Back to Basics

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Photo: Dreamstime My lower back hurts, and I have a feeling yours might too. According to Spine-health.com (a web site providing back pain sufferers with helpful information written by medical professionals), over 30 million Americans experience lower back pain.

Good Cholesterol

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Photo: Chrissi Nerantzi Good cholesterol? We hear so many negative messages about cholesterol, it seems strange to hear about “healthy cholesterol”—one that is actually good for the heart! In actuality, cholesterol is an essential nutrient necessary for many functions of the body

Walk the Dog

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Organic Hit List

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Rainbow in My Cart

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Photo: David Kay What do you typically think about as you cruise the produce section?

Monkeys in Your Life

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Photo: MorgueFile “Sow for yourselves righteousness; reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground, for it is time to seek the Lord, till He comes and rains righteousness on you” (Hosea 10:12). Things that need to be done are like monkeys

Give Life. Donate Blood.

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Photo: Penelope Berger I have a thing about hypodermic needles. They bother me. I am a big, husky guy, but that little needle gives the chills. When I get a shot, I give the nurse a choice. Let me sit down, or catch me if I pass out. Most get me a chair

Scourge of Alcohol

Photo: Studiomill “Wine is a mocker and beer is a brawler; whoever is led astray by them is not wise” (Proverbs 20:1). We turn on the news and hear about a mother killed in a head on collision, and about the murder of a young man outside a night club. Each summer there are numerous reports of accidental drownings.

Gritty People

Photo: Studiomill Have you been thinking about making a new resolution? Are you kicking around some goals and are just about ready to stick your foot in the water?

Fascinating Fiber

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Photo: MorgueFile Take two people of about the same age and height—one is normal weight, the other overweight. Why the difference?