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Make “Fit” and “Fun” Go Together

One big barrier to fitness is the impression many people have of it as painful drudgery. They picture themselves grimacing and sweating. They conjure up memories of dreaded gym classes...

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Harvest of the Month: Cabbage

Green vegetables are typically served with the promise that they’re good for you. Cabbage thoroughly delivers on that promise. An antioxidant that’s high in Vitamins K and C and packed...

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Decoding Benefits Acronyms and Abbreviations

Benefits documents sometimes seem to be nothing but a bunch of bewildering acronyms strung together. But the meanings behind those letters should be anything but bewildering because they represent key...

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Men’s Top Health Concerns

It’s common knowledge that women outnumber men in the U.S. population. What is less known is that more males are born each year than females. Why does this balance shift?...

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January – Cervical Cancer Awareness

Why is this important? More than 13,000 women in the United State are diagnosed with invasive cervical cancer each year, and 4,200 die as a result. The disease is preventable...

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Real-Life Makeover: You Edition

In recent years, it has seemed like you can’t turn on the TV without seeing some kind of makeover show.Series like “Extreme Makeover,” “Fixer Upper,” “What Not to Wear” and...

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Tap Into Your Benefits to Increase Your Wellness

Some employers offer mental health programs. Others provide yoga classes. Still others hold routine health screenings. Sounds great doesn’t it? Here’s the problem: Too few employees take advantage of such...

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Your Benefits: Emergency Care and Urgent Care

When a pressing medical condition presents itself, your first thought usually isn’t, “What will my healthcare benefits cover?” But that often will be your second or third thought, and knowing...

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Accidents Happen. Here’s How to Respond

We think of our homes as safe places, but the National Safety Council reports that more than half of all injury-involved accidents happen at home. That’s why familydoctor.org says, “You...

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Be Prepared With a Home First Aid Kit

In many households, responding to an injury means scurrying around to a half-dozen places searching for whatever is needed to help the injured person … and then realizing you don’t...

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