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By Phil Jones
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Remarkable Journey Thelma Popp and Doris Roy had just finished college in 1944. After a busy time of schooling combined with helping the war effort, they decided to grab an opportunity for a great adventure before focusing on their post-college lives in earnest. By bicycling from Buffalo NY to New Orleans LA and back. Oh…
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Everybody Has Heart It pumps blood to your whole body, and blood has the stuff your cells need: nutrients, oxygen, and chemical regulators that help your body function. It also carries away carbon dioxide and other waste products. Do something good for your heart today — like having some extra vegetables or taking a brisk…
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So You Want to Be a Runner Few forms of exercise are as polarizing as running. Some say it is precisely what we evolved to do, others consider it simply a basic fitness competency, and yet others a creation of Satan himself. If you don’t enjoy running, don’t do it! But if you’ve done a…
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Eat Your Vegetables The phrase actually means “do something good for you that you won’t like,” and it’s grossly unfair to vegetables. Many veggies — like peas, carrots, and green beans — are sweet, for one thing! They certainly are good for you, though: their water, fiber, and vitamin content make them a win-win-win choice…
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A Smorgasbord of Substitutions Who doesn’t like a cupcake? But this is no ordinary dessert — it’s meatloaf with mashed potatoes for icing. This is a bit of a prank, but substitution is one of the most powerful ways to make a shift from not-so-healthy choices to healthy ones. Check out Greatist’s List of 89…
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Life is better when you’re not just Doing Time You will hear a lot of claims about what exercise is for, what is the right way to approach it, which exercises are best, and all too much more. It’s an overwhelming rush of programs, food timing, equipment, the BEST this to get the QUICKEST that.…
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Fortunately most instructions aren’t this confusing, but sometimes instructions that are only spoken might as well be. It’s always OK to ask for confirmation, ask for written instructions, or call and ask questions later — whether the instructions came from your doctor (call the office and ask to speak to the nurse for the quickest…
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Wonderful cartoon by Will McPhail