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New National Fitness Guidelines Released, Less than a Third of Americans Pass
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Stephanie Hertzenberg
America as a whole does not rank very highly on the physical fitness scale. This is news to exactly no one. People are too fond of fast food, get too little exercise and are too in love with their phones to take good care of themselves. That said, the latest report by the Department of…
CDC Survey Shows Complementary and Alternative Medicine Growing in America
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Stephanie Hertzenberg
More and more Americans are turning to alternative and complementary forms of medicine such as yoga, meditation, chiropractors and acupuncture. According to the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics, more than 30 percent of American adults and roughly 12 percent…
Is Your Work Schedule Shortening Your Life?
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Stephanie Hertzenberg
It turns out that working hard to get ahead may actually be the last thing you want to do if you are concerned about your health. According to research from NYU Langone Health, working more than 40 hours a week could be bad for your health. Long hours contribute to minor, chronic conditions that build…
New Study Finds More than 1 in 3 Americans Eat Fast Food Every Day
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Stephanie Hertzenberg
It has been noted over and over again that obesity is an epidemic in America. An ever increasing number of people are unhealthily overweight even as the prevalence of eating disorders and starvation diets rises. Weight loss has become nearly a way of life, and millions of adults cycle through massive fluctuations in weight as…
Stress, Grief Linked to Heart Disease in New Study
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Stephanie Hertzenberg
For centuries, the heart was regarded as the center of emotions. Cultures all over the world believed that the fist-sized organ was the source of emotions, motivation and, in many cases, the home of the soul. Modern medicine proved that wrong. Emotions and motivations come from the brain. The heart has nothing to do with…
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