The Messages are aimed at those who want a little practical guidance on the road to optimal health and fitness—a little information with a little motivation a little bit at a time. I'm not perfect. I’m still working on it so I’m right there with you, but I want you to know there’s hope for better health. I'll email messages on Monday to start the week right and on Wednesday to get over the hump, both readable in 90 seconds or less; Saturday's message will be a little longer. Click here to sign up, or click below for PDFs or MP3s.
February 2012 |
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February 1 — C’mon, People!
Acesulfame Potassium |
January 2012 |
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January 28 — Stats on Heart Disease and Stroke |
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January 25 — C’mon, People!
Militant Vegans
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January 23 — The Big Waste |
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January 21 — Celebrity Diabetes |
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January 18 — C’mon, People!
Detox on TV |
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January 16 — Protecting Your Rotator Cuff |
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January 14 — What Causes Weight Gain |
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January 11 — C’mon, People! |
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January 9 — iPhones and Droids and More |
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January 4 — How It Began |
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January 2 — A Clean Slate |
2011 |
December 2011 |
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December 31 —
Health Goals for 2012 |
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December 28 —
Debate: A Physician’s Answer |
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December 26 —
Debate: Your Answers |
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December 24 —
My Christmas Wish |
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December 23 —
Debate Answers: Overview |
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December 19 —
Debate: My Answer |
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December 17 —
STRESS! |
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December 14 —
Debate: The Origin |
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December 12 —
Debate: The Question |
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December 10 —
The Shortest Path |
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December 7 —
More Muscle Damage |
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December 5 —
Muscle Damage |
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December 3 —
No Substitute |
November 2011 |
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November 30 —
Spinning—Initial Results |
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November 28 —
Spinning—The Beginning |
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November 26 —
Valsalva
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November 23 — Doing the Right Thing |
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November 21 — A Moral Dilemma |
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November 20 — Cholesterol and Kids |
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November 16 — No More Deductions |
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November 14 — No New Taxes |
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November 12 — Delayed Speech and Folic Acid |
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November 9 — Fear, Part 2 |
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November 7 — Fear, Part 1 |
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November 5 — Prostate Cancer and Vitamin E |
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November 2 — Halloween Candy |
October 2011 |
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October 31 — Halloween |
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October 29 — How Complementary Medicine Can Improve Your Life |
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October 26 — The Right Bounce, Part 2 |
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October 24 — The Right Bounce, Part 1 |
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October 22 — Supplements and Mortality |
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October 21 — What I Learned in South Carolina |
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October 17 — Plants |
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October 15 — Good Bugs |
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October 12 — Good Food, Bad Food |
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October 10 — The Flying Pretzel Boy |
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October 8 — Why You Should Make Time to Stretch |
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October 5 — Handling Prosperity |
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October 3 — Handling Adversity |
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October 1 — Green Tea and Catechins |
September 2011 |
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September 28 — Don’t Quit |
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September 26 — 95 Percent |
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September 24 — UTIs: Which Path to Prevention? |
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September 21 — Defense, Part 2 |
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September 19 — Defense, Part 1 |
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September 17 — Mind Matters |
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September 14 — The Final Element |
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September 12 — The Right Stuff |
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September 10 — How Many Calories to Cut, Part 2 |
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September 6 — The Missing Ingredient |
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September 3 — How Many Calories to Cut, Part 1 |
August 2011 |
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August 31 — New Uniforms |
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August 29 — 68 and Counting |
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August 27 — Twenty Years |
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August 24 — Prepare to Choose |
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August 22 — Your Choice |
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August 20 — Finding Your Path to Health |
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August 17 — Tandem, Part 2 |
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August 15 — Tandem, Part 1 |
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August 13 — Girls and Their Bones |
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August 10 — Mmmmmmammogram |
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August 8 — Defy Gravity |
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August 6 — Check Your Numbers |
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August 3 — Mother of Perpetual Motion |
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August 1 — Perpetual Motion |
July 2011 |
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July 30 — Stress Test |
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July 27 — The Hands Have It |
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July 25 — Don’t Delay |
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July 24 — Wheat: Friend or Fiend? |
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July 20 — Gotta Have a Goal, Part 2 |
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July 18 — Gotta Have a Goal, Part 1 |
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July 16 — Determination and Patience |
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July 13 — Checklist |
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July 11 — Choreography |
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July 9 — And Now, Otto Warburg |
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July 6 — Legit or Not, Part 3 |
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July 4 — Independence Day |
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July 2 — Diet Soft Drinks |
June 2011 |
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June 29 — Legit or Not, Part 2 |
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June 27 — Legit or Not, Part 1 |
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June 25 — Small Changes |
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June 22 — Perspective |
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June 20 — Percentages IRL |
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June 18 — Nutrients in Organic Food |
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June 15 — Cold Therapy |
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June 13 — Cold Water |
