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March 5, 2020

How to Start Eating Clean

Switching to a cleaner eating routine isn’t about jumping on a fad diet. Instead, it’s about creating a healthier lifestyle that focuses on paying attention to what you put in your body and learning about your relationship with food. It can sound d...

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January 17, 2020

The Screening No Woman Should Put Off

Cancer of the uterine cervix is the third most common gynecologic cancer diagnosis in the United States. The cervix is the neck of the uterus, or the lowest part of the uterus, sitting on top of the vagina. Due to cancer, cells of the cervix become abnormal...

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December 16, 2019

Stay heart healthy during the holidays

As joyful as the holiday season can be, it is also one of the unhealthiest times of the year for many of us. Overindulging, reduced sleep, added stress and little to no time for exercise can take a toll on our health and cause severe strain on our cardiovascu...

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December 10, 2019

Holiday Eating Tips: Party Without Packing On the Pounds

Skip the heaping helping of anxiety this holiday season by making smart eating choices no matter how many parties you attend. You can avoid packing on the pounds over the next couple of weeks and set yourself up for a healthy start to the New Year. It might ta...

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November 22, 2019

Healthy Ways to Handle Holiday Stress

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! So says a classic song of the holiday season. Or is it? It's no secret that the holidays can be an incredibly stressful time. The pressure of buying gifts, hosting guests, traveling and managing a chaotic ca...

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November 5, 2019

6 Busted Diabetes Myths

There are 30 million people in the United States living with diabetes, but one in four do not even know they are living with this condition. In addition to those millions, another 84 million adults, teenagers and children have prediabetes, but 90% are unaware....

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October 11, 2019

69-Year-Old Turns to Physical Therapy: ‘Now I wake up in the morning with a purpose’

Four weeks. Four weeks of physical therapy sessions at the Armed Services YMCA Rehabilitation Clinic restored the hope, happiness and health of a sixty-nine-year-old Belton woman. “When I look back to last year compared to now, I am an entirely differe...

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October 11, 2019

Risks Associated with Having High Blood Pressure

Risks Associated with Having High Blood Pressure About 75 million Americans have high blood pressure, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Having high blood pressure increases your risk of heart attack or stroke, which are two o...

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October 1, 2019

Two knee replacement surgeries, new lease on life for Temple woman

For ten years, Sharon Kleypas suffered from severe joint pain. “I’ve had several autoimmune diseases which led to bad joint pain,” Kleypas explained. “I was getting injections in my knees for osteoarthritis for about 10 years.” ...

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September 18, 2019

Little Hearts in a Big Body: Childhood Obesity’s Effect on Future Cardiovascular State

Childhood obesity is becoming one of the biggest health issues facing our country today. Over the past three decades, the rate of childhood obesity has tripled with one in three children and teenagers in the United States are classified as overweight or obese....

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