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Fighting fair

Arguments can help resolve conflict It’s only natural for couples to occasionally butt heads when facing issues involving finances, home care, chores, children, and the in-laws. What matters is how you approach fighting. If you approach the argument logically, most likely your partner will too, says Riann Smith, former deputy editor of TheNest.com. She recommends…
Walk the talk of your workout resolution

Walking and Talking Can Encourage Exercise Routine Instead of sitting down to coffee and donuts, or tea and banana bread, imagine chatting with your friends as you take a brisk walk in your local park. If you can walk and talk, gulping breaths of air between your words, you’re probably getting healthy aerobic exercise with…
Not just a matter of the heart

How to Avoid a Date Night with Heart Disease We’ve all heard the stories. The tightening pain starts in the chest and then moves to the arm. You become short of breath and start to sweat. Sometimes the pain shoots up the jaw, sometimes there isn’t a sign, and sometimes, there have been signs…

Ask a Nurse: My final column in CFHN— But more to come online!

Hello my fellow Floridians. I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for taking the time to read my columns over the past year and encourage you to visit our website for my new monthly discussions at www.perfectformwellness.com/discussionboard.
Ask a Nurse: Affordable Care Act

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) was signed into law to reform the healthcare industry by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010 and upheld by the Supreme Court on June 28, 2012.1 This is a sensitive subject… one that I was not going to touch. However, I’d like to use this opportunity to share some…
Is an urgent illness or injury always an emergency?

Whether you’re suddenly stricken with a migraine or fever, a visit to your primary- care doctor is not always an option. Due to a reduction in available primary-care appointments and limited office hours, you may need to decide between enduring the emergency room or walking into an urgent-care center. Do your research now so you…