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Careful With That Cookie Dough: Holiday Food Advice

credit With the season of baking in full swing, we need to be reminded of a few proper food handling techniques that can make a healthier holiday season and less trips to the urgent-care for tummy troubles.  There are also … Continue reading

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NanoFilters: A Clean Water Solution

  credit Lately we’ve heard many reports on the status of our water supply.  Too few people in the world have access to clean drinking water.  In just 1.5 minutes 13,000 people will become gravely sick and 4 children will … Continue reading

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Food Therapy: Different Ways To Treat Illnesses

I love the fall and the colors of the seasonal changes. The kids are actually able to enjoy a little more time outdoors with the cooler temperatures. I’m not crazy however, about the onset of stuffy noses and coughing that … Continue reading

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Seasonal Weight Gain: there is hope

As we approach  a season of  emphasis on food, staying on a diet or weight-loss program can seem daunting.  The ever-present temptations, quantity and variety of foods, especially the carb-heavy stuffing, potatoes and pies create challenges to our waistlines. You … Continue reading

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A Guide To Travel Nursing Jobs

The “Guide To Travel Nursing Jobs” presents data obtained from Onward Healthcare’s nationwide base of travel nurses including motivational factors in choosing a travel nurse career, age demographics, benefits information, and social media usage. In addition, the guide highlights the … Continue reading

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It “Mite” Cause Problems

It appears that members of the University of Minnesota Ballroom Dance Club have been dancing with scabies, and therefore ballroom classes were canceled at Bierman Field Athletic Building this week after one member received the disturbing diagnosis. Jessica Lussenhop’s post tells … Continue reading

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Fall Back – On Sunday, November 7, 2010 at 2 a.m

Fall Back – On Sunday, November 7, 2010 at 2 a.m Daylight Saving Time is the plan to keep us productive in our day-to-day lives.  This is in the sense that the daylight hours of the day are maximized when … Continue reading

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Meeting in the middle with high quality exercise experience

The latest project for Social Media Mom is getting involved with a new high quality exercise experience with Community of Movement. Moms are particularly vulnerable to their exercise getting lost in the shuffle. That’s why we created our phone programs. … Continue reading

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Narrowing The Information Divide: Seniors And Health Information

Recently while visiting my mother, a Type-II diabetic, I noticed several things about her health and dietary behavior. But, what started out as casual observations about her health issues became a real interest in learning about other areas of life … Continue reading

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Diabetes and diet: Smaller is better

We often think of the traditional mealtimes as a 3-a-day routine.  Assuming there is a decent breakfast, the common logic is to follow about 6 hours later with a sizeable lunch accompanied by the usual ‘food-coma’.  There are the usual … Continue reading

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