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In these tough economic times, some things have to go, like bottled water, low-fat lattes and manicures. But you don’t have to let your body go.
Question: Why do people laugh when they’re being tickled? For me, it’s definitely not an enjoyable experience!- 7:36 PM
It’s summer, and Lucy has a job to do. Her teacher has given her an assignment to pick out and learn about healthy foods. Her adventures are captured on video, and as she learns, she also is teaching young South Carolinians a thing or two about good nutrition.- 7:36 PM
Alzheimer’s dinner and symposium Doctors, pharmacists, nurse practitioners and their spouses are invited to a “Dinner and Education” event, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. August 14 at The Summit Club, 1301 Gervais St., the evening before the Alzheimer’s Association symposium in Columbia.- 7:36 PM
Avid outdoor athletes will tell you when it comes to exercising on a hot sticky day, cotton is rotten and replenishing electrolytes is crucial.- 5:59 PM
Flying this summer? Committing to carry on all your stuff has drawbacks, too. What a drag pouring all your creams, potions, lotions, gels, shampoo, conditioner, cleansers, colognes and clarifiers into teeny, tiny little bottles to get past those stringent terrorist-fighting requirements.- 5:59 PM
Is a vegetarian diet always best in terms of health and weight control? The fact is that “a vegetarian diet contains the fundamentals for reducing the risk of heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, cancer, stroke and obesity,” says Joan Salge Blake, M.S., R.D., L.D.N., registered dietitian and nutrition professor at Boston University and author of Nutrition & You (Benjamin Cummings, 2007).- 5:59 PM
Good balance is something many active people take for granted. Consider sports such as skiing, hiking, climbing and biking. They all are built on the concept of core stability and good balance. Without the ability to sense your location relative to gravity, you would not be able to carry a pack, kayak, ski or do most outdoor activities.- 5:43 PM
The popularity of tattoos and piercings has boomed in the past 10 years, but even those with body art have their limits when it comes to what’s appropriate in the working world.- 4:43 PM
Here are two inexpensive, fun ways to get in shape. HULA HOOPS Benefits: “Great transverse (rotational) and frontal (side-to-side) plane movement, which are important for reducing injury. Develops static balance, ... improves core/trunk conditioning and flexibility,” says Fabio Comana, an exercise physiologist for the American Council on Exercise.- 4:43 PM
We see such lists all the time: the good-for-you or bad-for-you synopses of foods. While we are drawn to many of them, we are eerily enamored with those from the Center for Science in the Public Interest, which made us think twice about eating movie popcorn or Chinese food.- 4:43 PM
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