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Welcome to the Lite 96.3 Women's Health Connection... your connection to the latest health news for your body, mind
and soul.
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Find Out If You Qualify For A Free Mammogram HERE. 50 Healthy After School Snacks They'll Love  The kids are home and hungry! Before they hit the homework, they need some
fuel. Instead of reaching for the chips... try these healthy alternatives. There are 50 great ideas for after school snacks
that are healthy and will keep them coming back for more. Get all 50 recipes here. Are The Eggs In The Supermarket
Safe? What You Need To Know About The Egg Recall
 Two
large Iowa farms have recalled 550 million eggs because of possible contamination with salmonella. Investigators from the
Food and Drug Administration are trying to find the cause of the outbreak, but so far haven't pinpointed the source. Read
what you need to know here.
Beverages and Weight Gain..... Your Body Knows What Right.  If you need an afternoon Caramel
Macchiato fix, or start each morning with a strawberry-banana smoothie, you may be getting more than you bargained for on
your waistline.
Even if you're diligent about your calories from food, you
may be overlooking those that are coming from the drinks you choose. Read the rest of the story here.
Can You Be Healthy at Any Size?  The rising fat acceptance movement says being overweight isn’t necessarily bad for you—and some
doctors agree. Other experts contend that’s a dangerous, even irresponsible, point of view. We look at both sides of
the debate.
Tyra Banks has a new mission: Cast an unlikely group of aspiring models--namely, those
whose curves can fill out a size 14--for a plus-size competition. "Plus-size is really the average American woman,"
Banks has said. "And that woman is healthy." That woman is also, says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
more than 20 pounds overweight. Click here to read more. The Science Of A Good Marriage  Why do some men and women cheat on their partners while others resist the temptation?
To find the answer, a growing body of research is focusing on
the science of commitment. Scientists are studying everything from the biological factors that seem to influence marital stability
to a person’s psychological response after flirting with a stranger. Their findings suggest that while some people may be naturally more resistant to
temptation, men and women can also train themselves to protect their relationships and raise their feelings of commitment.
Find the rest of the story here. Increasing Mobility Improving Life
 Sixty-four-year-old Ruth Rabeau is an optimist, and it's a good thing. The Herron, Michigan, resident
has had several serious medical conditions that required major surgeries,
yet this Queen Mother of the Red Hatters - the social and creative support group for women in the over-50 set - counts her
blessings every day. Read Ruth's story here. Are You Ready For The Next Boo Boo?  Aches. Pains. Gashes. Sprains. Are you ready for anything? Here are
four checklists to help you equip every corner of the house. See the 4 lists you'll need to take care of the next accident
here.
17 Inspiring Quotes to Get You Through Tough Times Read them here. Are You Getting Enough Calcium? |
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 Early Childhood Attachement: Building
a "Safe Haven" For Your Child Recently at a restaurant, I watched a woman trying
to have lunch with a friend as she struggled with her two-year-old daughter. The little girl whined and clung to her pant
leg like a kitten to a silk drape. Nothing shook her off. She tried to distract her with crayons. She told her to "stop
it" in more ways than I could remember--sweetly, firmly, commandingly, pleadingly. Finally, irritated and frustrated
with the situation, she yelled at her, "Do you want me to take you home? Then sit still!"
Lucky (at least in short-term considerations)
for the mother, the child did. She pouted, hurt and confused, and finally sat still. But a golden opportunity was missed as
the mother misinterpreted a terribly important communication from the child. Click here to read more. Stress... Alleviate It!  We can be up under stress and not even know it. We can work our one, two, or three jobs (including
parenting). We can hate our jobs (which definitely invites stress in), or we can love it, and still be stressed. We live our
fast-paced, doing our duties, running errands, cooking and cleaning and nowadays, job seeking (which is extremely time consuming
in itself) lives, and we think we are living the life. Many are so stressed until we don’t even realize that we need
to de-stress and relax. Such persons, when they have any amount of “free-time” can’t relax because they
then feel like they need to be doing something and are, therefore, stressed because they feel they should be doing
something. As if being emotionally comfortable and relaxed is somehow wrong.
Read the rest of the
article here.
Self Care Tip of the Week: You Can Eat Healthy On A Budget
By Dr. Mark Hyman
 You don't have to have lots of time or money on your hands
to be healthy! This is one of most common misconceptions I hear. I understand the challenges of trying to eat well with limited financial resources,
limited time, or both. But I promise you -- you don't have to be rich or retired to eat well and take care of yourself.
Read the rest of the article
here.
Take The Osteoporosis Quiz.... What You
Really Need To Know  Osteoporosis can be a silent disease, one that causes the thinning of bones, which
then causes bones to become fragile and more likely to fracture.
“It’s a disease that people often don’t realize they have until they fracture their hip, wrist,
or ankle,” said Linda Linari, RN, BSN, ONC, and orthopaedic nurse clinician with Northern Michigan Regional Hospital
in Petoskey.While women and men, particularly the elderly, can both suffer from osteoporosis, more commonly, it affects women.
Click here to take the quiz.
Type 2 Diabetes Basics and Three Methods of Prevention
 Although some people may inherit a predisposition
to diabetes, their genes carry messages that must be expressed in order for the disease to develop. A healthy lifestyle that
includes a low glycemic eating plan, regular exercise and nutritional supplementation can modify the expression of those genes
and prevent diabetes.Read the three things you can do now to stop diabetes in it's tracks here.
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