One Word to Define Your 2014 Health Resolve
Kylie Algers urges readers to pick a single meaningful word for the year rather than a resolution. The piece uses marathon imagery to explain staying focused through mile 20 to 26, stressing vision, persistence, and sharing the word with others to sustain growth. Kylie Algers is a wellness coach and co-owner of The Well Woman.
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Americans aging slower than some nations study finds
A Dallas Morning News summary notes Americans are living longer but lag behind Australians and Japanese, with American women dropping from the longest-lived in the 1960s to 28th by 2006 and Japanese women averaging 86. The NIH cites no agreed reason for the trend.
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National Institutes For Health
Blue Zones Project aims to boost longevity through purpose and social ties
The Blue Zones concept from Dan Buettner informs Healthways Blue Zones Project in Franklin Tennessee. Joel Spoonheim notes emotional needs matter for longevity and retirement poses a risk to purpose. Yoss finds purpose in Silver Sneakers with Cindy Dodson guiding and caring, making class a joyful weekly ritual.
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Dan Buettner
Spoonheim
Yoss
Cindy
Cindy Dodson
How to Add Years to Your Life
Experts from CDC Harvard and NIH outline steps to longer healthier life. Exercise 150 minutes weekly via brisk walks. Eat a Healthy Eating Plate with vegetables fruits whole grains and healthy proteins. Quit smoking and get regular screenings for blood pressure cholesterol diabetes colon cancer and eye health. Positive emotions may boost heart and brain health.
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Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Harvard School of Public Health
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National Cancer Institute
National Institutes For Health
Walking Moai Kickoff at Cedar Rapids YMCA
Join the Walking Moai kickoff at the Helen G. Nassif YMCA in Cedar Rapids to form walking teams and meet new friends. The event starts at 10 a.m. and costs nothing, encouraging natural movement and social activity.
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Seventh Ave
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Modern Salon at Brucemore Brings Intimate Cedar Rapids Concert
SPT Theatre and friends present a Parisian style night in the Great Hall at Brucemore with Alisabeth Von Presley Garrett Hufford Doug Elliott Gerard Estella and Jane Pini. Dress up event includes preshow wine tasting and intermission champagne and desserts. Performances run January 23 to 25 at 7 30 p.m. Tickets 40 to 45.
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Douglas
Cedar Rapids
Alisabeth von Presley
Garrett Hufford
SPT Theatre
Doug Elliott
Gerard Estella
Jane Pini
Linden Dr. SE
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