Fitness & Nutrition

Fitness and nutrition are important to anyone's overall health journey, but especially for those with a chronic condition. Read more.

Be Smart About Supplements

Herbal remedies, weight loss medications, and other nonprescription products that are imported from other countries and that target certain minorities...

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Fitness & Nutrition

Understanding Your Basal Metabolic Index (BMI)

The term “basal metabolic index,” or BMI, is bandied about in popular health magazines and at fitness centers. In fact...

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Eating and Exercising for Life

Dieting is not a dynamic way to lose weight. Those fad diets soon fade as dieters discover that eliminating certain...

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The Thrill of the Hunt

Geocaching (pronounced geo-cash-ing) is an all-season activity that sends you, your family and friends on searches throughout the city or...

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Energy Drinks: Hazardous to Kids’ Health

With their sleek, shiny cans and cool logos, energy drinks entice kids and teens by the millions. Despite their claims...

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Fitness & Nutrition

Build a Better Breakfast

Cold cereal with milk provides good nutrition for kids at breakfast time, but it’s not the only way to break...

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Gearing Up for a Family Spin

Biking gets you around, gets you in shape and gets you active with the whole family. It boosts your cardiovascular...

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Chronic Fatigue Can Harm Your Health

A study of 35,000 Finnish people, published in the International Journal of Epidemiology, showed that chronic sleep loss can cause...

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Fitness & Nutrition

Taming the Fast Food Tiger

Cruising through the drive-thru en route to piano lessons or soccer practice doesn’t have to be a feeding frenzy of...

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Fitness & Nutrition

Swim Time

Swimming provides equal parts fun and good-for-you physical activity. It is one of the safest ways to be active for...

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Fitness & Nutrition

Be Active and Stay Hydrated

Summertime draws you out of winter hibernation and into exercise mode. If you or your kids routinely exercise when it’s...

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Bodyweight Basics

Skip the gym, now you can exercise the do-it-yourself way at home using bodyweight exercises. Bodyweight exercises, which include pushups...

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