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Covers how to start adding more activity and how to choose activities that are right for you. Offers tips for setting goals, getting past barriers, and building a support system. Briefly describes benefits of being more active, and advises checking with your doctor before starting activity.
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No matter what your health goal is, creating a specific plan can help you succeed. Follow the steps below to create your plan. This will put you on a path toward meeting your goal. Step 1: Know your own reason. Why is this change important to you? Make sure it's...
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Setting goals can help a lot when you're trying to make a healthy change. Focus on small goals. This will help you reach larger goals over time. With smaller goals, you'll have success more often, which will help you stay with it. For example, your large goal may be to...
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Breathing is hard when you have lung problems like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or interstitial lung disease. You may take quick, short breaths. Breathing this way makes it harder to get air into your lungs. Learning new ways to slow down and control your breathing may help. You may...
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What is a vegetarian diet? In general, a vegetarian diet is a diet that doesn't include meat. But there are several kinds of vegetarian diets. Lacto-ovo vegetarian. This type of diet includes milk products (such as milk, cheese, and yogurt) and eggs. But it doesn't include meat, poultry, seafood, or...
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Discusses challenges of having young children and continuing to exercise. Offers tips on how to fit exercise into daily routine at home, at parks or playgrounds, and gyms.
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What is organic food? Food that is labeled "organic" has been grown or raised without man-made chemical fertilizers, pest killers (pesticides), or weed killers (herbicides). And no hormones or drugs were used. This means that farmers and ranchers who grow organic food: Use only natural pest killers. These include plant...
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Effacement and dilation allow a baby to be born through the birth canal. Effacement means that the cervix stretches and gets thinner. Dilation means that the cervix opens. As labor nears, the cervix may start to thin (efface) and open (dilate). This prepares the cervix for the baby to pass...
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Being active is one of the best things you can do to get fit and stay healthy. It helps you feel stronger and have more energy. It can help you lose fat, build muscle, and reach a healthy weight. Being active may also help you feel better, sleep better, and...
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There are ways to make healthy eating fit your budget. You might be surprised at how spending just a little extra time can save you money. Save money by planning ahead Planning your meals ahead of time can help you eat healthy foods and snacks. When you get into the...