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Make preparation and planning part of diet

Preparation and planning are two skills that can make all the difference with weight management. more

By Lavinia Rodriguez
Scripps Howard News Service | 5/7/13 | 327 views

Get Ready For...

“On average, Americans gain one to three pounds every year. Over time, this weight adds up to cause panic about donning the dreaded swimsuit,” nutritionist and dietician Mary Martin Nordness said. more

By Catherine Godbey
The Decatur Daily

@dd_DecaturLiving | 4/24/13 | 723 views

Weight-loss groups are not for all

There are a lot of group approaches to weight management out there. Some are commercial programs like Weight Watchers, while others are nonprofits like Overeaters Anonymous. On a smaller scale, some … more

By Lavinia Rodriguez
Scripps Howard News Service | 4/23/13 | 643 views

Fighting Back

Cancer does not discriminate by age, sex or race. It cares not about religious affiliation, financial status or career aspirations. It makes people stop and plan for the future — a future without them. more

By Catherine Godbey
The Decatur Daily

@dd_DecaturLiving | 3/17/13 | 2229 views

Take sleep advice to heart

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — How did you sleep last night? The answer may say as much about your heart health as do factors such as weight, blood pressure, cholesterol and whether you smoke or … more

By Irene Maher
Scripps Howard News Service | 3/12/13 | 1000 views

Step by step gets you back on track in fitness quest

The road to a life of fitness has detours now and then. This is normal. more

By Lavinia Rodriguez
Scripps Howard News Service | 3/5/13 | 603 views

Official: Medicaid in trouble

MONTGOMERY — State Health Officer Don Williamson told Alabama lawmakers Wednesday that money will be available to fund Alabama’s Medicaid program at a minimal level through 2014. But … more

Associated Press | 2/20/13 | 1079 views | 1 comment

Attached to life

Michael Hill leaned down, brushed aside his daughter’s brown curls, gingerly cupped her head, avoiding the oxygen tube snaking to her nose, and kissed her forehead. more

By Catherine Godbey
The Decatur Daily

@dd_DecaturLiving | 2/12/13 | 1346 views

Younger kids take on dieting

A couple of years ago, Dara-Lynn Weiss set out to do something that health experts have urged millions of American moms and dads to do: help her obese child lose weight. more

By Charlotte Sutton
Scripps Howard News Service | 2/5/13 | 1240 views

You haven’t heard of the Paleolithic diet?

Embracing the foods of hunter-gatherers, the Paleo diet is red-hot right now. more

By Laura Reiley
Scripps Howard News Service | 1/23/13 | 1285 views

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