YOUR GUIDE TO LOOKING, FEELING AND STAYING HEALTHY
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05/15/13Sumptuous Squash and Chickpea Moroccan Stew, Silver Strand Foundation, Bridal Boot CampPLUS, vote now for the top doctors in Delaware. The polls close on May 22. |
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05/01/13Strawberry Freezer Jam (recipe), Children's Health Systems and Women’s Heart Disease Support GroupStrawberry Freezer Jam (recipe), Children's Health Systems and Women’s Heart Disease Support Group |
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04/17/13Zucchini Muffin Recipe, Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, Q&A with Anthuan Maybank, Olympian and Personal TrainerZucchini Muffin Recipe, Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, Q&A with Anthuan Maybank, Olympian and Personal Trainer |
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04/03/13Breast Cancer Update, Walk MS, Paleo Cottage Pie RecipeBreast Cancer Update, Walk MS, Paleo Cottage Pie Recipe |
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03/20/13Pet Therapy, Girls on the Run, Chia Seed Pudding RecipePaws for People I used to tell people I was allergic to therapy. But now I think that was my way of avoiding the subject. This week I learned about an incredibly important form of therapy, ironically one I really would be allergic to—pet therapy. As I have written before, just because I am allergic to dogs and cats doesn’t mean I don’t know the joy that a pet brings to a home and family. What I recently discovered were physiological and psychological benefits received from pet visits. I spoke with Lynne Robinson, executive director of Paws for People, a local nonprofit organization dedicated to providing volunteer-based pet visits to people such as the elderly or children with physical disabilities as well as those living with conditions such as autism... |
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03/06/13Top Dentist Survey, Blondies Recipe, McKay Jenkins’ Book About Toxins, Colon Cancer AwarenessBlondies Recipe, McKay Jenkins’ Book About Toxins, Colon Cancer Awareness |
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02/20/13Interactive arcade games, Delaware Marathon Running Festival, Heart Healthy Vegetable Soup RecipePlus, healthy Delaware events. |
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02/06/13Guacamole Recipe, Anthuan Maybank, Olympian and Personal Trainer Recommends Seasonal Foods, Latina Breast Health ForumsPlus some great local healthy events. |
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01/16/13Get Healthy, Delaware!: BodyPump, Preston’s March for Energy, Grab & Go at Harvest MarketThey Are Here to Pump … You Up We all know the drill. People flock to the gym in January to fulfill a resolution or feel better about their holiday feasting. These same people tend to work out too hard and too fast and are injured or discouraged by the last week of the month. People—it doesn’t have to be this way. A lot of blogs out there will give you the top five incentives to keep going to the gym, so I feel the need to go rogue. I want to let you in on a healthy strategy that may keep you in the game. Strength training is weightlifting with slow and controlled movements. It’s designed for building and toning muscle with the added benefits of increasing your metabolism and preventing osteoporosis. For many, strength training means going to the... Posted at 08:08 AM | Permalink |
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01/02/13Healthy Gifts, Slow-cooker Recipes: Delaware HealthHealth- and Wellness-Themed Gifts If you are reading this blog, it means the Mayans’ calculations were a bit off. Happy New Year, dear readers! This is the time of year people are either playing with new holiday gifts or plotting their exchanges. I noticed a significant trend in the health and wellness themed gifts this season and thought I would highlight a few that sold like healthy hotcakes. Fitness video games. We’ve come a long way from Wii tennis. Hollywood Celebrity Trainer Harley Pasternak released his own fitness program for both the Wii and XBox 360 Kinect. Now, the rest of us non-Oscar winners can learn Pasternak’s “5-Factor” Fitness Program with choices of types of workout regimens and durations. Fitness... |
