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Tick Bite Myths Busted
2 weeks ago Tick season is here, so here are a few tick bite myths busted.
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Creative Ways to Unwind
March 21, 2013 Everyone gets stressed out from time to time. Here are a few creative ways to unwind and clear your mind.
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How to Improve Your Memory
February 6, 2013 Do you keep forgetting things? Having more "senior moments" than you should at your age? Here are a few ways to keep your brain sharp. Follow these directions and you'll be beating your kindergartner at the Memory game in no time!
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How to Prevent the Flu
January 15, 2013 Influenza is running rampant in Minnesota. In fact, 27 people have died from the flu. Here are a few simple steps to possibly prevent you getting the flu.
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Sick? There’s an App for That
January 4, 2013 Glen and I recently had some sort of creeping crud and it was brutal. Now that we’re feeling better and the cleanup is over, I learned that we can fight colds and flu with our smartphones. If you’re sick, there’s an app for that.
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How to Avoid Getting Food Poisoning
November 27, 2012 Oprah's second favorite doctor, Dr. Oz recently did a show about things to avoid when you're out at your favorite restaurant. There was a lot of information to digest, if you will, but I boiled it down and picked out a few things you may not think about or didn't realize.
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Flu Shots: Fact and Fiction
November 14, 2012 Cold and flu season is well underway and being sick over the holidays just plain sucks. I missed Christmas Eve last year because I had food poisoning. There’s nothing you can do to vaccinate yourself against that, but many of us do try and vaccinate ourselves against the flu. Many of us don’t get a shot because of what we’ve read or heard, but here are some myths about the flu shot dispelled.
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How to Help Victims of Hurricane Sandy
November 5, 2012 The folks behind the Occupy movement are actually doing some good and you can join in.
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What is Wrecking Your Sleep?
October 16, 2012 I was having a really hard time falling asleep last night and I thought I did everything right when it comes to "getting ready for bed", but I didn't get to sleep until after 11. When I sat down at my desk this morning, I immediately started looking for reasons why I couldn't fall asleep and it turns out, I didn't do everything right. Here are the mistakes we're all making that explain why we aren't getting enough sleep.
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What Shows Are We Watching?
September 19, 2012 The new fall TV season is here! What shows are we (and are we not) watching?
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Kellie Pickler Shaves Head to Support Sick Friend
Kellie Pickler’s hair is gone y’all! Rootin tootin! Lord have mercy! Ain’t that a stitch! Whatever else southern folk would say when something crazy happens. Good god and Honey Boo Boo! We know that’s a real saying.
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Health Tips from Heart Doctors
July 24, 2012 Heart disease kills more people in America than cancer, respiratory disease and Alzheimer's combined and that's especially true for women and it's very preventable. Here are some health tips from cardiac physicians.