Health and Fitness
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Help for girls with eating disorders opening in NapervilleJun 02, 2020 1:00 am - A facility to help adolescent girls address eating disorders before they suffer long-term consequences is set to open early this month in Naperville. Clementine Nap...
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No rain, no pain: Study links foul weather with body aches
Jun 01, 2020 7:00 am - Lara Tosunlar, 37, suffers from lupus, an affliction that causes her joints to ache. The pain is sometimes agonizing, and it gets worse, she said, when the weather is po...
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Calories burned in boring household chores can help fight stay-at-home weight gain
Jun 01, 2020 6:00 am - Need to burn a few calories? If you've been eating more and exercising less these days, becoming more active can be key to avoiding stay-at-home weight gain. You don't n...
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Why We Walk: Foodie 5K goes virtual this year, raising funds to help solve hunger in our communitiesJun 01, 2020 6:00 am - Since 1983, Northern Illinois Food Bank has led the community in solving hunger for neighbors in need across 13 counties through innovative programs and partnerships. An...
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Naperville park activities to get back in motionJun 01, 2020 5:30 am - Naperville Park District is putting the wheels of reopening in motion so residents can get back in motion in June with exercise options including basketball, volleyball,...
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Delta Dental of Illinois Foundation Seeking Applications for Community GrantsMay 31, 2020 11:00 pm - Delta Dental of Illinois Foundation is accepting applications for its annual Community Grants Program that has awarded about $1.2 million over the past seven years to Il...
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Thousands of Mental Health Advocates Participate in Virtual NAMI Walks EventsMay 31, 2020 11:00 pm - On May 30th, NAMI advocates from across the country united for A National Day of Hope. Thirty-three NAMIWalks Your Way events took place virtually, livestreaming and sha...
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Safety of sugar substitutes remains inconclusive
May 31, 2020 11:00 pm - On a June day in 1878, Constantin Fahlberg, a research chemist conducting experiments in a Johns Hopkins University lab, sat down to eat, bit into a roll — some accounts...
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A guide to understanding toddler anxietyMay 31, 2020 7:00 am - Anxiety is a natural emotion we learn to experience as early as infancy. But what happens when a toddler's anxiety is beginning to impede his or her daily life? Lurie Ch...
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As weeks jog by, many of us feel like couch potatoes
May 31, 2020 7:00 am - If your motivation to exercise during the pandemic is as elusive as flour and antibacterial wipes, that's not surprising - and you're not alone. "It's totally fine and t...