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Managing Cholesterol with Medications
The Wellness Center Staff This month, we feature a four-part series on cholesterol to commemorate National Cholesterol Education Month. When changes to diet and lifestyle are not enough to improve...
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Promoting Healthy Cholesterol Levels with Supplements
This month, we feature a four-part series on cholesterol to commemorate National Cholesterol Education Month. This third article focuses on the nutritional supplements that promote healthy cholesterol levels. The amount...
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Dietary & Lifestyle Modifications to Improve Cholesterol
This month, we feature a four-part series on cholesterol to commemorate National Cholesterol Education Month. This second article focuses on the dietary and lifestyle modifications you can make to promote...
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What You Need to Know About Cholesterol
With September earmarked by the National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute (NHLBI) as National Cholesterol Education Month, now is a good time to better understand the vital and detrimental roles...
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The Health Benefits of Eating Organic
Organically produced foods have come a long way since the hippie co-op days of the 70s when they first made a mainstream emergence. Today grocers are stocking shelves with more...
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Yoga: A Fitting Practice
I’m not flexible. I’m too stressed out. These are the most common excuses why most people don’t take yoga. But, they’re missing the point. The whole reason for taking a...
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AHA Recommends Upper Limit on Sugar Intake
The American Heart Association released today specific recommendations about the amount of sugars that can be consumed as part of a heart-healthy diet. The message? Americans need to cut way...
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Least Fit Adults Benefit Most from Modest Exercise
Modest regular physical activity significantly reduces the risk of dying in the least fit individuals, a new study suggests. The study was published in this month’s Medicine & Science in...
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Average Life Expectancy in U.S. Reaches 77.9 Years
The average life expectancy at birth in the U.S. hit a record high of 77.9 years, according to a preliminary report issued online this week by the Centers for Disease...
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Binge Drinking not Just Associated with Youth
At-risk alcohol use and binge drinking was more likely among 50 to 64 year olds compared to those over 64 years of age and among men, according to a new...
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Cereals & Snack Foods Contain High Amounts of Polyphenols
Breakfast cereals and snacks have higher levels of polyphenols than previously thought, scientists reported this week at the 238th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society. “This is the first...
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Breast Feeding Reduces Risk of Developing Breast Cancer
Women who have a family history of breast cancer lowered their risk of developing premenopausal breast cancer by 59% if they breast fed, according to this study. While some studies...
