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Dizzy During ExerciseThere are many reasons for dizziness and nausea during exercise. Evaluate your symptoms and make some changes to your workout schedule and routine. (Full story) Presidents Set a Fast PaceMany Presidents had their own exercise programs.(Full story)
Vitamins: Just Do It!Regular Intake of Multivitamins Plus Fruits/Veggies Keeps You Living Longer OK, we know we harp on it. But dang it, the simple fact is this -- if you eat more fruits and vegetables, you can head off illnesses that wreak havoc on your life. We're talking about serious stuff -- cancer and heart disease. (Full story) Exercise in Extreme HeatTips for exercising in summer. (Full story)
Eating Well for ExerciseYou need energy to exercise. Food is an energy source. Ergo, if you don't eat properly during the day, you may not have the physical energy or the mental drive to exercise. It's a matter of common sense. Following these simple suggestions for how much and when to eat may make sticking with your exercise program much easier. (Full story) Yoga and Pain ReliefYoga has been practiced for centuries. A rigid, strict form of the discipline is called Iyengar yoga. Iyengar yoga focuses on developing strength, flexibility, stability and poise through learning precise alignment in poses. (Full story)
Surviving Summer ScorchersNo one can resist commenting on the heat when the mercury rises above 100
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Therapeutic touch soothes anxiety, promotes growth in premature infants, and heals in so many different ways. (Full story)
Here's how the American Heart Association says to take weight off -- and keep it off. (Full story)
Starting an exercise program won’t make your life better: Staying with an exercise program will. You must be committed to making changes to improve your life. You must be willing to do things you have never done, to accomplishing something you have never achieved. (Full story)
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People with the lowest levels of potassium in their diet were 1.5 times more likely to suffer a stroke compared with those who had the highest levels of potassium in their diet. (Full story)
Confused by the conflicting advice of the weight loss experts? You're not alone. High-protein, low-carb diets are gaining new acceptance in the medical community, but some experts, such as Dean Ornish, MD, are still skeptical. Ornish joined us on July 16th, 2002 to discuss his expert opinion of the high-protein trend. (Full story)
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Any time is the perfect time to take charge of your family's eating habits. Check out these 10 healthy eating tips. (Full story)
When you exercise heavily, you lose water and salts in your sweat. Gatorade was an advance over water because it added a number of electrolytes that were lost in sweat. (Full story)
Soft drinks are never a good option during sports. "They have no electrolytes, so they really don't replenish what the body needs, (Full story)
Stitches are sharp pains like cramps that occur during exercise (particularly running), usually near the ribs, usually in the same spot, and sometimes they can get so bad that a runner has to stop and wait it out. (Full story)
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Nobody who has been there would claim that it is easy to stick to a weight-loss plan for the long haul, but it can be easier to stay motivated if you watch for and avoid the most common blunders.
More than one-third of American women suffer from body-image blues, reporting unhappiness with some aspect of their figure. (Full story)
The American Council on Exercise recommends that you find a friend with whom you can exercise. (Full story)
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Plenty of pills claim to be the "easy" way to weight loss. For many of them safety may be an issue.
Weight gain in women, particularly in the abdominal area, triggers inflammation in the body and significantly raises your risk of heart disease, according to a new study. (Full story)
