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Don't Let the Weekend Derail Your Health Plans
Weekends are fabulous because they allow us time to step away from the office and relax (hopefully). Sometimes though, we go all out on the weekend, and it can be a big step backwards in terms of our health goals. If you've found that last weekend did a number on your diet, don't fret over it too much.
Tips to Keep Your Weekend on Track
A lot of us do well keeping on our workout and eating routine during the week, but when it comes to the weekend, everything can go awry due to lack in structure and other weekend events. It definitely happens to me, does it happen to you? Luckily SparkPeople has come up with these easy tips for keeping your weekend temptations under control:- Plan family activities like bike rides or outdoor games.
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Back on Track: Plan Your Menu For a Week
All too often the weekend presents a string of unhealthy eating opportunities — like parties for the Oscars. Social gatherings and extra free time often translates to more meals out than usual and party food, both with tempting menu choices. Getting back on track after a weekend can be challenging, but my trick for taking control is simple.
Super Bowl Takeout: How to Order and Keep Your Resolutions
Super Bowl Sunday is this weekend, and I know it's supposed to be all about the game, but really, it's become all about the food. Chicken wings, pizza, seven-layer dip, chips, chili, sausages, and beer. Lots of beer.
Weight control and diet
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- Cancer prevention guidelines from the American Cancer Society stress the importance of maintaining a healthy weight throughout life. A healthy weight is even more important than eating specific healthy foods, when it comes to cancer prevention.
- The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers not to buy a product known as the "Brazilian diet pill." This product is labeled as a dietary supplement, but contains several chemicals found in powerful prescription drugs.
Fibromyalgia
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- People with fibromyalgia have decreased activity in opioid receptors in parts of the brain that affect mood and the emotional aspect of pain, researchers have found. This might explain why fibromyalgia patients are likely to experience depression, and are not very responsive to opioid painkillers.
- Researchers have identified a conflict between sensory perception and nervous system processing in people with fibromyalgia. One study suggests that people with the condition might have greater awareness of, or less tolerance for, movement problems (such as tremor) that don't match with their expected sensory feedback.
Tip For Staying on Track During the Weekend: Schedule
Be it that you end up eating really unhealthy on the weekends or that you totally slack off on working out, the weekends can be a time when a lot of us slip-up in our health endeavors.
One reason for continuous weekend blunders is because we get off schedule. The week is pretty scheduled for most of us, which usually includes going to the gym and cooking healthy meals.
Asthma in adults
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Holiday Survival: Keep Track to Keep the Pounds Off
Generous pours, savory hors d'oeuvres, and sweet nibbles make it difficult to leave a holiday party knowing how much you actually consumed. The eating and drinking is drawn out through the entire night, so you may not notice when you've actually eaten enough to make a full meal. And when you have three holiday parties in one weekend, those unaccounted for calories can really add up.
Stroke
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- Introduction
- Symptoms
- Risk Factors
- Prognosis
- Prevention
- Diagnosis
- Managing a Stroke
- Medications
- Surgery
- Recovery
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- In 2007, the FDA approved the cholesterol drug atorvastatin (Lipitor) to reduce the risk of stroke in patients with heart disease.
- High-dose atorvastatin may help reduce the risk of recurrent stroke in patients who have had a recent stroke or transient ischemic attack, according to a New England Journal of Medicine study.
- In 2006, the FDA strengthened the warning label for the anticoagulant drug warfarin (Coumadin) to emphasize its bleeding risks. However, warfarin is still the gold standard treatment for most patients with atrial fibrillation.
- Evidence suggests that people at risk for stroke should avoid taking non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as ibuprofen (Advil) and diclofenac (Cataflam). COX-2 inhibitors should only be used as a last resort for pain relief.
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