Tag: health
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Exercise is Far More than just Burning Calories

“I’ll lose weight once I get back to my exercise.” “I just need to get in more activity.” “Sure I’ll have a doughnut. I worked out today.” We’ve all heard these lines, and perhaps even said them ourselves (I know I have). This notion that we should exercise to burn calories is all around. But…
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Will technology make us healthier?

Pedometers, smart watches and Fitbits, not to mention the tens of thousands of health apps. Add to that health tech start-ups popping up every day alongside established companies spinning off into health. All promising to make you healthy and all trying to get a piece of the trillion dollar healthcare industry. Healthcare is where the…
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Demystifying Myths and Challenges in Healthy Eating

Ever tried to change your diet and given up? Find all the information out there is confusing and unless you’re eating some extreme diet you’re unhealthy? With all the diet quick-fixes and advertisements for specialty diets it easy to get frustrated and uncertain what to eat, but maybe, just maybe, a good diet doesn’t have…
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Is there strength in being vulnerable?

The other week I saw a cardiologist who specializes in the electrical pacing of the heart (this keeps the heart beating or if not working well, leads to irregular heartbeats and palpitations). I saw him as my palpitations with exercise had been re-emerging. This happened even though I was taking my beta blocker meant to…
