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Ask Shannon: Fitness and Nutrition Q & A

Posted April 25, 2008 at 12:00 PM by Shannon Clark

Section: Her Fitness, Training Programs, Her Nutrition

With years of training under her belt, resident fitness and nutrition expert Shannon Clark is ready to help you on your way to a healthy, informed lifestyle. Got a question? Email her your inquiries, and be sure to check back every week for…

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Antibiotic Resistance – What Does it Mean to You and Your Family?

Posted April 4, 2008 at 07:00 PM by Kathleen Blanchard

Section: Her Health, Her Nutrition, Healthy Eating, Her News

Antibiotic resistance has become a major health care concern in recent years.  Bacteria that have been around for years, highly treatable in the past, are finding ways to resist eradication as they mutate.  Challenges to find new cures for diseases such as MRSA,…

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Step Away From Double Dippers

Posted February 8, 2008 at 02:00 PM by Alexandra M. Haller

Section: Her Health, Her Nutrition, Healthy Eating, Her News

You probably wouldn’t share your friend’s toothbrush. Why? Well, most people probably don’t want to share in that orgiastic germ party. After all, if something has been in someone else’s mouth, we probably don’t want anything to do with the…

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Eating bacteria: the skinny on Probiotics

Posted July 3, 2007 at 06:00 PM by Katie Drummond

Section: Her Health, Her Nutrition, Healthy Eating, Supplements

Benefits from bacteria? It sounds doubtful – and a little gross – but the use of probiotic bacterial cultures is growing as new evidence shows that the right kinds of bacteria can do everything from banish diarrhea to prevent or…

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