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For Your Health: Enjoying summertime sun, safely
For the last few years, summertime has felt even more special to me than usual. With the long, warm days, we’re finally able to get outside more and enjoy walks, bike rides and time at the park – often with family and friends we may not have seen for a while. In our excitement to […]
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For Your Health: Add some steps to your spring
Physical activity is good for us, we all know. Yet it can be hard to fit into our daily schedules – and it’s easy to understand why. Family, school, work and other important obligations can take up a lot of our time and energy. But there is one healthy activity most of us can fit […]
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For Your Health: A common eye disease you can take steps to prevent
Macular degeneration is a disease many of us have heard of but may not know much about. So, it may be surprising to hear that the disorder significantly impacts the vision of millions of people in the U.S. – and that there are steps to help prevent it. Macular degeneration is an eye disease that […]
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For Your Health: Overcoming hurdles to healthy habits
Looking after our health isn’t always easy. And, if we’re honest, it can feel a bit overwhelming at times. But one thing we’ve been reminded of lately is the importance of good health. Despite how it may feel when scrolling through news or social media, taking steps to improve our health can be easier than […]
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For Your Health: Better sleep for better health
We may not think about sleeping as a healthy behavior like we would exercising or eating a healthy diet, but we probably should. Sleep can play a key role in health and wellness, and studies show that many of us just aren’t getting enough of it. “Short sleep and poor-quality sleep are linked to increased […]
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For Your Health: COVID-19 vaccination benefits children, families
It may be hard to believe that, after almost two years, COVID-19 is still a major issue in the U.S. and the world over. It continues to affect our health and health care and to disrupt our daily lives. And the emergence of new variants, like omicron, can add even more uncertainty about when we’ll […]
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For Your Health: It’s a great time to be a quitter and get tobacco-free
Though it doesn’t often make headlines these days, it’s hard to overstate how important quitting smoking is to health – and in ways many people may not be aware of. Smoking impacts almost every organ in the body to some degree. It’s the main cause of lung cancer, of course, but it also causes 14 […]
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For Your Health: Seeing pink is a great mammogram reminder
If the pink popping up in store displays and across our screens hasn’t given it away already, October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. And while it focuses on a serious disease, I always appreciate the opportunity it gives my colleagues and me to highlight ways women can look after their breast health. One of the […]
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For Your Health: Even a little exercise helps
Here’s a secret about physical activity that you should know and share: Even a small amount can give your health a boost. And that can be really important, maybe even inspiring, to hear. Especially these days. Studies have found that many people have reduced their physical activity during the pandemic. It’s easy to see why, […]
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For Your Health: Young adults, keep eating your vegetables (and other great advice)
If you’ve finally reached that age when you’re officially an adult and starting to branch out on your own for work, school or another adventure, you’ve likely received a lot of advice from the older adults in your life. Some of it you may have sought out. Most of it, probably not. And, yes, as […]