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Oh, the places we go (within walking distance)
The idea for this column came, as many things do, from a recent trip to Klein's ShopRite. Now that our office is on North Main Street, ShopRite is pretty much the most convenient place to go for a wide variety of things. Besides food, clearly, the walk...Tags: Dietary Supplements, Walmart, Colleges and Universities, Apple iPhone, McDonald's
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Americans mostly getting enough nutrients
Americans have good levels of many important vitamins in their bodies, according to a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. There still are some stark disparities, such as a 31 percent vitamin D deficiency in African...
Tags: Dietary Supplements, Iodine (dietary supplement), Vitamin Therapy, Iron (dietary supplement), U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Vitamin D may be used to treat common fibroids
Surgery is generally the only treatment for uterine fibroids, the most common noncancerous tumors in women of childbearing age. Some 200,000 U.S. women have the procedure every year, at a cost $34 billion a year. But a new study funded by the National...Tags: Dietary Supplements, Lower Back Pain, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Symptoms, National Institutes of Health
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Mushrooms: A diet must-have
Picture of Health contributorEach week a nutritionist from the University of Maryland Medical Center provides a guest post on healthful eating. This week, Mindy Athas, RD, CSO, LDN, writes about mushrooms. Low in calories, fat, cholesterol and sodium, yet rich in fiber, protein,...Tags: Dietary Supplements, Hospitals and Clinics, Iron (dietary supplement), Hamburgers, Vitamin Therapy
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The power of balance
Serelee Hefler tells the students in her class, including a 66-year-old man and a woman who is six months' pregnant, that they are on a ship in the Chesapeake Bay and a storm has just blown in.
"You are all on the deck, and you are trying to keep your...Tags: Physical Therapists, Pharmaceuticals, Physical Conditions, Annapolis, Legs
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A vital lesson lost and found
Sun StaffSecond of three parts KARMAIYA, Nepal -- The talisman tied above the entrance to Harsha Bahadur Bot's house is a bundle of rice, the flawed foundation of life in the plains of Nepal. Rice sculpts the landscape into diked squares of green or gold. The...Tags: England, History, Hospitals and Clinics, Newspaper and Magazine, Diseases and Illnesses
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Top 3 Health Tips: Stay Stronger Longer
The most effective way to protect your bones is to make sure you're getting enough calcium, vitamin D and protein, whether through food or the help of supplements. Getting the right amounts of these key nutrients is crucial to keeping your skeleton...Tags: Dietary Supplements, Calcium, Drugs and Medicines, Mineral Supplements
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Some nutrients can stave off vision loss and eye disease that occurs as we age
Even if you are reading this without glasses, it's not too early to start taking your eye vitamins. Some nutrients can stave off the burdensome vision loss and eye disease that occur as we age, mounting research suggests. But claims by supplement...
Tags: Physical Conditions, Blindness, Newspaper and Magazine, Nearsightedness, Mineral Supplements
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Staying healthy and active during the summer
South Florida ParentingSchool is out and summer is here! This doesn’t mean that your kids should camp out in front of the television and eat ice cream for the next few months. The sun is shining, and this is the perfect time to get outdoors and stay active and try some...Tags: Dietary Supplements, Ice Cream, Canoeing and Kayaking, Foods and Beverages, Caesar Salads
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Reuters Health News Summary
ReutersFollowing is a summary of current health news briefs. Curing diabetes via surgery, without weight loss NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cristina Iaboni had the dubious distinction of being not quite obese enough. For all the pounds on her 5'5'' frame, she did not...Tags: Breastfeeding, Marketing, Physical Therapists, Electronics, Pharmaceuticals
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Exercise, vitamin D may prevent falls: guidelines
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older adults who are at high risk of falls should have physical therapy and take vitamin D supplements to reduce their chance of injury, according to new recommendations from a government-backed panel. Falling is "a common...Tags: Dietary Supplements, Internal Medicine, Physical Therapists, Mineral Supplements, Medical Specialization
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