Health and Fitness
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Doonya gets into rhythm of Indian dancingFeb 25, 2013 5:00 am - Before launching into an hour of kicks, hand flicks and hip bumps, Kajal Desai turned to the dozen students assembled in a fitness studio last month and offered two piec...
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Community teams trying to step it upFeb 25, 2013 5:00 am - How many steps does it take to win the Fittest Loser Community Challenge? The competing park district teams are going to find out. During this past week, the Community C...
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Exercise, stretching prevent recurrence of low back painFeb 25, 2013 5:00 am - Q. Every few months I throw out my back. Are there any exercises I can do to strengthen my back and prevent this from happening? A. Exercise is a great way to pr...
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Your Health: The onion — stinky but superFeb 25, 2013 5:00 am - Awesome onion! Onions are often demonized as the cause of bad breath and indigestion, but new research shows that they also are nutritional powerhouses, says The Wa...
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Sperm count favors athletes over couch potatoes, study findsFeb 25, 2013 5:00 am - Young men who work out frequently have as much as 73 percent more sperm than those who don’t, and the more television one watches, the lower the count goes, according to...
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Perils of flying post-surgeryFeb 25, 2013 4:34 am - Last November, when I asked my friend Harold whether he’d mentioned our upcoming trip to St. Louis to the orthopedic surgeon who had pinned his broken hip together after...
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Blocking brain protein may ease depressionFeb 25, 2013 4:16 am - Blocking a protein in the brain that prevents neural stem cells from maturing may lead to a potential new way to treat depression, one of the most common mental disorder...
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Our Fittest Loser making progressFeb 25, 2013 4:00 am - “Melynda is off to a great start,” says Joshua Steckler, owner of Push Fitness and the trainer of Our Fittest Loser, Melynda Findlay. “She has totally changed her diet a...
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Trainer's approach is just what she needsFeb 25, 2013 4:00 am - Whenever I'd hear “personal trainer,” I'd immediately think of Louis Gossett Jr. in “An Officer and a Gentleman” and picture being screamed at while I do push-ups or oth...
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Putting cash on the line to lose weightFeb 24, 2013 6:02 am - Kimberly Calliari paid $300, lost 51 pounds and won $1,200. That all happened after she signed up for two challenges on HealthyWage.com, a website that lets dieters bet ...