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It’s allergy season! Allergies are the 5th most common form of disease. Symptoms occur when your immune system overreacts to something it considers harmful. Reactions can be mild to life-threatening. Many people have food allergies, sensitivities and intolerances, and while…
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Healthy water enhancers for your plain and sparkling water – Hydrate! Drinking water is healthy – and more water is better. I’ve found a way to make plain and sparkling water more interesting. The healthiest choices avoid artificial sweeteners, calories…
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High Intensity Interval Training – HIIT I have heard a lot about High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) lately. In case you haven’t, it is short bursts of hard exercise alternating with periods of recovery doing lighter work. The idea is…
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Stretch for flexibility, health, tension release and overall performance. We know we should stretch, but when time is short and we want to get our workout in, stretching afterwards can easily be omitted. Flexibility is one of the five components…
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What to eat in a drought. There is a limited supply of fresh water in America. It has been an especially urgent situation in the western part of the U.S. We know that California has had a serious drought and…
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Kiss sugar good-bye. Putting another nail in the sugar coffin, Gary Taubes has written a much-publicized book called The Case Against Sugar, published two months ago ($16.17). He argues the case for eliminating all refined, added sugar in our diets….
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This moving documentary is racing to a June debut. A few years ago, ASE wrote about the creation of Out Of My Head, the documentary about migraine. After great progress, much fund-raising and lots of anticipation for its release, it…
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Guest writer Dr. Charles Silberstein writes about SAD (seasonal affective disorder) Dr. Charles Silberstein is a psychiatrist at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Why do I always feel blue in the winter? I don’t want to go on an antidepressant. Do light…
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Better pumps, apps and privacy make nursing easier The case for breastfeeding. Most new mothers are advised that breast feeding is the healthiest way to feed their babies. Breast milk is naturally suited to babies’ digestive systems and it carries…
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