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October 27, 2020

Healthy Hips and Healthy Knees

Healthy Hips and Healthy Knees Created inNewsletter Library,Back, Body & Joint Pain The numbers of individuals undergoing total hip replacement and total knee replacement are increasing significantly.1 Annual rates in the United States for total hip replacement have increased more than 50%. In Denmark, rates have been increasing by 30%. Annual rates in the United…

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October 23, 2020

Health Statistics and You

Health Statistics and You Created inNewsletter Library,Wellness We are awash in numbers, thanks in large part to the proliferation of personal mobile devices and the wrong-headed use of so-called big data.1 But applying statistical tools to the same set of data can support competing theories and lead to contradictory results. Such conflicting outcomes, known as…

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October 19, 2020

Health Care Breakthroughs – Hope or Hype?

Health Care Breakthroughs – Hope or Hype? Created inNewsletter Library,Illness Prevention Health care breakthroughs are big business. We know this because such news is reported in the Business Section of newspapers and magazines. Discussions relate primarily to the potential impact on the company’s share price and revenues. Possible benefits to patients are a secondary concern…

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October 15, 2020

Healing Chronic Shoulder Pain

Healing Chronic Shoulder Pain Created inNewsletter Library,Chronic Conditions As we get older, years and decades of mechanical stress may lead to deterioration of joints, ligaments, and tendons. This degenerative process, commonly known as arthritis, primarily affects weight-bearing joints such as the hips and knees and those found in the lumbar spine. The shoulder, too, is…

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October 11, 2020

Hazy Shade of Winter

Hazy Shade of Winter Created inNewsletter Library,Staying Motivated Simon and Garfunkel [and later, The Bangles] had it right. Winter light is hazy – it’s more diffuse. The sun is lower in the sky and the sun’s rays reach the Earth at an angle, losing much of their power. And of course, there’s less sunlight during…

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October 7, 2020

Have You Been Suffering From Chronic Knee Pain?

Have You Been Suffering From Chronic Knee Pain? Created inNewsletter Library,Chronic Conditions Chronic knee pain is notoriously difficult to treat successfully. Persons with these problems often become discouraged as they shuttle from specialist to specialist, from rheumatologist to orthopedic surgeon to physical therapist to acupuncturist and back again. Lack of progress and improvement becomes understandable…

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October 3, 2020

Harness the Power of Hybrid Vigor

Harness the Power of Hybrid Vigor Created inNewsletter Library,Nutrition & Healthy Eating Certain things in life just go together naturally. In the kitchen, peanut butter and jelly is a classic combination. Another such pairing is apple pie and ice cream.Other categories of life experience, such as human performance, prize the association of freedom and creativity….

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September 29, 2020

Hamlet’s Fitness

Hamlet’s Fitness Created inNewsletter Library,Exercise & Fitness “To stretch or not to stretch.” That wasn’t exactly Hamlet’s question. The Prince of Denmark had matters of state to consider, especially the most effective method to avenge the murder of his father. Getting ready for his next fencing lesson had taken low priority. But for the rest…

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September 25, 2020

Half-Empty or Half-Full

Half-Empty or Half-Full Created inNewsletter Library,Mind-Body Connection What’s your worldview? Are you an optimist or a pessimist by nature? Do you always expect good things to happen or are you waiting for the other shoe to drop? Our mental attitude affects how we interact with others and how we respond to events and the comings…

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September 21, 2020

Going for the Gold

Going for the Gold Created inNewsletter Library,Staying Motivated It seems that at least once a month, some sort of senior fitness competition is featured on the sports page of local and national newspapers. The Senior Olympics was the forerunner of these types of events, and the designation quickly morphed into the National Senior Games. Soon…

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