Health and Fitness
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Alexian ball raises $350,000 for Northwest suburban health servicesMay 04, 2015 11:00 pm - Suicide prevention, mental health programs and providing access to care for the vulnerable in the Northwest suburbs. Those may not sound like the stuff of a fancy, black...
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Life without pizza? Participants in At Work Challenge say maybe soMay 04, 2015 5:45 am - Many teams participating in the Fittest Loser At Work Challenge have changed their dietary habits since the beginning of the 12-week competition. They've learned to try ...
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Going natural: Fittest Loser contestants focus on clean eatingMay 04, 2015 5:45 am - If you can't pronounce it, don't eat it. Any product with a long ingredient list is probably not healthy. It's one of the many lessons that contestants in the Fittest L...
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Brussels sprouts with apples and shallotsMay 04, 2015 5:45 am - 1 pound Brussels sprouts, quartered 2 large shallots, sliced into 1/4-inch-thick rings 2 medium crisp, firm apples (such as gala, honeycrisp or Braeburn), sliced into ΒΌ...
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Diet a key ingredient in Fittest Loser writer's weight-loss planMay 04, 2015 5:45 am - I'm a decent cook. Occasionally, the smoke alarm cheers me on, but I've managed a few tasty dishes. During the course of the Fittest Loser Challenge, I've experimented ...
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GPS and FitnessMay 04, 2015 5:45 am - Going for a walk, run or ride can be rewarding and punishing, but now you can quantify and analyze your activity better than ever with apps that use your phone or fitnes...
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Keep your brain healthyMay 04, 2015 5:45 am - Being physically active is not the only way you stay healthy. Exercising your brain is just as important, and it plays a critical role in everything you do. Think about...
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Local artists, writers share stories to erase stigma of mental illnessMay 04, 2015 3:00 am - A picture may be worth a thousand words, but local writers and artists participating in a Mental Health America of Illinois anti-stigma project are trying to take that a...
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Book published of art, storiesMay 04, 2015 12:00 am - For 106 years, Mental Health America of Illinois has led the observance of May as Mental Health Month by reaching thousands of people through the media, local events and...
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The jobs most likely to make you crave a stiff drinkMay 03, 2015 7:40 am - Drug abuse - including and especially alcohol abuse - costs the U.S. economy billions of dollars in lost productivity each year. New government data released this month ...