Category: Healthy Aging
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10 Big Reasons to Drop 10 Little Pounds
Read more: 10 Big Reasons to Drop 10 Little PoundsJust a little weight loss goes a long way toward both physical and emotional health benefits. Let the Slimplicity Success Plan get your there — and beyond.
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Easy Ways to Add Steps to Your Day
Read more: Easy Ways to Add Steps to Your DayTypically, American adults average 3,000 – 5,000 steps per day. Increasing steps (walking more) helps increase energy, reduce stress and improve weight management.
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Create An Inexpensive Home Gym
Read more: Create An Inexpensive Home GymSpring is coming soon, and with warmer temperatures comes less bulky clothes to hide under. Maybe you’ve already lost the excess weight but now need some muscle toning. Or maybe your weight loss efforts need a boost. Either way, a little exercise is the answer. It packs a fat-blasting one-two punch. Heart-revving activities burn calories…
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Give Your Steps a Reality Check
Read more: Give Your Steps a Reality CheckThe average American only takes about 5,000 steps a day. That’s not enough! For optimum health, you need at least 10,000 steps a day. To lose weight, you need to bump that up to 12,000 to 15,000 steps a day. But unless you’re some kind of savant, you can’t count those on your own. That’s…
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Men’s Health is In Your Control
Read more: Men’s Health is In Your ControlThere was a time, not so long ago, when men left the responsibility for their health in the hands of another. Their traditional stay-at-home wives were the sentries of their well-being, preparing healthful home-cooked meals, urging them to take their vitamins and get more sleep. In today’s world of two-career families and fast-paced lifestyles, that…
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4 Steps to Model Healthy Eating for the Whole Family
Read more: 4 Steps to Model Healthy Eating for the Whole FamilyOne of the most important things parents can do for their children — as well as themselves — is to model healthy eating at home. Here are a few tips for helping your family eat smart:
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7 Ways to Optimize Your Family’s Food Choices
Read more: 7 Ways to Optimize Your Family’s Food ChoicesHere are some simple ways you can help your family make healthy food choices:
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Good Nutrition Fuels Healthy Child Development
Read more: Good Nutrition Fuels Healthy Child DevelopmentDuring childhood, optimal nutrition is critical to proper growth and development. Unfortunately, many children today don’t receive adequate amounts of key vitamins, minerals and micronutrients. Experts have identified the following vitamins and minerals as especially vital for promoting a child’s long-term health:
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Nurturing The Next Generation
Read more: Nurturing The Next GenerationAnyone who has tended a garden knows that the right combination of nutrients is essential to healthy, thriving plants. The same holds true for our children, whose growing bodies demand the right fuel for proper development.