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October 04, 2019
Healthy Bones for Life – What You Need to Know
Your bones – all 206 of them – are living, growing tissues that form a head-to-toe supportive framework for your body. They also protect vital organs, anchor your muscles, and store calcium. Given their important role in your body, it is critical that you understand how to promote and preserve bone health throughout your life.
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September 19, 2019
Fact or Fiction: Flu Shots
The changing of the leaves marks the start of flu season, which generally begins in October and lasts through May.
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August 27, 2019
Bringing Your Fitness Routine Indoors
Getting outdoors to work out is always nice, but extreme temperatures, inclement weather, and my personal least favorite thing of all time – humidity – can make it challenging.
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August 20, 2019
12 Simple Tips to Live a Healthier Life
There have never been more choices to help you live a healthier lifestyle. From a variety of exercise options (have you tried a group fitness class?), to the different ways you can maintain a healthy diet, CDPHP members have plenty of ways to get and stay healthy. As a way to support all those great…
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June 20, 2019
Putting Herself First – Part 2
Earlier this Spring I wrote about my friend and colleague Sara Block as she took part in a 12-week heart health program called the BetterU Challenge. At the time, she was halfway through the program and finding the experience very rewarding. Now I’m checking back to see how she made out on the rest of…
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June 10, 2019
The Health Benefits of Being Outside
Sometime around 2002, as a college student at McGill University, I had an epiphany that I carry with me to this day. As a full-time student who never quite mastered effective time-management skills, I was feeling incredibly stressed and overwhelmed. Luckily, at some point, I realized that when I spent more time outside, everything suddenly…
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