-rich fruits and vegetables, lean proteins and healthy fats helps you feel fuller on fewer calories, which is key in keeping your weight in check. Plus, antioxidants and other beneficial...

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HEALTHY LIVING TIPS FOR PEOPLE WITH DIABETES

About Diabetes "Diabetes mellitus," more commonly referred to as "diabetes," is a condition that causes blood sugar to rise to dangerous levels: a fasting blood glucose of 126 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL) or more. How Diabetes Develops After eating a meal, the food is broken down by the digestive system and blood sugar (or glucose) rises. The pancreas is an...

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3 SIMPLE MOTION BURN FAT

Look fat does sometimes make us uncomfortable, especially if you are a woman. And of course, everyone wants to have a proportionate body, is not it? But to get it you must do activity to burn fat, one of which can exercise effective. 1. Plank Plank is done by means of push-up position but the weight of the body using elbows. You do not need to do other movements,...

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FREE FUN WAYS FITNESS AT HOME

You want to have a healthy body with perfect shape, but you do not want to go to a fitness center or gym. Maybe you do not have much free time, or you feel the price that must be paid is too expensive. Perhaps you feel uncomfortable practicing in a public place like that. Perhaps you recently signed up as a member of a gym, but the busy work of making you do not have...

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