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By Betty Murray Trouble sleeping at night? Surprisingly, all your tossing and turning may be because you aren’t getting enough exercise. There’s still plenty of research to be done on the exact relationship between sleep and exercise, but several studies suggest exercise is just what is needed to cure insomnia (or improve sleep at least). One […]
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By Betty Murray It’s easy to ignore the signs of burnout between work, caring for your family and keeping up with the expectations of family and friends. But a stress-related meltdown isn’t just bad for your mental health it’s bad for your physical health as well. It can lead to emotional disorders, hypertension and heart […]
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By Betty Murray Water is essential for health and wellness, but staying hydrated in 100+ degree heat isn’t easy. There are serious health consequences of dehydration, including: heat exhaustion, heat stroke and in extreme cases, death. Don’t assume you can do without drinking water, and plenty of it. The good news is that dehydration can be […]
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Ever wonder how the world’s fittest people got fit and stay that way? While they may have genes that make a fit body a little bit easier to achieve, the fittest people didn’t get that way by accident. The truth is that fitness takes time and dedication. It requires forming healthy habits, and breaking the […]
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By Betty Murray Gluten-free diets are more common today than ever. An ever-increasing number of restaurants now accommodate gluten-free diets with special menus and grocery stores have added entire sections stocked full of gluten-free foods. Some individuals are on a gluten-free diet for medical reasons, including celiac disease or a gluten allergy or gluten sensitivity, while [...]
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By Betty Murray When the stress and anxiety sets in, how do you cope? Exercise, food, alcohol, sleep, meditation — all of these are common coping mechanisms for stress. Many of these are not however healthy methods of coping with stress. If you turn to food or alcohol to reduce stress, you are setting yourself up [...]
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By Betty Murray Daylight Savings Time has ended, Halloween is now behind us and Thanksgiving is just around the corner. With the cooler fall temperatures come some of my favorite fall vegetables. Many people equate fall holidays with weight gain, but there are a number of fall foods that are healthy and rich in nutrients. As [...]
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By Betty Murray Did you know pumpkin seeds are packed full of nutritional benefits. When it’s time to carve pumpkins this year, don’t be too quick to throw away the seeds. Pumpkin seeds are a delicious and nutritious snack, in fact, they are some of the most nutritious seeds we can eat. Pumpkin seeds are rich [...]
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By Betty Murray Dallas is enjoying a slight drop in temperatures this week, reminders that the sweltering summer heat is over for another year. The fall season ushers in the holidays, which for most people means more parties, more celebrations and more eating. Eating fall foods doesn’t have to equal weight gain. There are plenty of [...]
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By Betty Murray Organic foods are more nutritious than non-organic foods. Or are they? A study published in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine in which doctors from Stanford University examined 240 other studies on organic foods over the last 40 years found that organic foods contain little additional nutritional benefits than non-organic foods. The Stanford [...]
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