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Diet and Exercise: What Children Need for Healthy Bones
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Diet and Exercise: What Children Need for Healthy Bones

11 Oct 2022

Good habits now contribute to long-term health. By OHM staff Childhood is a critical time for developing strong, healthy bones. A balance between exercise, healthy diet, and adequate levels of calcium and vitamin D go a long way to build the kind of strong bones kids need later in life ... Read More »

Spicy Snacks Are Harming Kids
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Spicy Snacks Are Harming Kids

06 Sep 2019

Spicy snacks could be doing serious harm to your kid’s digestive system, sometimes leading to gastritis or ulcers. In the pediatric emergency room doctors talk about the “hot spicy snacks sign” when a child comes in with abdominal pain and has bright red dust on their fingers, it’s probably the ... Read More »

Celebrate Fitness and the Holidays
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Celebrate Fitness and the Holidays

07 Nov 2018

By Estelle Brooks Fitness Four U Many of you may be thinking, “What can I do to stay motivated to work out during the holidays?” I say, “Just stay focused, and don’t quit working out!” Remind yourself of how well you’ve been doing with your workouts up to this point. ... Read More »

Music Truly is the Soundtrack of Our Lives
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Music Truly is the Soundtrack of Our Lives

12 Sep 2018

Melodies and rhythm can also help dementia patients. By Jeanene Dunn, OHM Staff Dementia is complicated because we understand that the disease robs a person of their memories over time. While that is certainly the case, it can be confusing to grasp how music can help someone who can’t remember ... Read More »

Food Pantry is a Lifeline for special nutritional needs
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Food Pantry is a Lifeline for special nutritional needs

09 Jan 2018

Food allergies and celiac disease affect people at all income levels. The effects can be severe, even life-threatening, but a proper diet can make living with these problems much easier. Kansas City, Missouri-based Food Equality Initiative (FEI) — founded by Emily Brown in 2014 was the first program of its ... Read More »

The Healthier We Eat, The Healthier We Live
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The Healthier We Eat, The Healthier We Live

09 Jan 2018

Healthy eating starts with learning new ways to eat. For many years, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), have reported heart disease as the number one cause of death for both men and women. About 600,000 Americans die from heart disease every year. Although heart disease describes several ... Read More »

Hate Exercise?
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Hate Exercise?

05 Jul 2017

Hate exercise? These Tips May Just Change Your Mind. American Heart Association You don’t have to be a gym hero to get enough physical activity to improve your health. There are a lot of ways to make regular activity part of your life – which can help you have more ... Read More »

Storing Fresh Fruits and Vegetables for Best Flavor
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Storing Fresh Fruits and Vegetables for Best Flavor

05 Jul 2017

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You’ve Heard of Pilates, But Is it Right for You?
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You’ve Heard of Pilates, But Is it Right for You?

05 Jul 2017

Dispelling the Myths and Mysteries By Amanda Jessee, MA, NKT3, CSCS, PMA-CPT, ACE-GFI Director of Education, Personal Best Pilates Studio Pilates is touted as the best ab workout, great for the core but there is still some confusion about what it really is. Is it Yoga, is it weight training, ... Read More »

The Martinez Family Focuses on Health
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The Martinez Family Focuses on Health

03 Jul 2017

Adopting healthy habits early pays off. Omar and Margaret Martinez sat down with Our Health Matters to discuss how they work to maintain a healthy lifestyle. And it doesn’t involve a gym membership. Omar and Margaret decided years ago to change the way they ate, and they are now passing ... Read More »

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