Eat For Life

If diets have proven unsuccessful and exercise hasn’t helped you achieve your weight loss goals, maybe it’s time to put mind over matter. That’s the idea behind a wellness program developed by researchers at the University of Missouri. “Eat for Life” is a new approach to addressing dysfunctional eating habits that focuses on mindfulness and intuitive eating. Could mindfulness be the healthy solution for you?

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Pumpkin Soup And Black Bean

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Ingredients:

1 cup water

2 cloves garlic, peeled

1 can (15 oz) black beans, rinsed and drained

1 tsp cumin seed

1 cup onions, chopped

1 ancho pepper

2 cups vegetable broth, or fat-free reduced-sodium chicken broth

15 oz pumpkin

1/4 tsp cilantro, finely chopped

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Diet and Weight loss

If diets have proven unsuccessful and exercise hasn’t helped you achieve your weight loss goals, maybe it’s time to put mind over matter. That’s the idea behind a wellness program developed by researchers at the University of Missouri. “Eat for Life” is a new approach to addressing dysfunctional eating habits that focuses on mindfulness and intuitive eating. Could mindfulness be the healthy solution for you?

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If you're like many people, you have a love-hate relationship with the holidays—especially when it 

comes to traditional holiday food and drink. As the weather cools and the leaves drop, you start looking forward to Aunt Sandy's buttery Christmas cookies and Uncle Tony's famous lasagna. But you hate where the needle on the scale lands come January 2. How can you navigate the end-of-the-year food parade without compromising your health or your pants size? Here's a handy guide to the best and worst holiday treats, so you can enjoy the season without too much guilt.

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Hot Fitness Trend

While staying healthy and fit is always in fashion, exercise trends come and go. (Anyone remember 

 step aerobics?) If you’re someone who’s happy with your long-time fitness regimen, by all means keep doing it—but remember that our bodies can become accustomed to performing the same exercises over and over, meaning you may see fewer results from your hard work. Consider shaking things up from time to time with one of these hot workout trends:

Indoor cycling classes. While indoor cycling, or spinning, has been around for a couple of decades, the addition of several new features has caused a surge in popularity. The basics remain the same: led by an instructor, you pedal alongside others to a motivating soundtrack, sometimes with the lights dimmed for ambience. But now, new technology that lets you know how hard you’re working. "All [the] bike manufacturers are making power meters," says Pete McCall, an American Council on Exercise (ACE) spokesperson and ACE-certified personal trainer in San Diego. Power meters attach to the bike and display wattage, a unit of measurement that shows how much power a rider is generating with each wheel rotation. Most power meters also display calories burned. This kind of feedback can be immensely satisfyingat the end of a workout, and gives cyclists a way to set goals beyond time and mileage.

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Malnutrition in Women

We all want to look our best so paying attention to the number on the scale and temporarily

restricting calories after a weekend of over eating-or dieting periodically— can be a healthy way to control our weight. But for some women, counting calories and/or exercising excessively is a dangerous obsession that puts their health at risk.

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5 Doctors Women Need

Even if you're healthy and rarely get sick, there are a few medical experts you may want to consider getting to know. Here’s a list of the five doctors every woman should keep in her contact list:

Primary Care Physician. Think of your primary care physician (PCP) as kind of a central clearinghouse through which all your medical care is managed—even if the care is provided by another specialist. Your PCP will perform your annual physical, and should focus on prevention strategies, explains Stacey Rosen, MD, vice president of women’s health at the Katz Institute for Women’s Health, which is part of the North Shore-LIJ Health System in New York. "Depending on your age and your family’s medical history, she will tell you when you should get a mammogram, a colonoscopy or routine blood work, as well as discuss lifestyle strategies to decrease the risk of important medical conditions," she says. "She takes into account your family’s health history along with your personal medical history. If your family has diabetes, your primary care physician will keep a close eye on that."

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Health Hero

Cheryl is 55 years old and lives in Stillwater, Oklahoma where she works as an administrative assistant for Oklahoma State University. She has suffered from body aches and pains almost all her life. Here is her journey to discover what was causing her pain and how she could live a normal, happy life.

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Polycystic ovarian syndrome, also known as Stein-Leventhal Syndrome, is among the most common endocrine (hormone) problems women face. In fact, according to the Office on Women’s Health of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the condition affects as many as five million girls and women, and can impact their health for life. Yet very few people know much about it.

What Is Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome?

Polycystic ovarian syndrome, commonly known as PCOS, is a health condition that’s caused by an imbalance in a woman’s hormone system. It can affect her appearance, menstrual cycle, and fertility, as well as her cardiac health. It’s also associated with diabetes and other conditions.

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Urinary Tract(diabeties)

Having diabetes is associated with greater numbers of urinary tract infections, especially in patients who don’t have good control over their blood sugar [glucose] levels.

Urinary Tract Infections

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Urinary tract infections, or UTIs, are caused by bacteria in the urinary tract. They can occur in the urethra (this infection is known as urethritis), the bladder (cystitis), or the kidneys (pyeloenphritis). In people without diabetes, the immune system normally takes care of these infections, which clear up on their own. However, UTIs and, in particular, acute pyelonphritis, is common in diabetes patients.

These UTIs may be due to diabetes-related nerve damage or an impaired immune system response. They may also be caused by glucose in the urine, which provides a good environment for bacteria to grow.

The symptoms of UTIs are not subtle and include:

·                                 Pain or discomfort while urinating

·                                 Persistent urge to urinate

·                                 Pain in the abdomen or back

·                                 Fever

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ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT PREDIABETES...

If you are middle age, inactive, and overweight you may have prediabetes, meaning your blood glucose (sugar) levels are higher than normal. Since they haven’t yet reached the levels required for an official diabetes diagnosis and a need for insulin (the hormone required for the metabolism of foods and the regulation of blood sugar levels)—there’s still time to reverse your course down a dangerous and potentially deadly road to poor health.

All About Prediabetes

Prediabetes is a common condition: According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), in 2010, an estimated one out of three adults (and one out of two of those 65 and older) had prediabetes. Worse, most people with prediabetes are not even aware they have it. Without intervention, many of these people will go on to develop type 2 diabetes.

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