Archive By Section - Living well
Every year, about 190,000 women receive a devastating diagnosis: breast cancer. But that number could go down with the right prevention awareness.
July 25, 2017
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McKenna Park
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Living well
When a 67 year-old woman experienced discomfort in her eye, she didn’t think much of it. Later she would tell surgeons that she thought it was from old age and dry eye, according to Optometry Today.
July 24, 2017
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Amberlee Lovell
FamilyShare
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Living well
Are you really what you eat? It might sound cliché, but if you look at it from the perspective of mental health, it's actually true.
July 23, 2017
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Amy Rothermel
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Living well
Nutrition can feel very confusing and overwhelming. It seems that everyone has an opinion and claims absolute truth with their eating style or diet plan.
July 23, 2017
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Emily Fonnesbeck
KSL.com
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Living well
The shooting of a U.S. congressman this summer by a man described as “always angry” reminded Americans that while anger is a biological necessity, it can rapidly morph from a life-preserving force to a deadly one.
July 20, 2017
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Jennifer Graham
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Living well
If you've lived long enough, you've seen the trends come and go in the dieting world. One minute fat is bad and the next it's carbs or fruit or some other villain who is to blame for poor health.
July 20, 2017
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Paige Smathers
KSL.com
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Living well
The aroma of freshly cut grass is one of the pleasures of summer, but you can't smell it if you're in the ER, which is where thousands of people go each year after being injured in lawn-mowing accidents.
July 19, 2017
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Jennifer Graham
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Living well
Children who grow up without a father in the home have shorter telomeres, the protective chromosome caps that are believed to affect health and longevity, a new study says.
July 19, 2017
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Jennifer Graham
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Living well
If you’ve ever thought you were pregnant, you know the anticipation of taking a pregnancy test can be exciting and nerve-wracking. And, there’s always that tiny chance that the test could be wrong.
July 18, 2017
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Lindsey Miller
FamilyShare
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Living well
Anyone who has tried dieting hits that moment when they crave a donut so much they considered cheating on their health goals. Don't give in! There are many dessert options out there that you can indulge in and still keep the weight off. Before breaking those goals you’ve made, give these 12 satisfying alternatives at try:
July 18, 2017
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McKenna Park
FamilyShare
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Living well
If you're a mom, you know how challenging it is just to find five minutes to exercise. For many elite athletes, taking time out of training and competition to have a baby can fundamentally change their career. But one mom is proving it's possible to have kids and beat out 27 other women to make a world championship team.
July 18, 2017
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Michael Sackley
FamilyShare
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Living well
A leading magazine recently made a claim that's not often found on the secular newstand: that prayer can improve athletic performance.
July 17, 2017
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Jennifer Graham
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Living well
Recent findings that room sharing can disrupt infant sleep may carry far-reaching implications, including poor sleep later in life - which may lead to behavioral and mood problems as well as inferior school performance in children.
July 14, 2017
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By Kelsey Down
KSL.com
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Living well
We all hope for healthy relationships throughout our lives, but that doesn't always happen. Too many people are emotionally abused by parents, siblings, significant others or friends.
July 13, 2017
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Wendy Jessen
FamilyShare
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Living well
Every single day, rain or shine, I make sure to get some sort of physical exercise in. However, you will not find me looking up workout routines or following any sort of an exercise plan. In the past year or so, I have made a conscious effort not to “work out.”
July 13, 2017
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Arianne Brown
Deseret News
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Living well
