Her Active Life

Most people don’t think about resistance training when they hear the word exercise, but last year the American Heart Association made a statement regarding the benefits of combining resistance training with regular aerobic activity.  Each type of exercise is valuable, and you…

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Evidence is mounting that those who follow the “Western Diet” may be setting themselves up for more serious long-term health complications. If you’re not familiar with the Western diet, it’s a term that refers to an “Americanized” way of eating…

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(ARA) - Passion. Romance. Love. In this season when we celebrate the feelings of the heart, it’s also fitting that we should celebrate heart health. This is especially true for women. Sadly, heart disease is the number one killer of women…

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For the past several years, the #1 killer of women has been heart disease. But while that statistic still stands, on this very day women all around the world will be showing their support to fight the disease by slipping…

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Americans! Wake up!

The number of deaths per year due to heart disease is no longer dropping. In fact, while for men the numbers are only leveling off, it gets worse for women - deaths might actually…

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Is your metabolism sluggish in the morning?  Is the black cup of coffee you count as breakfast leaving you stalled in “park”?  Do you have 5 extra pounds stubbornly attracted to your waistline?  Do you feel like you are literally running on empty? 

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