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Water not always key in heat stroke

Thursday, May 23, 2013

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Each year more than 1,000 people die from heat stroke in the United States. Long thought to be the product of dehydration, traditional prevention and treatment of heat related illness has been to drink more water. More recent research has proven that, while proper hydration is important, the key step to preventing heat stroke is to recognize when one is working too hard for the given environment and slowing down or stopping. “One... 

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Got ‘milk’?

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

In the face of troublingly high childhood obesity rates and what it sees as troublingly low milk consumption rates, the dairy industry says it has a solution: Offer kids flavored milk that uses low-calorie artificial sweeteners. The only problem, the industry says, is that current federal rules on such products require prominent “reduced calorie” labeling on the front of the package, which is “not attractive to children” and contributes to an “overall decline in milk consumption.” So the industry has petitioned the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to allow artificial... 

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Getting the ink out

Thursday, May 16, 2013

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Let’s say you are living in the moment, feeling giddy – a little tipsy, maybe – and you decide to go for it. You decide to get that tattoo. Dr. Suzanne Kilmer has a warning for you: Think twice before acting. Not only do you face five times the risk of contracting hepatitis C, chances are you’ll change your mind about whether you like your tattoo before you reach middle age. Kilmer, 55, a clinical professor... 

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Spring clean for healthier you

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

I use every opportunity I can to exercise, and if you are anything like me, you’re in the midst of “Spring Cleaning Fever.” I started by freshening up my bedroom. I exchanged my heavy winter comforter for a nice, bright, light-weight version. While I have this spring fever, I figure I should move from the bedroom to the yard to pull a few weeds or power-wash the deck. Get this: Depending on how much you weigh, and the type of work you do, you can burn 240 to 448 calories per hour doing yard work. Look at your gardening tools as exercise equipment. But in the midst of a spring... 

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Rehab chronicles: The ‘what next’

Dr. Michael Maggio performs Active Release Techniques on patient Heather Clark. (Richard Pipes/Journal)

Dr. Michael Maggio performs Active Release Techniques on patient Heather Clark. (Richard Pipes/Journal)

I talk a lot to my daughter about “course correction.” Or, as my tech-geek self likes to call it, “re-boot.” You know, you plan and then stuff happens. So you have to re-group and move on. For the teen-aged... Read More

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Going ‘old school’

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Jaime Dispenza/For the Journal

Sometimes you need to just go “old school.” With just two weeks until the 70.3 Deuces Wild Triathlon, the intensity is building up to race pace zone on the bike and the run. Each evening last week I found myself scrubbing Sharpie marker off my hands. I figured with my kids taking finals, a cheat... Read More

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Open water swim practice at Cochiti Lake

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Sunday, May 26, 2013 @ 8:00 AM Address  Cochiti Lake Cochiti Pueblo Cochiti Pueblo, NM Swims are fully supported with a buoy marked course, spotters and a lifegaurd. There will be a 400 meter loop swim course for practice and a shorter, parallel to shore, course set up for novice swimmers Additional Information Cost $15 [...]

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Choose your helath adventure

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Long ago I had one of those “choose-your-own adventure” books based on a James Bond movie, and I made bad choices; the poor British spy kept getting consumed in a vat of molten lava, impaled on a bunch of spiky things or became an appetizer for saltwater crocodiles.But when it comes to the exercise-then-choose-your-food adventure [...]

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The perks of cooldowns

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It’s often the first part busy people skip, but it’s one of the most important

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10-Minute Fat Blaster

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Let’s resolve not to use the “I’m too busy” excuse not to exercise any more! Cedar McCrary, owner of Cedar Fit Personal Training and Bootcamp in Albuquerque, says exercise is like other maintenance you must perform. “Are you too busy to change the oil in your car? Too busy to brush your teeth and wash [...]

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