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Walking Is Life!™ Pedometer Program: Keeping Seniors Moving & Healthy!
Photo Courtesy of James Emery via Flickr A few months ago, RadioShack® asked me if I would like to review two of their pedometers. Of course, I accepted since I’ve found pedometers to be a good way to...
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Detox Diets: Not What You Are Looking For?
Photo Courtesy of Casey Serin via Flickr Since the divorce several months ago, Martha’s life had turned upside down. She used to have at least a little time for herself. Not anymore! Working full time...
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Things To Consider When Running With Diabetes
Running is one of the best ways to combat the effects of diabetes, especially diabetes of the Type II variety. Not only can running help you quickly burn calories, but it also offers the benefits of...
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Massage Therapy To Boost Your Immune System
We all know the benefits that can come with a good massage. If we’re feeling stressed, a massage can help us relax and ease that pressure. If we’re sore from a race or a long week at the gym, a massage...
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Preparing Healthy Meals On a Boat
Preparing healthy meals when you’re out boating can be difficult. That’s why people tend to stock up on prepackaged, processed foods before boating trips. Those foods are handy, but they are often...
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Preventing and Staying Active With Problem Knees
Knee pain and injury are among the most common problems encountered in orthopedic medicine today. Especially common in older populations, knee problems often occur later in life due to wear and tear on...
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Tips for Cardiovascular Health
Cardiovascular health should be a major concern for all Americans. With a majority of the population at risk for heart disease and cardiovascular problems, there is a dire need for education and...
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Review: Panasonic EW3109 and EW3006 Blood Pressure Monitors
Monitoring a person’s blood pressure during any type of exercise can be a vital component of physical therapy care, especially in the geriatric population. Monitoring vital signs, such as blood...
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What You Can Control and What You Can’t
In life we have few certainties. We hope for good health and the more proactive among us embrace lifestyles that facilitate this. A nutritious diet full of whole foods, an exercise regimen that...
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Should You Keep Afterbirth Remnants for Health Reasons?
There has been a tradition in hospitals to keep the placenta after birth so that some of the nutrients that were lost could be returned to the mother later if necessary. There are also some medical...
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Make the Most of Strength Training
Being physically fit can be very beneficial, allowing you to do more things. People often believe that attaining a six pack and building significant muscle mass is beyond their reach. This isn’t true...
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Review/Giveaway: Relax the Back Back & Neck Massage Cushion
As a physical therapist, I have treated a lot of people with back and neck pain. And during those years, numerous patients have asked me what brand of massage cushion/chair they should buy for at home...
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Keeping Inflammation At Bay
Inflammation is characterized by the swelling, pain and warmth that happens when the immune system reacts to an infection or injury. It is a natural response of the body. It can, however, be a...
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Types of Addictive Behaviors and Lifestyles
When you think of addictions your thoughts may automatically go to drugs, alcohol or even gambling. You may not realize that people can have addictions to things like working out, eating disorders or...
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Bikram Yoga: Not All It Is Claimed To Be: Part 2
On March 8, 2012, I wrote a blog post about the claims and potential dangers of participating in Bikram Yoga. To my surprise, I got a lot of feedback. That’s why I’m posting an update on this topic a...
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Negative Emotions Begone!
For the most part, I consider myself an optimistic person. Most days the sun is shining, the birds are chirping and I am happy to be alive and experiencing whatever comes my way. But I would be lying...
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Live for the Moment! Be Present!
Being happy takes a conscious effort. Why is that? Well, our world is more demanding, stressful and complex than even a decade ago and living in it can be overwhelming. Paying bills, frustrating...
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Girl Scouts Cookies – To Buy or Not to Buy?
Photo by Stephen Cummings Laura was in a predicament. Her co-worker was selling Girl Scout Cookies for her daughter. Not wanting to offend her coworker, Laura decided to take a look at the cookie...
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Bagel, Anyone?
You’re having a productive morning at work and it’s almost time for lunch. The thought of biting into that warm, chewy bagel smothered with cream cheese, makes your stomach growl. You look at your...
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Workplace Bullying: Damages Your Health!
You are on the floor of the hospital giving one of your patients their medication when the administrator calls your name over the intercom, sternly ordering you to her office for the third time this...
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