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June 11 — Calories Out |
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June 8 — Naptime |
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June 6 — On June 6th |
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June 4 — Your Plate |
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June 1 — Enough |
May 2011 |
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May 30 — Memorial Day |
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May 29 — Joint Surgery |
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May 25 — Cause and Effect? |
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May 23 — Extra Seating |
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May 21 — Wrong Fit |
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May 18 — The Source |
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May 16 — You Can |
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May 14 — Change is Possible |
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May 11 — There's Always Hope |
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May 9 — You Decide |
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May 7 — Allergy Testing |
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May 4 — More Results from Mixed Meals |
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May 2 — Results: Mixed Meals |
April 2011 |
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April 30 — Gluten Problems |
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April 27 — Mixed Meals |
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April 25 — Decree: Mixed Meal Day |
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April 20 — Furious |
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April 18 — Payment Due |
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April 16 — Whole Grains |
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April 13 — Tempting Fate |
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April 11 — Quit |
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April 9 — Refined Carbs |
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April 6 — Calorie Questions |
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April 4 — Menu Changes |
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April 2 — Eat Your Carrots |
March 2011 |
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March 30 — Protecting Your Stomach from NSAIDs |
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March 28 — NSAIDs |
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March 26 — Exercise, Sex, and Death |
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March 23 — How to Get to 90 |
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March 21 — A Day for Thinking |
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March 19 — Life Expectancy |
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March 16 — Think Before You Man Up |
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March 14 — Man Up |
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March 12 — FDA Approved, Revisited |
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March 9 — Tracking |
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March 7 — Repetition |
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March 5 — FDA Approved |
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March 2 — Who Benefits? |
February 2011 |
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February 28 — Five Plus One |
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February 26 — Fiber and CVD |
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February 23 — Blood |
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February 21 — Valves |
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February 19 — Collateralization |
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February 16 — The Widowmaker |
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February 14 — Why Are Hearts Red? |
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February 12 — Arrhythmia |
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February 9 — Nerve |
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February 7— Muscle |
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February 5 — Heart of a Couch Potato |
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February 2 — The Great Wall |
January 2011 |
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January 31 — Straight Line |
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January 29 — PMS and PUFAs |
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January 26 — Advice |
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January 24 — Reality |
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January 22 — Probiotics and Ulcers |
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January 19 — No Shortcuts |
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January 17 — Never Quit |
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January 15 — Hesperidin |
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January 12 — Million Stepper |
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January 10 —
The Century Mark |
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January 8 —
Omega-3s in Diabetes |
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January 5 — Goal Setting |
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January 3 — Another Chance |
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January 1 — Happy New Year |
2010 |
December 2010 |
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December 29 — Top Five Health Goals, Part 2 |
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December 27 — Top Five Health Goals |
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December 25 — Merry Christmas |
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December 22 — Prepare |
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December 20 — Stop the Damage |
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December 18 — Sugar |
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December 15 — Straighten Up |
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December 13 — Slow and Easy |
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December 11 — Food Allergies |
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December 8 — Ubiqui-what? |
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December 6 — Vitamin D Caution |
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December 4 — Vitamin D: The New RDA |
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December 1 — Undecided? |
November 2010 |
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November 29 — Anything |
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November 27 — Multivitamins, Part 4 |
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November 24 — The Solution |
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November 22 — Nowhere |
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November 20 — Multivitamins, Part 3 |
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November 17 — Closer-to-Nature Diet |
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November 15 — Meat-Sweet Diet |
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November 13 — Multivitamins, Part 2 |
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November 10 —
Inflammation |
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November 8 —
Diet or Exercise? |
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November 6 —
Multivitamins, Part 1 |
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November 3 —
Why 1,000,000 |
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November 1 —
1,000,000 |
October 2010 |
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October 30 —
Breast Health |
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October 27 —
To Do What? |
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October 25 —
Retirement |
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October 23 —
Men in Pink |
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October 20 —
Habit 2 |
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October 18 —
Habit 1 |
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October 16 —
Bacteria and Immune Health |
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October 13 —
Self-Sing |
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October 11 —
Self-Talk |
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October 9 —
Sports Drinks |
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October 6 —
Smile |
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October 4 —
NFL Play 60 |
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October 2 —
Get D Tested |
September 2010 |
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September 27 —
Just Lift |
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September 25 —
Frontier Days |
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September 22 —
Negative
People |
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September 20 — Positive People |
