Eight diet tips to improve skin health and reduce wrinkles
Nutrition experts describe how green tea and red wine flavonoids protect collagen and blood flow. They recommend omega-3s from oily fish and seeds, vitamin C rich peppers and citrus, beta carotene from sweet potatoes and carrots, and whole grains to stabilize blood sugar and prevent skin protein breakdown.
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Pre-diabetes insight and lifestyle fixes from studies
Barbara Quinn outlines how pre diabetes can progress to type 2 diabetes if untreated. Simple changes in fat intake fiber rich foods weekly exercise and weight loss markedly reduce risk. Medicare and some insurers cover diabetes education for those with diabetes not pre diabetes.
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Personalicy Basic Dumbbell Moves For Beginners
A concise upper body workout guide using 3 to 8 lb dumbbells and an adjustable bench. Begin with a 5 minute warmup and perform several foundational moves to build strength and form.
Add resistance training to tame saddle bags
Fitness director Adam Wharton says the key to reducing saddle bags is adding resistance training to your routine. He recommends at least two weekly circuits including squats lunges push ups dumbbell rows shoulder presses biceps curls bodyweight dips and planks with 20 second transitions to keep heart rate high and build muscle to boost daily calorie burn.
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Petit mal epilepsy now called absence seizures
Dr Donohue explains absence seizures as brief staring spells with minimal movement and no unconsciousness. Causes include past infections or trauma. most cases have no known cause. With treatment, spells lessen, learning and school participation stay intact, and many children outgrow it in adolescence.
Community Calendar Highlights Regional Events And Meetings
Regional events include public health talks at Englert Theatre and Grinnell College, a diabetes seminar at Coralville Holiday Inn, and film screenings at UI centers. Also listed are governance and planning sessions across Linn County, Iowa City, Hiawatha, Marion, Hills, and Robins with teleconferences and council meetings.
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Linn County Board of Supervisors
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Iowa
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Robins
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Tower Plaza
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Hiawatha City Council
Marion Independent School Board
S. 15Th St
Hills City Council
Helping Others Warms Holiday Blues in Dear Abby Advice
Dear Abby counsels readers on holiday depression, urges realistic expectations and budgeting, warns against overspending and alcohol excess, and suggests reaching out to isolated neighbors and visiting veterans to lift spirits.
Friendship Crush andsteady love worth waiting for
A reader wonders about pursuing a ten year older friend who is unstable and lacks housing and transportation. The reply advises setting respectful distance, assessing readiness, and avoiding taking on all the work to fix him. If he improves and agrees to a healthy relationship, reconsider. Write to Ask Amy at askamy tribune com.
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