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Healthy lifestyle key to healthy aging
September is Healthy Aging Month, an annual observance month designed to focus national attention on the positive aspects of growing older. Healthy aging is a hot topic for baby boomers everywhere. Whether you’re concerned about weight gain, sex...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, WebMD Corporation, Heart Disease, Health Treatments, Healthy Diet
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Jennifer's Journal: Egg-cellent benefits
The hunt for the egg is on! Saturday and Sunday will be filled with Easter egg hunting. Maybe this will have people asking about the nutritional value of eggs too. Last year the USDA reviewed standard large eggs from across the country and found that...
Tags: Health, Pickles, Onions, Easter, Nutrition
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Food additives serve unique purposes
FARGO, N.D. - “I have been reading the long ingredient lists on food packages. I'd like to consume fewer food additives, so can you send me a list of all of them and what they do?” the person asked me. I wasn't sure how to respond because our food...Tags: Food Industry, Vitamin B2, Health Treatments, Breads, Vitamin E
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CONSUMER REPORTS: Vitamin D put to the test
Vitamin D is one of the most widely used supplements. Doctors have long recommended it along with calcium to help prevent bone fractures. However, recent studies have cast doubt on vitamin D’s benefits for healthy women. With sales of vitamin D at...
Tags: Calcium, Osteoporosis, Dietary Supplements, Menopause, Consumers
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Q&A: Ask the pediatrician! Dr. Diana Blythe answers your questions about kids' health
Have a question for Dr. Blythe? Write to her at AskThePediatrician@tribune.com. For more information on Dr. Blythe, go to pediatricassociates.com.
April 29, 2013
Q: My 5-year-old daughter just had her adenoids and tonsils removed because of snoring...Tags: Learning Disability, Body Mass Index, Personal Service, Seafood, Vomiting
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Different forms of calcium supplements for bone strength
Dear Pharmacist: I'm concerned about my bone density because I was told I have osteopenia. Are all calcium supplements the same? Do you have other recommendations? — A.F., New York Dear A.F.: Osteopenia, or lower-than-normal bone density, is...
Tags: Calcium, Chromium (dietary supplement), Osteoporosis, Spirulina (dietary supplement), Dietary Supplements
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Babies of obese moms show lower vitamin D levels
Babies born to women who are obese at the start of pregnancy tend to have one-third less vitamin D than the infants of lean women, according to a new study led by a Northwestern Medicine professor. Vitamin D is important for children because it helps to...
Tags: University of Pittsburgh, Weight, Obesity, Dietary Supplements, Vitamin Therapy
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What one woman gained by giving up diet foods
I was 13 years old when I ate my first diet meal. Let me paint a picture of this entree, circa 1996: When defrosted, the teensy shrimps in my Weight Watchers Smart Ones meal turned to rubber, and the angel hair pasta became a soppy mess in tomato sauce....
Tags: High Blood Pressure, Consumer Goods Industries, Insomnia, Migraine, Weight
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We all need the sunshine vitamin
FARGO, N.D. - I chuckled as I read a Facebook friend's comments about her ongoing relationship with a shovel this winter. She described “him” (the shovel) as “pushy and stubborn.” One of her friends suggested that she “dump him.” We had a blizzard in...Tags: Iowa State University , Diseases and Illnesses, Heart Disease, Onions, Breads
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Why Winter Really Is a Pain in the Head
HealthNearly every day for the past few weeks, I’ve gotten a headache. It’s not the throbbing, intense kind of headache that would put a gal in bed. No, it’s just a dull ache across the top of my head. It’s the kind of tension headache... -
The Littlest Vegans
Eleven-year-old Tyler Parker-Rollins says being vegan isn't always easy. But he says it's also "fun" and that he plans to be one "forever." His 9-year-old brother, Will, loved it when his friends tried vegan pizza at his birthday party and "they...
Tags: Medical Specialization, Calcium, Nutrition, American Academy of Pediatrics, Greater Baltimore Medical Center
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Don't die of embarrassment
FARGO, N.D. - Have you ever postponed a medical screening test? Maybe you think you really don't need it. Maybe it sounded painful. Maybe the thought of the preparation for the medical procedure or the test itself embarrassed you. Perhaps you can...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Colon Cancer, Cheese Corn, Calcium, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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