Health and Fitness
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Age difference in relationship a factor in how you experience griefDec 29, 2018 6:00 am - Some people seem to never age. Some don't look their age, don't feel it, and don't act their age. They even say, "age is a state of mind." One sensation I often have is ...
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'Tech addicts' seek solace in 12 steps and rehab
Dec 29, 2018 5:11 am - BELLEVUE, Wash. - We like to say we're addicted to our phones or an app or some new show on a streaming video service. But for some people, tech gets in the way of daily...
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How heart-rate training can help you meet your exercise goalsDec 29, 2018 5:00 am - With wearable fitness trackers becoming the norm among recreational athletes, more of us know at any instant what our heart rate is during workouts. What we might not kn...
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Differences in Tobacco 21 villages could mean headaches, fines for young smokersDec 29, 2018 12:00 am - Starting New Year's Day, smokers will need to be at least 21 to buy - or even possess - tobacco products in Lake Zurich, making it the latest town to join a move aimed a...
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'I'm feeling the love': Students' blanket donations bring comfort, warmth to cancer patientsDec 24, 2018 5:00 am - They gather on weekends with a hockey game or a football game on TV and colorfully patterned pieces of fleece in hand, measuring, cutting and tying until each special bl...
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Blue Christmas: A holiday dinner party that makes space for grief
Dec 23, 2018 6:30 am - Christmas was always her father's holiday. Courtney Arnold's dad loved the music. He loved the tree. The two of them would sit side-by-side on the floor, sorting through...
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Managing during the holidaysDec 22, 2018 6:30 am - Christmas Day, after everyone goes home or is asleep, or the next morning, I look under the tree for the gifts I've put there for my dear husband Baheej. He died about s...
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Healthier eating starts at the grocery storeDec 22, 2018 6:30 am - If you're thinking about becoming healthier in 2019, a good place to start is by improving the relationship you have with your grocery store. Food temptations are every...
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Book review: How running transformed the life of NPR host Peter SagalDec 22, 2018 6:27 am - "The Incomplete Book of Running" by Peter Sagal, Simon & Schuster, 208 pages You'll want to love Peter Sagal's book, "The Incomplete Book of Running," especially if...
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Study shows benefits of vitamin C in treating cancerDec 22, 2018 6:00 am - Does vitamin C have a role in the treatment of cancer? The answer may be yes. Although the use of intravenous vitamin C by those with a diagnosis of cancer is considered...