Health and Fitness
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How to help a loved one through mental illnessJan 07, 2024 9:43 am - As of 2019, an estimated 13.1 million adults had a serious mental illness, a categorization that includes schizophrenia, severe bipolar disorder, major depression and a f...
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Ask the doctors: Resistant starches join the gut microbiome chatJan 07, 2024 9:43 am - Q: I've been learning about the gut microbiome, and the terminology keeps changing. I understand probiotics. Then came prebiotics and postbiotics, which I think I fi...
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How to prioritize safety for kids who gameJan 07, 2024 9:41 am - Tech usage in kids and teens today continues to skyrocket as they are exposed to new apps, games and devices at rates far beyond other generations. According to the Natio...
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Mental health needs of Black and Hispanic girls often go unmet. This Waukegan group wraps them in support.Jan 07, 2024 9:13 am - Editor’s note: This story about Working on Womanhood was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innova...
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Millennial Money: I saved $800 in 5 months by eating more plants
Jan 07, 2024 6:11 am - I tried going vegetarian once when I was in high school. My best friend was a vegetarian, and I was curious. I lasted only about four days. My downfall: a buffalo chicken...
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Grief & healing: Downtime after the New YearJan 06, 2024 9:23 am - All that excitement around the December and New Year holidays may leave a bit of a void as January unfolds in the second week. At least it does for me. On the one hand, i...
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TOCA Football brings its technology-based soccer training platform to the suburbsJan 03, 2024 10:35 am - Toca means “touch” in Spanish, and soccer is all about touches on the ball. TOCA Football has that covered. Also known as TOCA Soccer at training centers such as the 95,0...
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Fifty years of setting things straight: Arlington Chiropractic Clinic in Arlington Heights hits milestoneJan 03, 2024 10:03 am - Arlington Chiropractic Clinic celebrated its 50th anniversary with a reception attended by longtime patients and Arlington Heights Mayor Tom Hayes. The Nov. 17 event came...
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What the healthy and well-stocked pantries are storing in 2024Jan 03, 2024 9:10 am - The global health and wellness foods market is projected to reach $1 trillion by 2026, and specialized food companies are enjoying the benefits of that trend. Having a ki...
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‘Love and happiness’: Families start new year with newbornsJan 02, 2024 9:11 am - Andrea and Matthew Hodge greeted another year where they rang in 2021: the hospital maternity wing. Their first daughter, Esther, now 3, was born on New Year’s Eve. The B...