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Nutrition Tips: Together, cancer, heart disease, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, and stroke account for more than 75% of all deaths in the U.S. The latest scientific evidence provides even greater support for the role fruits and vegetables play in helping to protect against all of these diseases.
Adults who increase their fruit and vegetable [...]

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Health Tips – Asthma and Pregnancy
When you’re pregnant, you are breathing for two, so it’s important to keep your asthma under control.
Uncontrolled asthma is associated with pregnancy complications, such as:

Premature birth
Low birth weight
Changes in maternal blood pressure

Severe asthma attacks can endanger your baby by reducing the amount of oxygen it receives.
The risks of uncontrolled asthma [...]

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Health Tips – Avoiding Asthma Triggers
It’s not always easy to identify the triggers that are causing your asthma. It may be a good idea to write down your symptoms, as well as the situations that trigger them, and review your asthma history with your doctor.
You can manage your asthma symptoms better if you have your [...]

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We all hope to live to be much older than 50 years of age.  Hopefully this list of nutrition tips for healthy living after 50 years of age will help:

Grocery shop with a friend. It is pleasant and can save money if you share items that you can only use half of, such as [...]

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Health Tips – Exercise and asthma
Regular physical activity is an important part of a good asthma management plan. In the past, people with asthma were told to avoid sports and vigourous exercise. But, now researchers realize that exercise can increase physical fitness, improve self-esteem and confidence and increase feelings of well-being.
If your asthma is under [...]

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Potassium: Most Americans get less than half the amount of potassium they need for healthy blood pressure.
In addition to helping maintain healthy blood pressure, potassium may reduce the risk of developing kidney stones, and possibly decrease bone loss with age.
Some of the best sources of potassium may come as a surprise.

Great sources of [...]

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Health Tips – How To Manage Asthma Symptoms
If you have asthma, you can still lead a normal, active life. With proper medication and management, you can maintain good control over your symptoms and disease.
Start by finding out what triggers your asthma. An allergy assessment might help you to find out if allergens are making your [...]

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Fruits and vegetables can help you feel full on fewer calories than if you ate the same amount of many other foods. That’s because fruits and vegetables are high in water and fiber content and therefore low in calories relative to their volume.
Studies show that a calorie-controlled low-fat diet that allows unlimited consumption [...]

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Health Tips – Asthma
Asthma affects millions of Americans. It often develops during childhood and accounts for nearly 25% of all absenteeism in schools.
People with asthma have difficulty breathing. While this statement sums up the disease quite simply, asthma is anything but a simple health concern. The causes of asthma are still unknown. Symptoms vary from [...]

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Health Tips – Arthritis Tips and Information
Types of arthritis

Carpal tunnel syndrome
Chronic back injury
Fibromyalgia
Gout
Lyme disease
Lupus
Osteoarthritis
Osteoporosis
Raynaud’s Phenomenon
Rheumatoid arthritis
Repetitive stress injury

Symptoms of Osteoarthritis

Pain, stiffness and swelling around a joint that lasts for more than two weeks
Joint stiffness after sleeping or periods of inactivity
Swelling and pain in a joint, particularly after use
Discomfort in a joint before or during a [...]

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