Health and Fitness
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Walk red carpet at Autism Speaks gala Sunday in RosemontFeb 18, 2013 1:35 pm - On Sunday, Feb. 24, Autism Speaks will host its fifth annual An Evening with the Stars Red Carpet Spectacular, at the InterContinental O’Hare Hotel, 5300 N. River Road, ...
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Hoffman Estates hosts healthy body image workshopFeb 18, 2013 10:10 am - The Hoffman Estates Department of Health and Human Services is hosting a three-hour workshop on ways to develop a healthy body image at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 23 at vill...
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New efforts to curb bullying among seniorsFeb 18, 2013 5:00 am - Bullying knows no age limits. We're accustomed to stories about childhood bullies, but similar behaviors are occurring among seniors in independent retirement communitie...
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Weather doesn't deter some teamsFeb 18, 2013 5:00 am - With the unpredictable weather these past weeks, Community Challenge teams got creative with their fitness routines. Though some chose to stay indoors, most teams found ...
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Your health: What’s your vitamin D level?Feb 18, 2013 5:00 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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Contestants chew over new way to approach foodFeb 18, 2013 5:00 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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How to become a morning personFeb 18, 2013 5:00 am - Chip Colonna of Collierville, Tenn., is a morning person. Awake and out of bed by 4:15 a.m. Workout at 4:30. Out the door by 6, and arrives to his office at 6:30 a.m. As...
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Undescended testicle usually drops on its ownFeb 18, 2013 5:00 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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Dietary supplement may ease stress response in some peopleFeb 18, 2013 5:00 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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Status report for the Fittest Loser contestantsFeb 18, 2013 5:00 am - Karen Castillo, 36, Carpentersville Starting weight: 206 Current weight: 206 Weight lost: 0 pounds, 0 percent Marianne Costales-Roman, 37, Carol Stream Startin...