Articles written by Lois Trader
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Brush, Floss, Brush Again
One way to prevent tooth decay and periodontal (gum) disease is by eating a balanced diet, limiting the number of between-meal snacks, and brushing and flossing.
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Insomnia
Insomnia can be its own medical problem (primary insomnia) or it can be caused by a separate issue (secondary insomnia) such as depression or side effects from medication
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Help hints to help you work out
No more excuses!
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Is Omega-3 For You
The commonest cause of coronary artery blockage is the creation of a blood clot or thrombus. Below is a discussion that you should have with your doctor.
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Teen Girls' Rising Drug Use
The sharpest rise in prescription drug claims was for girls taking drugs for type 2 diabetes.
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7 Things to Worry About
Worst Headache of Your Life to Pain in your Lower Back ... Different ailments to worry about.
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Hepatitis
The word hepatitis simply means an inflammation of the liver without pinpointing a specific cause.
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Burnt Out, Tired or Depressed
If someone tells you they're thinking about suicide, you should take their distress seriously, listen nonjudgmentally, and help them get to a professional for evaluation.
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Healthy Choices
If you don't feel or look 100 percent, a major contributor may be a poor diet. We need to understand that a vitamin and mineral supplement is not enough to cover you.
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What Else Do You Need
Recently in a health group the subject changed to sexual health.
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Commitment - Scary Word
We Americans are the most overfed, under-nourished country in the world. We thrive on fast food, and society has convinced us that we don't have time to eat healthily.
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Top Tips for Office Eating
I've been one of the 70 percent of Americans who regularly eat at their desks, and here are some tips I learned along the way.
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Cluster Or Sinus
The pain of a cluster headache has been described as far worse than childbirth.
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Go Nuts
Almonds are California's largest tree nut crop in total dollar value and acreage. Good news even if you don't live in California.
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LOL - Laughing Out Loud
Stress is bad. Laughing is good. Laughter is good for both body and soul. It can thwart stress, boost the immune system, and help protect against the flu and even cancer.
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If You Smoke... Stop
Smoking affects our vision as well. Why does the smell of smoke, the allure of the cool thin models make it look like cigarettes have any beneficial factors at all?
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Berries Help More Than Our Hearts
Why is it that the saying we have all heard, "we are what we eat" is such big news?
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De-stressing Not Distressing
"It's not a magic bullet, but increasing physical activity is a positive and active strategy to help manage depression and anxiety," says Kristin Vickers-Douglas, Ph.D.,
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Too Much Stress
At women wellness seminars the encouragement is always the same. Deal with stress; find a way to relieve it. Seek therapy, a doctor, a support group.
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Prescription Sleeping Pills
So many women I talk to need help relaxing at night. Sleeping is not a warm, fuzzy thought. It's a dread because what lies ahead is a night with hot flashes, & insomnia.
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To Eat Trans Fat or Not?
New guidelines make it even more important we know our cholestrol levels.
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Aspirin or Apple a Day
We're all read an apple a day keeps the doctor away. Now we're been inundated with an aspirin a day keeps the doctor away? Which is it?
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Simple Ideas for Healthy Kids
Be a positive role model. If you're practicing healthy habits, it's a lot easier to convince children to do the same. Get the whole family active. Plan times for everyon
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Who Has Time to Eat Healthy?
We Americans are the most over fed under nourished country in the world. We thrive on fast food and society has convinced us that we don't have time to eat, much less eat
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Wholefood Nutrition
Nutritional supplementation is a common term used frequently when it comes to health and wellness but what does it mean?
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Cancer Deaths Declining
For the first time in decades, cancer deaths are declining in the United States. However, cancer remains a serious disease. Knowing cancer basics can help you understand
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Is It a Cold?
For at least three days my contacts were so uncomfortable that I had to wear my glasses. That is unusual for me. Funny, I'm the one that always says "listen to your body"
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Sleep Is Good For Your Health
Does it really matter if you get enough sleep? I have gone most of my 50 years with the thought that I didn't need a lot of sleep.
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Emotional Health and Your Heart
Anxiety and chronic stress can also precipitate heart disease. Anxiety may be generalized-in other words, a person may worry and feel keyed up-much of the time, no matter
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Leave Your Tradition At the Door
Did you know that there is one thing more powerful than the Word of God? Would you say the Bible is powerful? Would you say the Bible has some power behind it? Would you
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Healthyful Diet Tips
I learned a lot about portion size, for example, by studying the DASH diet. Here's a sample of what I eat on a daily basis:
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Integrated Medicine for Menopause
It has been almost 4 years since the proverbial bomb dropped, when the Prempro (combined Premarin and Provera) arm of Women's Health Initiative study was abruptly stopped
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Optimize Your Health
Have you heard the latest news in diabetes prevention?
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Women's Number-One Killer
Approximately 144 million women live in the United States.
More than 8 million of those 144 million women are living with heart disease.
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Ten Things You Do To Lose Fat
I didn't have a weight problem. Then everyone starting with my cardiologist seems to be saying I needed to lose weight... what the heck to do?
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Cardiovascular Disease in Women
Since 1908 the leading cause of death among American women has been heart disease. Since 1985 more women than men have died from heart disease. Two decades!
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Panic Attack or Heart Attack
Panic Attack or Heart Attack: You 're experiencing chest pain, shortness of breath, rapid pounding heartbeats, sweating, and a feeling of impending doom. You're a mess.
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Women's Heart Disease
With radiating pain in my upper back, I went to ER. My intuition told me something very unusual was happening. Abnormal EKG's, nitroglycerin administered under my tongue
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You are a child of God.
I have these words from Nelson Mandela posted on my computer. Truly they are words around which we can build our lives:
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Why Everything (Health) Matters
Think about this: We make sure that our nails and our hair look terrific, and we buy all sorts of skin products. But what about our health, what's happening inside of us?
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Pets provide unconditional love.
Pets provide unconditional love and companionship for people of all ages-a fact that any pet owner can confirm.
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