Health
The school year is once again in full swing. While your kids are filling their heads with exciting new knowledge, they may also be absorbing something not so great –germs. Every day, your children will be sitting in classrooms filled with other children. It’s no wonder that colds can run rapidly through a school.
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A team of researchers from the University of California, San Francisco, Carnegie Mellon University, and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center recruited a group of volunteers and measured their sleep habits for a week and then exposed them to the common cold virus. The research team found that participants who slept less than six hours on average per night were more than four times as likely to develop the cold.
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To live a healthy life, you need to have a healthy heart.Your heart is an engine that pumps vital oxygen to your muscles and brain all day long. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently released a simple calculator that allows you to calculate your heart’s age…but do you dare?
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Osteoporosis occurs when a person’s bones become brittle and weak. This condition is most often associated with older women who have gone through menopause, but it can affect men too! This is a serious condition that can lead to painful and deadly complications.
Winter and spring are the prime cold and flu seasons of the year, which means we need to stay vigilant, not just for ourselves, but for our children as well! According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), colds are the main reason that children miss school.
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