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September 18 — Your Brain on B Vitamins |
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September 15 — Women’s Hearts |
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September 13 — Men’s Hearts |
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September 11 —
Tone |
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September 8 —
Time |
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September 6 —
Happy Labor Day |
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September 4 —
From the Mouths of Babes |
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September 1 —
Goofy |
August 2010 |
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August 30 —
Book It |
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August 28 —
Home Grown |
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August 25 —
Salmonella |
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August 23 —
Let Them Play |
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August 21 — Waist Size and Mortality |
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August 18 — Bellies on Display |
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August 16 — Parrotheads |
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August 14 — Calcium and Heart Attacks |
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August 11 — Fatigue, Part 2 |
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August 9 —
Fatigue |
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August 7 —
Urban Legend: Cancer Part 2 |
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August 4 —
Absorption |
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August 2 —
Men and Osteoporosis |
July 2010 |
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July 31 —
Urban Legend: Cancer, Part 1 |
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July 28 —
18 Inches |
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July 26 —
Seatbelt Extender |
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July 24 —
Supplement Safety |
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July 21 —
Sports Bras |
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July 19 —
Weight Training |
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July 17 —
Back Pain and Your Piriformis |
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July 14 —
Ready for a Famine |
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July 12 —
White Squirrel |
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July 10 —
Fish Fat and Cancer |
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July 7 —
Sauntering |
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July 5 —
Black Squirrels |
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July 3 —
Exercise and Your Weight |
June 2010 |
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June 30 —
Halfway |
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June 28 —
Not Tomorrow |
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June 26 —
B6 and Lung Cancer |
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June 23 —
One Percent |
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June 21 —
Candida |
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June 19 —
Seasonal Allergies |
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June 16 —
Summer Produce |
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June 14 —
Hydrate |
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June 12 —
Protect Your Skin |
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June 9 —
Rocks |
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June 7 —
Summer Sun |
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June 5 —
Type III Error |
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June 3 —
A Day Off |
May 2010 |
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May 31 —
Happy Memorial Day! |
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May 29 —
School Lunch |
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May 26 —
Stats Rule |
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May 24 — Diversions |
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May 22 —
Give Me the Beef |
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May 19 —
Construction Zone |
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May 17 —
Prime Numbers |
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May 15 —
Cleanse Your Colon |
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May 12 —
Vitamin Dumb |
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May 10 —
I’m Alive V2.41 |
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May 8 —
Adherence |
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May 5 —
Plan to Party |
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May 3 —
Procrastinate |
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May 1 —
Health Behaviors and Lifespan |
April 2010 |
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April 28 —
Challenge |
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April 26 —
Be Smart |
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April 24 —
Sugar and Salt |
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April 21 —
Be Safe Out There |
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April 19 —
No “Tomorrow” |
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April 17 —
What Should You Eat? |
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April 14 —
Payment |
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April 12 —
Why |
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April 10 —
Recent Research: Soy or Vitamin B6 and Cancer; Weight and Exercise
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April 7 —
Veggies 101, Part 2 |
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April 5 —
Veggies 101 |
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April 3 —
Vitamin Scam |
March 2010 |
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March 31 —
First Quarter |
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March 29 —
What Would You Do? |
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March 27 —
Vitamins A and D |
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March 24 —
Medal Contention |
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March 22 —
Inspire |
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March 20 —
A License to Overeat |
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March 17 — Luggage |
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March 15 — Love Affair |
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March 13 — Vegetarian |
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March 10 — 3:27 a.m. |
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March 8 — Whose Fault? |
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March 6 — Balanced Diet |
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March 3 — Low-Carb, High-Protein Diet |
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March 1 — Low-Fat Diet |
February 2010 |
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February 27 — Genetics and Weight Loss: Part 3 |
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February 24 — Energy Later |
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February 22 — Energy Now |
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February 20 — Genetics and Weight Loss: Part 2 |
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February 17 — Overcome |
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February 15 — Improvise |
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February 14 — Genetics and Weight Loss: Part 1 |
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February 10 — Innovate |
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February 8 — Adapt |
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February 6 — BMI and Mortality |
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February 3 — Force It |
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February 1 — Mindset |
January 2010 |
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January 30 — Omega-3s |
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January 27 — Write It Down |
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January 25 — Disease |
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January 23 — Chromium |
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January 18 — Pre-Load |
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January 16 — Bit Fills |
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January 13 — Fast Start |
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January 11 — Bits |
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January 9 — When Should You Have a Mammogram? |
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January 6 — Exercise |
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January 4 — Partners |
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January 2 — Weight Loss Month |
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January 1 — Welcome, 2010! |