Health

Is it just me or do your New Year’s resolutions from last year look alarmingly familiar?

I know, I know.

Lose 10 pounds or maybe 20, exercise for 45 minutes a day – every day. Give up all junk food and just eat healthy food. And no more stopping at McDonalds regardless of their transfatlessness. Unfortunately, those good intentions don’t seem to last very long and all too quickly you’re right back to your old ways

by Beth Garner
bgarner@timesheraldnews.com

Is it just me or are your gym visits really, really expensive too?

I mean, I haven’t been to the actual gym in well over five months yet I pay my membership fee on a biweekly basis. So even if I just went one time during those five months, that single gym visit will cost me about $300.

That, in the words of Bridget Jones (Helen Fielding), “is very bad economy!”

I don’t

by Dr. George Lowe
Overlea Personal Physicians

You feel okay. Oh, maybe an ache or two after weeding in the garden, or perhaps you’re just sorry to see summer come to a close. Anyway, you’re fine.

And you probably are just fine. However, it doesn’t mean doing a little “preventive maintenance” isn’t a bad idea. We do the same for our cars, right? And getting that diagnostic every 10,000 miles can keep your car running a long time –

by Beth Garner
bgarner@timesheraldnews.com

Is it just me or has breakfast turned into a one-handed affair?

In this dizzy, multi-tasking type life, I need to be able to put on eye makeup, catch the morning news, get the kids ready for school, clean up the house a little bit so I don’t have to come home from work to a big giant mess – and still eat breakfast.

Or a more likely situation is to

by Grace-Marie Turner

When it comes to prescription drug coverage for seniors, there’s yet more good news to report.

The University of Michigan Institute for Social Research reported recently that Medicare Part D – the federal government’s prescription drug benefit – has helped increase prescription drug coverage among Americans aged 65 and older from 75 percent in 2004 to more than 90 percent in 2006.

In other words, it’s taken just two years to bring prescription drug coverage to almost

Is it just me or has water gone completely
insane?
Bottled water, designer bottled water, vitamin-
enriched water, fruity water, fitness
water, sparkling water, seltzer water, spring
water, distilled water, mineral water, pods
of water… the list goes on and on. Whew.
What will they sell us next, extra-wet
water? Mind you, all of these convenient
waters range from $0.16 a bottle if you by

by Karen Kansler, RN

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 80 percent of older Americans suffer from at least one chronic illness, such as arthritis, diabetes, or heart disease. Managing and controlling these illnesses with a positive attitude can help you live a healthier life.

There was a time when I worried that I wouldn’t be able to do what I enjoy, due to my arthritis. I continue to experience firsthand how a chronic disease can

by Karen Kansler, RN

Did you know that strokes are the leading cause of disability and the third leading cause of death in the United States? Even though this news is alarming, the good news is that there are more than 4.7 million stroke survivors alive today.

Stroke occurs when blood flow to the brain is interrupted and cells begin to die, because they stop getting the oxygen and nutrients necessary to function.

Ways to Avoid a