Weight Training for Women
Misconceptions about weight training -- often based on unfounded fears of becoming too muscular -- can keep women from pushing their fitness levels.
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Your Complete Guide to Being Well and Staying Healthy
Diabetes Zone
Type 2 diabetes is a chronic and progressive condition, but it can be managed. With help for your family, your friends and your health care team, you can learn to take care of yourself and stay healthy.
Digestive Disorders Zone
With this guide to managing digestive disorders, you’ll learn about the symptoms of and treatment for various diseases and conditions, pain management and prevention of conditions like food poisoning.
Skin Health Zone
The skin is your body's largest organ. It protects you against bacteria, viruses, dirt, wind, heat and cold. And it serves as a "window" to the body, alerting doctors when something is wrong.
Health Tip of the Day
How to Connect With Your Kids
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Make time to listen and listen well. Listen not just for what happened, but also for what your kids are telling you about their day through their actions and tone.
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Read together. This teaches kids that books are not only a source of education but also of pleasure.
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Play board games together. You'll interact with your children while having fun.
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Limit and monitor TV viewing. A child watching TV is not interacting with you.
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Key into their unique interests. For some it might be going to a ball game, for others shopping at the mall or baking cookies.