Research shows that attractive people, in addition to usually making more money over their lifetime, also live longer, perhaps live several years longer.
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Pain and Photo-shopped Beach Bodies
‘The Ultimate Beach Body Workout’ headlines are screaming at us from the magazines. What’s inside those pages?
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Tree sex and the ozone
Climate change leads to urban areas with higher ozone and tree pollen counts. The result? Exacerbated allergies; exasperated sufferers.
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$2 antidepressant?
Springtime in Atlanta? Outdoor beauty is healthy, convenient, and inexpensive. $2 can buy you a new state of mind. By David Martin, RN, President and CEO of VeinInnovations If you’re in Georgia, and join me in believing a day outside – whether it’s hiking, gardening, golfing, or just being – is good for the body, […]
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Bust a move to live.
Stressed out women can reduce their risk of stroke by 40%, just by walking. With moves from PBS featured program, and they can also ‘step away the inches.’
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“For the love of black women.”
If you love a black woman, for health’s sake, ask her to look in the mirror and see her mom, and grandmothers, says leading cardiologist.
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Heartwarning News
There’s heart warning news that should be taken to heart by caregivers everywhere. Learn why being a caregiver is dangerous to your health.
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Women More Vulnerable to Heart Attack Death?
When it comes to heart heath – and how the male and female hearts function under stress – women have a tougher go.
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Hormone Myth Busting
There are many fallacies about the “change of life.” Let’s dispel the myths to help us survive and thrive, during this inevitable right of passage.
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Cavities: Beware the Second Wave!
It’s a tough lesson to swallow, but we humans have two times in our lives when we are prone to have those annoying cavities crop up in numbers.
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Hearing Loss May Cost Brain Size
Hearing loss has been called a national epidemic, and with good reason. We Baby Boomers are loath to admit getting older comes with an invisible, but normal, consequence: age-related hearing loss.
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Less sleep = aging faster
Research shows even the toughest of the tough are less effective, and even age faster, without a good night’s rest.
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Starting 2016 with the end in mind.
January is the perfect time to pause and think about how you want to age and to think backwards about how you want to “be” as you go forward.
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Male Menopause: Myth or Reality?
Maybe this year the better gift for a man is the gift of taking care of himself with a thorough physical and the consideration of male hormone replacement therapy.
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True costs of alcohol addiction elusive; Atlanta has many supports.
The recent CDC report on the High Cost of Alcohol Abuse prompts a look at social costs of addiction, as well as the many supports available to Atlantans.
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CDC Report on the High Price of Alcohol
A new report by the CDC takes a top-line look at the high cost of excessive alcohol use in the U.S., detailing the impact on productivity, crime, and healthcare costs.
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Torrential rains give rise to a couple of concerns: car caution in floods; keeping watch on proliferation of mushrooms with children and pets.
By David Martin, RN, President and CEO of VeinInnovations Relentless torrential rains plaguing the East Coast for days two weeks ago bring to mind many health concerns, including the hazards of flooding, and the dangers of our sudden profusion of mushrooms. With regard to the dangers of flooding: one needs look no further than South […]
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Heart health and sleep: Is your doctor asking you how you’re sleeping?
By David Martin, RN, President and CEO of VeinInnovations This coming weekend between 15,000 and 18,000 people will gather in Atlanta’s Centennial Olympic Park to participate in the Atlanta Heart Walk, a time-honored tradition and wonderful event promoting exercise as a way of helping prevent heart disease. This is important because heart disease is the […]
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Ragweed and ozone –What’s the impact of this combination on Atlanta air quality and your health?
Atlanta is among the top 10 cities in the U.S. to have a new type of air pollution concern. Learn about some measures that may to help minimize the impact.
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Challenges of Living Healthy in Atlanta – Part 1: Easing off the South Your Mouth
By David Martin, RN, President and CEO, VeinInnovations In September, as the weather cools down a bit and the dogwood leaves begin to turn, Atlanta is a remarkable place to be. For those of us who love being outdoors, it’s easy to agree on Atlanta’s desirability as a wonderful place to live. If you need […]
