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How Sleep Affects Your Health

Unhealthy sleep can interfere with daily activities and is associated with lower quality of life and risk of chronic disease, such as diabetes and obesity. There is a connection with poor sleep and unhealthy weight gain because sleep regulates hormones that tell your body when you are hungry and signals when you feel full. This …

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Great Ways to Keep Your Mind Sharp

When you think about exercise, you likely envision using the treadmill or lifting weights. But every bit as important to your long-term health and wellness are activities that keep your mind sharp and your cognitive abilities strong and limber. Here are several things you can do to help keep your mind sharp: • Solve a …

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January is Healthy Aging Month

By Patty Endres, Garden Square at Westlake, 970-576-7222 People are always talking about staying healthy and we can get a bit tired of all the hype. When you see it in print, and people talk about it so much, you may end up not paying attention since it’s there all the time. We all know …

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Fighting the Flu

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that as many as one in five Americans fall victim to the flu each year, while the number of colds suffered in the U.S. could be greater than a billion. With that, keeping your body healthy and immune system strong is imperative, especially for older adults, who …

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