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- It Still Hurts. Why?
  
  Tags: exercise , Fitness Professionals , Healthy Aging , pain management
  
  Posted: January 16, 2019
  
  By: Jay Weitzner, MS
  
  Hurt. Ouch. Pain. These three words are oft used to describe a feeling or sensation that we don’t like somewhere in our body....
  
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- Five Reasons Why You Want to Eat Carbohydrates
  
  Tags: nutrition
  
  Posted: January 14, 2019
  
  By: Nancy Clark, RD
  
  As the New Year starts, I hear way too many athletes vowing to "knock off carbs" for their nutrition resolution. Most intend to eat less sugar (OK). Some plan to cut out bread, pasta, potato and starchy foods (not OK),
  
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- Pulmonary Hypertension and Mind/Body Medicine?
  
  Tags: Cardiovascular Disease , Fitness Professionals , Medical Fitness , stress management
  
  Posted: January 9, 2019
  
  By: Robyn Caruso
  
  To understand how Pulmonary Hypertension reacts to Mind/Body Medicine, you must understand what is going on biologically. Mind/Body Medicine, such as meditation and exercise, can help to give these clients a better quality of life. As a fitness professional, it
  
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- How Do You Define Health?
  
  Tags: Dietitians , Fitness Professionals , Healthy Aging , nutrition
  
  Posted: January 8, 2019
  
  By: Alene Brennan
  
  Health can be defined in a variety of ways.
  
  The absence of disease.
  The absence of symptoms of a disease.
  The ability to achieve a specific health goal. (Weight loss or reduced medication)
  The ability to achieve a specific life
  
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- Tight Shoulders? Use This Exercise Sequence with Your Clients
  
  Tags: Fitness Professionals
  
  Posted: January 4, 2019
  
  By: Dr. Evan Osar
  
  Watch as Dr. Evan Osar shares some strategies for clients with tight shoulders....
  
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- How fiber-rich foods protect against breast cancer
  
  Tags: Breast Cancer , nutrition
  
  Posted: January 3, 2019
  
  By: Dr. Joel Fuhrman
  
  Breast cancer -- two words that strike fear in every woman. The good news is women can help lessen their risk. One important defense is to consume a high fiber diet.
  
  A 2011 meta-analysis of 10 scientific studies found that higher
  
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- Are you being carried away the tide?
  
  Tags: Healthy Aging , Mental Health
  
  Posted: January 2, 2019
  
  By: Maurice D. Williams, MS
  
  Are you being carried away the tide?
  
  The best analogy I’ve come up with while working with clients to describe how most people live their lives is that they get carried away by the tide.
  
  Imagine the powerful ocean currents pulling you
  
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- Health Coaching: A New Way To Keep Those New Year’s Resolutions
  
  Tags: Healthy Aging , wellness coaches
  
  Posted: December 31, 2018
  
  By: Mirabai Holland, MFA, EP-C, CHC
  
  So you go to your annual check-up and your doc says “whoops your blood pressure is up and you’re 15 pounds heavier than last year. I’ll give you some meds, but you’ll have to lose weight and get into shape,
  
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- Fitness New Year’s Resolution Tips
  
  Tags: exercise , fitness , Healthy Aging
  
  Posted: December 28, 2018
  
  By: Robyn Caruso
  
  The holidays were here and there was plenty of running around and parties to attend. As we said goodbye to 2018 and hello to 2019, we are ready to take on the new year. Many individuals have decided to make
  
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- Probiotics & Menopause
  
  Tags: nutrition , Women's Health
  
  Posted: December 27, 2018
  
  By: Dr. Maria Luque
  
  Probiotic, Prebiotic, Synbiotic, Antibiotic, Psychobiotic?
  
  If you think this is the title to a new Sci-Fi flick, you’re not alone. How confusing can things get? We hear about them in the news and on ads but does anyone ever really explain what they
  
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