Health and Fitness
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Overnight dementia care gives caregivers some restNov 05, 2012 5:00 am - NEW YORK — Just after 10 p.m., when most people their age are going to sleep, a group of elderly folks suffering from dementia are just getting started, dancing and shak...
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Fodmap diet shows promise taming stomachsNov 05, 2012 5:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia — Sue Shepherd says she never expected to become famous for taming cantankerous tummies. In her early 20s, the dietitian invented a food regimen to ...
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How to stay fit while travelingNov 05, 2012 5:00 am - Don’t fall off the fitness bandwagon. It takes longer to gain fitness than to lose it, and you can quickly lose all of your hard-earned fitness gains if you stop exercis...
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Study offers insights into why some are easily hypnotizedNov 05, 2012 5:00 am - Despite what Halloween lore might have you believe, hypnosis isn’t all about swinging watches, magic spells and mind control. It is the oldest Western conception of psyc...
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CrossFit workout ever-changing, challengingNov 05, 2012 5:00 am - Inside a warehouse-style gym, a mid-20s woman of pure muscle hoists more than 100 pounds above her head and then sprints to the horizontal bars for pull-ups. Nearby, a n...
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Alzheimer’s plaques may play bigger role in impairmentNov 05, 2012 5:00 am - People with plaques in the brain associated with Alzheimer’s disease may have a greater risk for cognitive impairment than those who have a gene tied to the dementia-cau...
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Active seniors opting for knee replacementsNov 05, 2012 5:00 am - The number of older Americans getting knee replacement surgery more than doubled over the past two decades as an aging population is driven by a desire to stay fit later...
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Seven tips for tea drinkersNov 05, 2012 5:00 am - 1. “Tea catechins are stable in dry tea leaves but diminish as brewed tea is held/stored. To make sure you are consuming the tea phytonutrients (flavonoids) that may pro...
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Owners, pets hounded to shape up at boot campNov 05, 2012 4:35 am - Expect to pick up more than just weights if you enlist in Thank Dog! Bootcamp, a fitness and obedience program that has started up in an Arlington, Va., park. “We clean ...
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Your health: Pumpkin can pump up chiliNov 04, 2012 10:00 pm - Pumpkin power Adding pumpkin to your chili is perfect for cool fall evenings, says The Washington Post. Why? Pumpkins are more than just for Halloween decorations. ...