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Lead Stories: December 2, 2008

Scared to Cook Meat? We Are Too!

Posted July 2, 2008 at 10:00 AM by Caroline Shannon

Section: Her Nutrition

If news of salmonella-infested tomatoes and raw milk concerns don’t have you biting your nails over food safety, then, girl, we don’t know what will!…

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Nancy Clark: Heart Health

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

Section: Her Fitness, Her Nutrition, Healthy Eating, Workout Fuel

Although exercise is one of the best ways to improve heart health, even athletes are not immune from heart disease. You have undoubtedly heard reports of marathon runners who die of heart attacks and football players who have strokes. Women, like men, need…

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Vivacious Vitamins: The Dynamite Vitamin D

Posted January 16, 2008 at 12:00 PM by Alexandra Haller

Section: Her Health, Her Nutrition, Healthy Eating, Special Features

You do your best to get your vitamins and minerals - but do you really know what makes them so important? In a series of articles, Alexandra Haller will enlighten you to the various benefits of different dietary nutrients, giving you…

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Q&A: Do fish oil supplements prevent heart attacks

Posted August 16, 2007 at 01:15 PM by Hariz Siddiqui

Section: Her Health, Her Nutrition, Supplements, Her News

Nobody really knows. However, both eating fish and taking fish oil pills can lower triglycerides and prevent clotting, which may help prevent heart attacks.  Heart attacks occur when a plaque breaks off from the wall of…

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