Health and Fitness
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Not up for the marathon? Try the urbanathlonOct 09, 2010 11:00 pm - You weren't up for the marathon? Perhaps you'd rather climb over rows of Chicago taxis? Or race up and down three sections of steps in Soldier Field? That's what more th...
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Tips for recovering after the marathonOct 09, 2010 11:00 pm - For months, you've been training ... envisioning yourself crossing the finish line of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon. But did you plan what you're going to do toda...
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Dr. Oz plans health expo in ChicagoOct 09, 2010 11:00 pm - Dr. Mehmet Oz, Emmy award-winning host of “The Dr. Oz Show, today announced plans for an all-day health and wellness event on Saturday, Nov. 6, in Millennium Park. The D...
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Repeated antibiotics alter beneficial gut germsOct 09, 2010 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Antibiotics can temporarily upset your stomach, but now it turns out that repeatedly taking them can trigger long-lasting changes in all those good germs...
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Major leaguers buy into healing powers of energy braceletsOct 09, 2010 11:00 pm - Philadelphia Phillies pinch-hitter Greg Dobbs says he has no idea whether energy-enhancing jewelry that's being worn by athletes from Little Leaguers to basketball icon ...
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How to fight the freshman 15Oct 09, 2010 11:00 pm - With her stressful junior year behind her, the 18-year-old was able to breathe a sigh of relief and start to enjoy all the big “lasts of a high school senior year. The s...
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New look, new life: Jan Vitullo wins Fittest Loser contestJun 02, 2010 11:00 pm - Sometimes it pays to listen to your mother. On the advice of her mom, Jan Vitullo of Lombard entered the Daily Herald's Fittest Loser competition back in December. On We...
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Weighing the options for weight lossJun 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Oral surgery restricted me to a soft food diet. After five days of Jell-O, broth, yogurt and ice cream, I anxiously stepped on the scale. My torture and bland diet were ...
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Boxing her way to weight lossJun 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Jan Vitullo discovered a new method for weight loss: beating on her boyfriend. It worked. Vitullo, 50, won the Daily Herald/Push Fitness Fittest Loser Challenge, a three...
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Mom pushes through challengesJun 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Deb Mirabelli went on a significant journey. It was wrought with peril, in the form of strep throat, but she reached her destination. Mirabelli, 44, gave herself quite a...