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Local Options in Senior Care Management
If you’re caring for an elderly parent, grandparent or spouse, you know how difficult the emotional, physical and financial challenges can be. What you may not know is that there are several options for you in getting the help you — and your loved one — need. Read More ...
Wendy Burt-Thomas |
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Trends in indoor exercise
As the warm days and cool nights are replaced by cool days and cold nights, many Colorado residents turn to the indoors for their exercise fix. And just as past decades brought us jogging, aerobics and a slew of as-seen-on-TV fitness equipment, the new millennium has its own exercise trends.
Here are just a few that don’t seem to be going anywhere anytime soon... Read More ...
Wendy Burt-Thomas |
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Family ties - working and playing together
Working (and playing!) together for health, fitness and fun
Remember the 1993 movie, “What’s eating Gilbert Grape?” in which Johnny Depp’s character has to take care of his morbidly obese mother? If the movie were made today, it might be more realistic to have Johhny Depp’s character be obese as well. Firstly, because the child of an obese parent has a much greater chance of being obese themselves (due to genetics and shared eating patterns), but also because nearly one-third of all adolescents are overweight or obese. In fact, childhood obesity rates have tripled since the 1970s. Some experts are even saying that this could be the first generation of children to not outlive their parents.
And while exercise is always good prevention and/or treatment, it doesn’t mean you have to send your kids to boot camp. There are many ways to help your kids stay healthy right in your own neighborhood — and none of them require a 4 a.m. Rocky Balboa run through the snow.
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Wendy Burt-Thomas |
Fending off age-related cognitive decline
According to the Alzheimer’s Association, social and mental activities play major roles in maintaining a healthy brain as one ages. This mirrors the results of a 2001 study sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Center for Mental Health Studies, the National Institute of Mental Health, and AARP in which it was found that for adults over the age of 65, opportunities to participate and attend ongoing cultural activities (singing, painting and poetry reading, for example) had healthy and encouraging benefits, including: Read More ...
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A Tough Diagnosis: Is It Alzheimer’s or Depression?
Before you can treat a problem, you have to be certain of exactly what the problem is. No where is this more important than with our health, and particularly among our aging population and those who may be showing signs of memory loss or loss of interest in life. Depression often presents symptoms similar to those of Alzheimer's disease. Conversely, some people who have early cognitive problems are diagnosed as being depressed. Both situations can lead to much more than an improper diagnosis, they can delay proper treatment and exacerbate existing conditions. Read More ...
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A Weekend Wellness Retreat for Women at Gateway Canyons Resort
Gateway Canyons Resort, the soft adventure destination in the breathtaking canyons of southwest Colorado, will host the second annual Women’s Wellness Weekend on July 24-26, 2009. The keynote speaker is the award-winning Naturopathic physician, Dr. Penny Kendall-Reed, and the weekend agenda is just what the doctor ordered, with challenges and strategies for body, mind and spirit. Read More ...
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Anyone Lose Weight With the Atkins Approach and Keep it off?
Atkins came up with a great diet which allows people to lose weight. It is different than the South Beach Diet and other diets but the Atkins diet is an effective way to lose weight. There is a problem with constipation and I fixed that by taking a dose of fiber like Benefiber (since it has no carbohydrates) with every meal. Some days I have so little appetite I eat just two meals. In the end it's not fat, it's not protein, it's not carbs - it's calories. You can lose weight on anything that helps you to eat less, but that doesn't mean it's good for you.
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Body Fat Solution
Imagine a round table conference of all the world's weight loss experts debating the real reason for the body fat problem. Read More ...
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Diabetes: What you need to know
There are plenty of resources on the Internet, but a good place to start is the American Diabetes Association’s Web site, diabetes.org, or by calling 888-DIABETES. Read More ...
Julissa Molina Soto |
Diet Foods Under 200 Calories
When you increase your fruit and vegetable consumption you increase your fiber intake in your diet. Stick to no-cal options like water, diet soda, tea or coffee. Instead of a shake, ice cream or a Starbucks Creme Frappuccino (870 calories, 32 grams fat), choose a smoothie made with real fruit and skim or low-fat milk.
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Does Exercise Eventually Get Rid Of Cellulite?
Cellulite is not a medical condition, as many would believe. Despite the fact that cellulite is not a medical condition, people still want to rid themselves of it because of the fact that it is often unsightly and they feel as if it has an effect on their overall appearance. Read More ...
