Lifestyle Stories from February 18, 2013 (Change date)
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Your health: What’s your vitamin D level?Feb 20, 2013 8:07 am - Vitamin D facts Figuring out all the factors that can affect your vitamin D level is complicated, says Harvard Medical School. Your body makes vitamin D when sunlig...
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Dietary supplement may ease stress response in some peopleFeb 19, 2013 10:54 am - In a previous column, I discussed the effects of stress on health, but not everyone responds to stress in the same manner. Although we live in a society where stress see...
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Undescended testicle usually drops on its ownFeb 22, 2013 9:12 am - Q. My new baby was born with an undescended testicle. What should we do? A. When a baby boy is an embryo in his mother’s womb, the testicles form in the lower part of th...
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Status report for the Fittest Loser contestantsFeb 19, 2013 9:33 am - Karen Castillo, 36, Carpentersville Starting weight: 206 Current weight: 206 Weight lost: 0 pounds, 0 percent Marianne Costales-Roman, 37, Carol Stream Startin...
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Contestants chew over new way to approach foodFeb 21, 2013 11:13 am - Shopping, chopping, planning, preparing and eating followed by more shopping, chopping, planning, preparing and eating. So goes the nutritional life of the Fittest Loser...
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Fabulous Fakes exhibit in Naperville give artists freedom to copyFeb 19, 2013 9:33 am - One of the more amusing pieces in theNaperville Art League’s latest “Fabulous Fakes” exhibit is as impressive for its title as the painting itself. “Klimt Eastwood” is a...
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Health, fitness apps make smartphones an exercise toolFeb 21, 2013 5:10 am - When Jon Mead, a devoted cyclist, visits a new city, he goes right to his smartphone app Strava to find the best bike routes. In his hometown, Sacramento, Calif., the 24...
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Prospect grad saving dogs, in between tanker refueling flightsFeb 19, 2013 10:58 am - For U.S. Air Force Maj. Gina Stramaglio, it's all about her love of pets and winning the good will of the people who live near where she is temporarily stationed. Not th...
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Boosting immune system will help you avoid colds, fluFeb 20, 2013 10:38 am - Chances are, you've recently had family members or co-workers sick with a cold or the flu. This time of year seems to bring on sickness as often as the weather changes....
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Highway calls for 1951 Ford F-7 big rigFeb 21, 2013 5:10 am - A workhorse like Barry Rittenhouse's 1951 Ford F-7 Big Job is capable of accomplishing mighty tasks. Despite its strong potential, this rolling tool of the truck-driving...
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