Healthy isn?t something you are or aren?t. It?s a hundred little things: eating a banana, walking in the park, putting a bandage on a boo-boo, playing tag, reading up on ways to keep you and your family well and safe. It?s a balance between living well and taking care, and you can start right where you are.
A blog by Christina Elston
Healthy isn't something you are or aren't. It's a hundred little things: eating a banana, walking in the park, putting a bandage on a boo-boo, playing tag, reading up on ways to keep you and your family well and safe. It's a balance between living well and taking care, and you can start right where you are.
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Stuff You Already Knew …

fatWe’re getting fatter. New data released this month from the CDC found that in the majority of states, around a quarter of the adult population is obese. Only one state, Colorado, had obesity levels below 20%, and no state showed a significant decrease in obesity from 2007 to 2008. Learn more … 

trafficPeople who bike or walk to work are thinner. “Active commuter” performed better on a fitness test, and men who walk or bike have lower obesity rates and healthier blood pressure and insulin levels, according to a study in the July 13 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. Learn more … 

angrySwearing can make you feel better. Undergraduate students submerging their hands in a tub of ice water were able to endure the cold and pain longer when repeating a swear word of their choice than when repeating a commonplace word. Keele University researchers conducting the study theorize it’s because swearing triggers our “fight-or-flight” reflex, increasing aggression and downplaying pain. Learn more … 

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