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Don't Be The Fat Bride
You can accelerate your weight loss per week by increasing exercise or decreasing caloric intake. If you need to lose 30 lbs., think smart and start 6 months before your wedding.Strip That Fat helps reduce cravings, while boosting your energy as you lose weight. Strip That Fat has truly become a dieting revolution unlike any before. Combining age old secrets used for centuries and the latest scientific research, the secret is now available to you! Granted, a good chunk of it was water weight that HAD to come off anyway, but it was a great start to my weight loss!
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Giving Thanks!
Manifesting our desired lifestyle first starts with giving thanks for what we are already blessed with! Like attracts like, that means if you put negative out thats what comes back. If you get into putting out "feel good" vibes then what you desire comes to you even faster! The way to get into that vibration is to give thanks and bless what you already have! Read More ...
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Healthy Weight Loss
So why the reduction or elimination of carbohydrates; how does this help with weight loss? The idea behind cutting back on your carbs and eating more protein is that your body will have less of an insulin response to the carbohydrates. If I can take a second to try to encourage you to use weights, I strongly believe weight training will speed up your weight loss but it is possible to meet your goals with aerobic exercise only. When determining your goals, ask yourself this questions. Do I like to exercise at home, out doors or at a club? Read More ...
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Heart Healthy Shortcuts That Really Work!
Maintaining a healthy weight is crucial for heart health. Obesity seriously increases your risk of heart disease. Maintain a normal blood pressure. High blood pressure is a major risk factor for heart attacks, strokes and heart failure. Maintain a healthy cholesterol level. The ideal level for your LDL ("bad" cholesterol) is less than 100.
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High Blood Pressure Symptoms
Medical professionals strongly recommend that all obese people with high blood pressure lose weight until they are within 15% of their healthy body weight. The greater your body mass, the more blood you need to supply oxygen and nutrients to your tissues. Read More ...
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How Do Diet Pills Work?
With proper weight loss we can find that lost confidence and feel great about ourselves again! Prescription weight loss drugs are intended for individuals with medically significant weight problems, and are intended to be used in conjunction with dietary, behavioral, and exercise programs. If used correctly by the intended group of users, oftentimes they can be a lifesaver. These types of weight loss pills used to contain a combination of ephedra and caffeine to raise energy expenditure (thermogenesis) while also reducing appetite. You're probably aware that these pills were proven in some cases to be deadly, so ephedra was taken off the market.
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How To Diet Like The Stars
How can we diet like the stars? Just like anybody else, our favorite stars aren’t born with their curvaceous bodies. This means that they are doing something to maintain their almost perfect bodies and keeping unwanted pounds away, which if not given serious attention will result to unappealing bulges. Is there really a secret way to diet like the stars? What do they do to achieve such jaw dropping curves? Believe it or not, there is no secret at all. Dieting affects you just like your favorite hunks and babes Read More ...
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How To Get Rid Of Stretch Marks
Lotions containing cocoa butter are rumored to not only help reduce stretch marks, but to help prevent them entirely. Any cream or oil that is made specifically for the prevention or treatment of stretch marks will help keep your skin healthy and elastic. Read More ...
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Is Alzheimer’s Disease Hereditary?
The first of about 78-million baby boomers have already qualified for early Social Security Benefits at age 62. Add to that the reality that we are now living longer than ever before with the fastest growing age group becoming the 85-plus cohort, problems such as Alzheimer's disease is rapidly becoming one of the most feared diseases other than cancer. Therefore, one of the questions that begs is if mom or dad had Alzheimer's, is it hereditary? Read More ...
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Lose Weight. Fast. Easy. Safe
Maybe you have tried another weight loss program that didn't work. Well, if you are serious about safe and effective weight loss, want to increase your energy like never before, or just need help suppressing your appetite you have come to the right place.
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Low Fat Diets
Consuming a restricted number of calories is not a sustainable eating plan. Nor is eating a diet of fruit and veggies all day long. Ultra-low fat diets, those recommending below 10% of caloric intake from fat, have been shown to greatly increase the risk of deficiencies of essential fatty acids (EFAs). EFAs are basic, essential nutrients important for heart health, mental function, skin health and many other body functions.
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Low to no Carb Diets
Low to no carb diets are said to be even more effective than low fat diets in weight loss according to some studies. However, you must be cautious because these diets can have some very negative side effects.
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Over 20, stressed, sleep deprived ...
Over 20, stressed, sleep deprived, concerned about Your Health or suffering from any prolonged illness - you will notice marked results after using MaxGXL™ to accelerate Your Body's Most Powerful Antioxidant. Sometimes in as little as 1 week. Read More ...
