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In Need of a Good Night’s Sleep? Try These 4 Tips!
January 10, 2012 – 9:00 am | No Comment
In Need of a Good Night’s Sleep?  Try These 4 Tips!

Now that the holidays (all those Christmas and New Year’s activities) are over, many of us are in desperate need of a good night’s sleep!  This time of year can be very difficult on our …

Fish Oil Supplements ~ Pros and Cons
December 28, 2011 – 10:00 am | No Comment
Fish Oil Supplements ~ Pros and Cons

I hear a lot of my friends talking about taking fish oil supplements.  I am always a bit wary when I hear people talk about health supplements they are currently taking because these supplements, at …

You Want Easy? How About Cold Cereal for Breakfast?
October 24, 2011 – 11:57 pm | One Comment
You Want Easy?  How About Cold Cereal for Breakfast?

Do you often skip breakfast in the morning?  I did, too!  You’ll notice how I used the past tense there.  As of four months ago, an appointment I had with my doctor changed my attitude toward “the most …

How to Pack and Wear a Backpack
October 21, 2011 – 10:37 pm | No Comment
How to Pack and Wear a Backpack

Kids have been in school six full weeks now in Moorhead and almost two weeks longer than that in Fargo.  For the first time this year, I am dropping off and picking up my granddaughter at the bus …

Women’s Health Week
May 8, 2011 – 6:11 pm | No Comment

Today marks the beginning of National Women’s Health Week.  What better day to ask woman to commit to their health, than on Mother’s Day. All too often, women will put everyone and everything else on their …

7 Great Reasons to Get Your Exercise
March 14, 2011 – 9:23 pm | No Comment
7 Great Reasons to Get Your Exercise

It is nothing new that people who are physically active are healthier and experience less chronic disease.  Despite this fact, over half of American adults do not engage in physical activity at the level they …

Healthy Steps in ND – Insurance For Children
February 23, 2011 – 12:41 pm | One Comment
Healthy Steps in ND – Insurance For Children

If you know a child in North Dakota who does not have health insurance, the state has a program called Healthy Steps Children’s Health Insurance that can help.
Kids that qualify are ones that don’t have …

3 Things To Boost Your Metabolism
February 11, 2011 – 11:45 pm | No Comment
3 Things To Boost Your Metabolism

Women have a decrease in their metabolism every 10 years.  When your metabolism slows down, it can lead to excess fat and decline in muscle mass.  Dr. Oz had a very interesting segment …

The 5 Best Exercises for Weight Loss
February 9, 2011 – 10:47 pm | No Comment
The 5 Best Exercises for Weight Loss

Cross-training is a healthy plan for weight loss.  Balance a variety of flexibility, cardiovascular, and muscle conditioning activities.  You won’t get bored as fast so you will stick with your program. 

Wintertime Slips and Falls
February 6, 2011 – 9:57 am | No Comment
Wintertime Slips and Falls

It’s not too late to write about snow and ice in the winter related to slips and falls.  No matter how much we salt or remove snow, there will always be surfaces that are slippery.  …