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  • Staying positive amidst the great balancing act of life

      High gas and food prices, a struggling economy, real estate woes -– it’s pretty easy to get all revved up on stress in today’s unstable world, only to feel like you’re just spinning your wheels. Sure, anxiety and skepticism are an understandable response, but they don’t do much to remedy the situation. Instead, staying…

  • Is there a polite way to avoid someone who’s sick?

    Is there a polite way to avoid someone who’s sick?

      Only a few weeks before Christmas, my family and I had been battling the seasonal cold that spread like wildfire around the community. Out of nowhere it seemed like everyone in the neighborhood had the same virus. There’s no doubt that with this season comes the inevitability of catching a cold or two, but…

  • Get Healthy, STAT! Fifteen to life

     15 The minutes of daily exercise that could reduce risk of death in inactive people by 14 percent. Source: Study of 400,000 people, National Research Institutes of Taiwan   “Physical activity and exercise has shown to prevent occurrences of cardiac events, strokes, and many chronic diseases.  It is never too late to become active as…

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