Healthy & Fit Magazine: Dog days of running

The September 2010 Issue

The 2011 Healthy Lifestyle Challenge

State of Fitness (mystateoffitness.com) and Healthy & Fit Magazine are teaming up to present the 2011 Healthy Lifestyle Challenge. This year’s twist though is different from years past. This year it’s for couples.

A couple is defined as a husband and …
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Living with celiac disease

Tracy Nichols had no idea she had the gene for celiac disease until last year. That’s when, at age 30, severe symptoms drove her to see her doctor. Although Nichols woke up feeling fine every morning, by the afternoon she had “horrible …
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Back to fitness!

The lazy days of summer are but a faint memory. Sunny days at the beach, backyard BBQ’s, junk food laden road trips, Sangria Saturday’s and S’more Sundays took priority over our regular pre-summer fitness routine. We entered summer a little thinner and met fall …
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Omega-3s Benefit More Than Just The Heart 9/3/10

Research continues to unveil potential benefits of omega-3 fatty acids found in seafood, pointing to healthful effects on the lungs in children, the …
Sleep On It 9/2/10

When it comes to following through on all those intentions, it’s best to think it over, then “sleep on it.”

People who sleep after processing and …
Indoor Tanning Isn’t Safe; Melanoma Tied to Tanning Frequency, Not Age 9/1/10

The largest study of its kind definitively links the use of indoor tanning devices to increased risk of melanoma, the most serious form …
Drink Water to Lose Weight! 8/31/10

Ordinary water—without any additives—does more than just quench thirst. It increases the activity of the sympathetic—fight or flight—nervous system, which raises alertness, blood …