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Raising Your Child's IQ
Many parents are surprised to learn that their child’s IQ score can actually be increased. After all, we were raised to believe that IQ was stagnant – that is, you are born with the IQ you’ll have throughout life. But in the 1990s, brain researchers discovered that the brain is actually capable of changing and regrowing the connections between brain cells. It’s these connections, or synapses, not the cells themselves, that actually increase the brain’s powers by increasing the number of viable paths for information. Read More ...
Wendy Burt-Thomas |
Rapid Safe Weight Loss - How Should I Do It?
2000 calories is easy to eat, especially if you eat the wrong foods. That is the reason people GAIN weight. If you know what foods to eat, to satisfy your hunger and that are not packed with low quality calories, your diet can help you shed weight quicker than you ever imagined.
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Saving face; non-surgical ways to improve your skin
How far will people go when it comes to turning back the hands of time? Some opt for a complete surgical “re-do”. Others use Frownies, the $10 “tape the skin in place” solution.
In between those extremes are many choices; the easiest and most cost effective is a superior skin care regime combined with monthly facials. A professional facial, including a peel and mask, is a simple and affordable luxury that gives both immediate and cumulative results.
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Clara Mueller |
Simple Weight Loss
Enjoy sweets as an occasional treat, but keep sugary soft drinks to a minimum – they are an easy way to pack calories and chemicals into your diet without even noticing it. And just because a soda is sugar-free doesn’t make it healthy. Same goes for breads, go for whole wheat. Change from drinking whole milk to fat-free milk or low-fat soy milk. Read More ...
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Stop Bloating
There are different theories about what causes bloating, an often painful condition that makes the abdomen swell. For example, bloating can be caused by gas, by too much air being taken in with food, or by certain foods. Bloating accompanied by pain or constipation and/or diarrhea may also be a symptom of something more serious, like Irritable Bowel Syndrome.
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The 3-Rs Aren’t What They Used to Be
Our future and certainly our retirement may be very dependent upon our ability to relearn some of the basic tenets of our not too distant past. Our grandparents knew that personal discipline was a key to achieving much of their success. They understood that instant gratification may not be the best approach, so they did things differently than we when it came to buying their first home or car, to enjoying a life of simpler pleasures in their golden years. We can benefit from revisiting that approach. Read More ...
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The Italian Diet Weight Factors
Fortunately (or perhaps in my case alas) the economic boom of the 1960s improved the general diet to the point that nobody sees the need to cultivate weight. Quite the contrary; Italians are tremendously figure conscious, and gyms fill up in the spring as people of both sexes work to shed the winter poundage so they’ll look their best when they hit the beaches in summer. My mission was rest, relaxation -- and find out how the Italians manage to enjoy delectable Mediterranean foods, yet maintain healthy weights. Today Italian cultural perspectives are similar to American ones because fitness, leanness, dieting and control of body shape and weight are the norm. The successful marketing strategies of the high carbohydrate Mediterranean diet have been incorporated into local cuisines under an unfortunate misconception: eat anything as long as you also eat bread, spaghetti, lots of olive oil, and a glass of red wine.
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The Sun and Your Skin
Being in the sun often, even if you don't burn, can have serious consequences. A tan is the body's desperate attempt to protect itself from the sun's harmful rays. Repeated exposure to the sun's UV rays without sunscreen can lead to skin damage, including wrinkling, discoloration, roughness, visible blood vessels, and in serious cases, skin cancer. Here are some alternatives and solutions for great skin. Read More ...
Deborah Byrd |
The Truth about summer allergies
Ahh, summer. Time to run through fields of flowers, picnic in the park, toss the ball with your dog. If you love the outdoors, it’s nature at its best; but if you have summer allergies, it can seem like nature at it’s worst. Read More ...
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What do Carbohydrates do?
Carbohydrates are your body’s primary energy source, providing 4 calories for every gram that we consume. Cells in your body depend on carbohydrates for energy (in the form of glucose), and it is the preferred source of energy for your brain, red blood cells, and nervous system. So every time you are out on the playground or riding your bike you are utilizing carbohydrates. You even use them when you are sleeping or sitting still. Read More ...
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What Happens To Your Mind From Lack Of Exercise?
Stress is a big issue in most lives and all too often the person has no idea how to deal with the stress. The result is adrenal fatigue as well as many other imbalances within the body, mind and spirit of the individual. Strength training releases endorphins and leaves you feeling great. Read More ...
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Wheat Ridge Recreation Center Health Fair
FREE HEALTH AND WELLNESS FAIR
Wheat Ridge, CO ---- People can learn about health issues and their own health at the Wheat Ridge Recreation Center Health and Wellness Fair scheduled for 9 a.m. – 12 p.m., Friday, February 20, at the Wheat Ridge Recreation Center, located at 4005 Kipling St. Read More ...
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