Health and Fitness
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Keeping your hands clean is the best way to stay healthyMar 29, 2020 6:00 am - Q: Why do you have to wash your hands with soap and warm water for at least 20 seconds? Are they not getting clean if you've only got cold water? And why is 20 seconds t...
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Fittest Loser 2020 teams stay the (uncharted) courseMar 29, 2020 6:00 am - Many of us have transitioned to working from home, and all of us are feeling the effects of the stay-at-home order to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. Fittest Loser ...
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Fitness enthusiasts think outside the gymMar 28, 2020 7:00 am - FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Steve LaTart in Minnesota is thinking of installing a space heater in his basement to recreate the atmosphere of his hot yoga classes now that hi...
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Productive tasks to make you feel better about being stuck at homeMar 28, 2020 7:00 am - Now that the coronavirus has sent workers and students home, closed businesses and canceled events, it's going to be important to create new routines and find meaningful...
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'Be a good citizen': Park districts, forest preserves say keep spaced apart or they'll shut downMar 28, 2020 6:00 am - It was that warm, sunny day earlier this week when a Palatine Park District employee came across an unsettling sight: a game of pickleball. The assistant superintendent...
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Almost overnight, the $100 billion fitness industry went virtual
Mar 28, 2020 6:00 am - Reese Scott started boxing 17 years ago and dreamed of setting up her studio for almost as long. In 2018 she started Women's World of Boxing, the first female-owned boxi...
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Heart disease and COVID-19: What you need to knowMar 28, 2020 6:00 am - Editor's note: The following Q&A was supplied by Northwestern Medicine. Answers are provided by Dr. Clyde Yancy, chief of cardiology, Northwestern Medicine Bluhm Cardiov...
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There are many myths about COVID-19Mar 28, 2020 6:00 am - Many of my patients have asked me if any alternative therapies are effective against COVID-19. Given the lack of effective medications and therapies in traditional medic...
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It's caveat emptor for online CBD shoppers
Mar 28, 2020 6:00 am - For people who buy CBD products online, it's truly a case of buyer beware. A new study of 300 online cannabidiol merchants by compliance firm LegitScript found that 98% ...
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Is your family having a hard time being trapped at home?Mar 28, 2020 6:00 am - We're taking significant measures to protect our physical health, but in these times of uncertainty, it's also extremely important to take care of our mental health. We'...