All posts by LadyLively

  • Health Tip: Choose Healthier Snacks

    Not all snacks are bad for you, so it’s a good idea to avoid foods that are loaded with sugar and have virtually no nutritional value. The U.S. National Institute on Aging offers these healthier snack suggestions:...

    • Posted November 29, 2017
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  • Patients React Poorly When Docs Say ‘No’

    Patients used to see doctors as kindly-but-firm professionals — experts who knew what they were talking about and whose advice should be heeded, even if it wasn’t necessarily welcome. But these days, people have become demanding health...

    • Posted November 29, 2017
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  • How Fast-Food Cues Can Lead You to Overeat

    Before heading out to shop this holiday season, steel yourself for an onslaught of tempting aromas that might lure you into a fast-food restaurant. Food-related cues, like the smell of burgers or eye-catching menu displays, stimulate brain...

    • Posted November 28, 2017
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  • Care for Caregivers

    Many of us will care for a parent at some point in our lives. If you’re shopping or cooking for Mom or taking Dad to doctor visits, you’re already a caregiver. Caregiving is often in addition to...

    • Posted November 28, 2017
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  • This Weight-Loss Strategy May Not Help Your Knees

    Weight loss from dieting can slow the progression of knee arthritis in overweight people, according to a new study. But losing pounds from exercise alone will not help preserve those aging knees, the researchers found. Obesity is...

    • Posted November 28, 2017
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  • Sniffing Out the Best Allergy Treatment

    Seasonal allergies make life miserable for millions of Americans. So, in a bid to ease some of that discomfort, experts from two leading groups of allergists created a task force that has just issued new practice guidelines...

    • Posted November 28, 2017
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  • Health Tip: Why Get a Cholesterol Test?

    Cholesterol is a waxy, fatty blood substance that your body needs to keep cells healthy. It’s produced by your liver and also is found in animal-based foods. There are two kinds of cholesterol: “bad” low-density lipoprotein (LDL)...

    • Posted November 28, 2017
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  • Health Tip: Prevent Drowsy Driving

    One in 25 U.S. drivers reports having fallen asleep while driving during the past month, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. The first step to prevention is recognizing the symptoms of driving drowsy, the...

    • Posted November 28, 2017
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  • Pot May Alter Brain Function of Some With HIV

    Using marijuana when you have HIV could lead to problems with brain function if you also abuse alcohol or drugs, a new study finds. “People with HIV infection have many reasons to have cognitive dysfunction, from the...

    • Posted November 28, 2017
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  • Arthritis No Longer Just a Disease of the Old

    More younger Americans experience the aches and pains of arthritis than once thought. Roughly 91 million adults had arthritis in 2015. But the most surprising fact was that nearly one-third of sufferers were aged 18 to 64,...

    • Posted November 28, 2017
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