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September October 2007
Apples: Nature’s Take-along Snack

A barrelful of benefits in each delicious bite

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  • Apples: Nature’s Take-along Snack
    A barrelful of benefits in each delicious bite

  • Apple Recipes More >>

  • Eating Healthy

    Apples: Nature’s Take-along Snack
    A barrelful of benefits in each delicious bite

  • Apple Recipes
  • Should You Be Eating Six Meals Instead of Three?
    Learn the best way to fuel your body throughout the day

  • Portion Control
  • Staying Fit

    Arthritis? Get Moving!
    Staying active can help ease achy joints

  • Top Three Ways (Plus One) to Prevent the Flu
  • Starting an Arthritis Exercise Program
  • Get in the Game!
    Team sports play up skills that last a lifetime

  • Keeping Young Soccer Players Safe
  • The Wiseley Family - A Team, on and off the Court
  • Be a Good Sports Parent
  • Parents’ Tips For Being A Good Sport
  • Caring for Mind and Body

    Benefits of Massage Therapy
    It relieves stress, promotes relaxation and eases muscle tension

  • Which Massage Therapy Is Right for You?
  • Growing Up Adopted
    There are issues, but for most families they’re readily resolved

  • Tips for Adopting Teens
  • Your Adopted Child’s Genetic Heritage
  • Turning 30…40…50…
    Oh, those milestone birthdays!

  • Coping With Those Milestone Birthdays
  • Tests and Screenings for Women
  • Tests and Screenings for Men
  • Just for Women

    Inflammatory Breast Cancer
    Lori Piltz, R.N., of Allentown, Pa., was diagnosed with this rare disease.

    Protect Your Pelvic Health
    Tests help prevent pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), a leading cause of infertility

  • Q: Does the new vaccine against cervical cancer also protect against genital warts and lesions?
  • What Are sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)?
  • Safer Sex Guidelines
  • Just for Men

    Regrets About Sterilization
    Couples seeking a second chance to conceive have several options

  • Ask Our Expert about Vasectomy
  • Raising a Family

    Breaking Poor Parenting Habits
    It’s easier than you think. In fact, it’s common sense

  • Try These Parenting Tips
  • When Can I?
    Helping your child on the path to independence

  • Teens and Healthy Dating
  • Ask Our Expert on Adolescents
  • Teaching Stranger Safety
  • Heart of Healthy You

    How to Respond to a Heart Attack or Stroke
    Know the warning signs and dial 9-1-1

  • ‘Hello, 9-1-1? I Think I’m Having a Heart Attack!’
  • Protecting Your Health

    Coping With Health Care Costs
    Save money and stay healthy—the smart way

    Do Weight-Loss Drugs Work?
    Only a few are proven, so don’t be fooled

  • Weight-loss drugs and supplements
  • Calculate Your BMI
  • LVH's weight management program
  • Secondhand Smoke in Your Home
    It harms everyone and everything it touches

  • LVH's Tobacco Treatment Program
  • Letter to encourage anti-smoking legislation
  • To Your Health
    The risk of Moonflower Seeds, antibiotics may trigger intestinal disease and the facts on Metamucil

  • What you should know about Laxatives
  • Coping with Illness

    The Liver: Your Body's Processing Plant
    Learn how to keep it healthy

  • Hepatitis A, B, or C?
  • Traveling With a Chronic Disease
    Worried that a chronic illness will keep you from enjoying that long-awaited vacation trip?

  • Medical ID Bracelets
  • Traveling with a Child with Diabetes
  • Airline Safety Rules
  • Inflight Exercises
  • Aging Well

    Move Your Way Through Menopause
    Exercise relieves symptoms and protects your future health

  • LVH's listing of fitness classes.
  • The ABCs of CCRCs
    Before you buy into a continuing care retirement community, use this checklist

  • How Donald and Susan Moore Chose a Local CCRC
  • Questions to Ask When Choosing a Continuing Care Retirement Community
  • Medicare Nursing Home Comparison tool
  • Women: Should You Be Taking Aspirin for Your Heart?
    New guidelines raise questions

  • Heart-y Questions Every Woman Should Ask
  • Keeping Up to Date
    Weight Control
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