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Faithfully green
Once, years ago, while explaining the art of spiritual healing, a wise woman taught: "You can't speak of the spirit to someone lying in a wet bed." Before invoking the awesome, the ethereal, the Ultimate, we have to change the sheets. The same holds true...
Tags: Belief and Faith, Environmental Pollution
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A focus on Mother Nature at St. Louis Catholic School
There was a harvest of sorts at St. Louis Catholic School in Clarksville earlier this week, when fifth-graders Claire Nilan and Patrick DeBoy filled a basket with dozens of radishes — the first picked from the school's new garden. For Claire,...
Tags: Radishes, Teaching and Learning, Christianity, Health and Safety at School, Preschools
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Y to fight childhood obesity with new grant
The Y of Central Maryland is expanding a childhood obesity program with a $280,000 grant from CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield. The two year grant from the region’s largest health insurer, will allow the Y of Central Maryland extend its Fit N Fun...Tags: Body Mass Index, Weight, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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FDA approves new obesity drug
The U.S. Food and Drug Administrationapproved a new drug Wednesday to help people battle chronic obesity. Used in conjuction with a healthy diet and exercise, the drug Belviq will help people lose weight by activating a receptor in the brain that will...
Tags: Overweight, Placebo, Body Mass Index, Weight Loss, Food and Drug Administration
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Twinkies aren't 'health food,' but that's not why Hostess went out of business
Op-ed contributor Joanne Cavanaugh Simpson argues that the Hostess Company's bankruptcy demonstrates the negative effects of the anti-obesity movement ("An unhealthy fear," Nov. 21). But the demise of Hostess was not caused by the anti-obesity movement,...Tags: Companies and Corporations, The Wall Street Journal, General Electric Company, Weight, Bankruptcy
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Every problem doesn't require a legislative solution
Your recent editorial on childhood obesity calls on the state legislature to ban school vending machines that sell junk food ("Easy call in obesity fight," Aug. 23). But why every perceived problem demands a legislative solution is beyond me. Don't...Tags: Weight
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'Top Chef Masters' recap: Grand Canyon cookout
This week, the chefs leave the comfy confines of their climate controlled Vegas kitchen for a more rustic setting. But first, Curtis introduces the Quickfire by revealing a huge salad bar that the chefs will use to compose a salad. "Here's your salad...
Tags: Holly Madison, Music, Salads, Game, Foods and Beverages
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Belly fat most harmful to health
Someone with a lot of belly fat has a higher risk of death than those who are obese, a new study suggests. "We knew from previous research that central obesity is bad, but what is new in this research is that the distribution of the fat is very important...
Tags: Mayo Clinic, Body Mass Index, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Weight
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No federal subsidies for junk food
Eighteen billion dollars. That is how much money American taxpayers have paid since 1995 to subsidize the production of four junk food ingredients: high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, corn starch, and soy oil. Instead of using our tax money to...Tags: Children's Health
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Easy call on junk food
At a time when nearly a third of Maryland children between ages 10 and 17 are either overweight or obese, you'd think there'd be a law against selling junk food and sugary drinks on school grounds. Wrong. While many in-school cafeterias in Maryland,...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Diabetes, Health Insurance Cost, Weight, Foods and Beverages
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Get healthy living ideas in Havre de Grace at Saturday's fair
Individuals and families in Harford County and Cecil County are invited to the Healthy Living in Havre de Grace Health Fair Saturday at the Havre de Grace Community Center to have fun, listen to live music, participate in aerobic dance competitions, win...Tags: Music, Heart Disease, Hospitals and Clinics, Breast Cancer, Harford County
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Pictured on Page 1 in his undies, 'Fudgsicle Kid' takes fame in good humor
Back in 2000, when he was a shy and portly 8-year-old, John Boias had a grown-up-sized dilemma. There he was in the family townhome one day, sweltering on a summer afternoon, when the strains of "Send in the Clowns" came wafting through the windows....
Tags: Chocolate Cake, Weight, Havre de Grace, Verizon Communications, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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