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How Common Is Body Dysmorphic Disorder
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For a disorder that is not well known and often kept secret due to shame and embarrassment, there actually seem to be large numbers of sufferers. On the basis of surveys conducted in community groups and among people seeking help in general medical settings, outpatient psychiatric treatment centers, from plastic or cosmetic surgeons, and among [...]
Government to Americans Eat Your Veggies!
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Because people who eat lots of fruits and vegetables have lower risks for heart disease and some types of cancer, for the past decade U.S. government agencies have been urging Americans to eat more of them. But only about one-fifth of adult Americans follow advice to eat at least five servings of fruits and vegetables [...]
Teens and High Intensity Exercise
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Adolescents can benefit from regular exercise to build strength, endurance, and coordination, and to prevent obesity and other diseases, but bursts of high-intensity exercise, such as intense weight-training, may suppress adolescent growth.
Exercise Can Help Your Older Members to Prevent Mental Decline
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Performing more than one hour of exercise daily may help prevent mental decline in your older members. A study from the Netherlands found that older men who exercised one hour or less each day had twice the risk of mental decline than the more active older men in the study.
Medical vs Commercial Fitness Centers
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Members of medically based facilities are typically older than those at commercial centers, says Wing, and a greater percentage of members have lifestyle-related health risks and/or chronic disease.
Actual Banking Experience
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Based on the survey, clubs generally approached three or more banks, and most received multiple offers. The only reason facilities did not receive more lending offers was because the clubs themselves stopped looking after receiving two offers.
Disordered Eating
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To lose weight and achieve a lean appearance the female athlete may resort to harmful eating behaviors: restricting food intake fasting binge eating (overeating) purging (vomiting and using laxatives, diuretics or enemas; excessive exercise) taking diet pills
Implications for Practice
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The findings of the above study, and all studies examining the group-support/exercise-maintenance relationship,present positive implications for providing effective, relatively low-cost/low-effort support for new (or re-starting) exercisers.
The Washington Healthcare Watch. Part 5
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Medicare and Pharmacy Benefits for Seniors The same principles are true regarding the growing debate about adding a prescription drug benefit to Medicare. Recent polls indicate that the No. 1 senior healthcare issue is the growing cost of prescription drugs. The average 15-percent-per-year increases in prescription drug costs for seniors, who do not have outpatient [...]
The Washington Healthcare Watch. Part 4
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My strong sense is that neither Democrats nor Republicans really want to resolve either issue before the election — they would rather have the issues to take to the election. Actually passing a bill would mean compromise and that would mean diffusing the issue with no chance to leverage it. Neither side sees a gain [...]