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  • Posted: October 31, 2019
  • By: educator

Why Medical Fitness?

The United States spends more money (by a wide margin) than any other country on health care.  Our health care system is set up to keep us from dying, not thriving!  Sadly, our average life span barely makes it in the top 30 when compared to other nations.  Worse yet, life expectancy in the United

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  • Posted: October 31, 2019
  • By: educator

Myths about Aging

One generation after the next goes through life with preconceived notions of what it means to grow older and what life will be like as we age. But often, those notions are incorrect. As a result, our views of older people may be inaccurate and our expectations for later life somewhat bleak. To help you

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  • Posted: October 31, 2019
  • By: educator

It’s Not Just About You

We have known for some time that people who are religious or spiritual tend to have better health and well-being (see David Williams and Michelle Sternthal, “Spirituality, Religion and Health:  Evidence and Research Directions,” 2007).  But the impact of our spiritual beliefs and practices can extend far beyond our own minds and bodies.  New research

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  • Posted: October 30, 2019
  • By: educator

Healthy Lifestyle vs. “Dieting”

Diet differs from “Dieting”. Your diet is different than going on a “diet”. The two words are homographs, meaning they have the same spelling but different meanings. Everyone has a diet. Your diet is your typical meal pattern, what you eat every day. However, we often think of a “diet” as a restrictive meal plan

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  • Posted: October 30, 2019
  • By: educator

The Soul of Retirement

In his book Ageless Soul:  The Lifelong Journey Toward Meaning and Joy (2017), psychoanalyst and former monk Thomas Moore offers us a great gift.  Unlike critics who see nothing positive in growling old, Moore provides many reasons why later life is crucial to our development as human beings.  Although every phase of life has meaning

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  • Posted: October 14, 2019
  • By: educator

Your Best Life: Mind, Body, and Spirit

As we journey through life, it is essential to balance our mind, body, and spirit in a way that will support good health, happiness, and well-being. Sounds good? Of course, but, as usual, with most good things, this can be easier said than done. With the demands of our everyday lives, we are often distracted

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  • Posted: October 14, 2019
  • By: educator

Prediabetes: Catch it, Stop it

If your healthcare provider says you have prediabetes, pay attention. It’s a wake-up call. Receive it as news you can use to become a healthier you. The good news is prediabetes can be reversed. Research from the National Diabetes Prevention Program found in 58% of cases, diabetes could be prevented or delayed with a modest

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  • Posted: October 14, 2019
  • By: educator

Overcoming Expectation Bias

While there is much discussion of the impacts of bias in our world today, it is most often in the context of gender, race, or religion.  As a society, we actively work to compensate for these cultural biases at the same time we overlook our personal biases that come from experience and expectation. Nineteenth century

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  • Posted: October 13, 2019
  • By: educator

Live Long & Eat Good Fats

Our team of Registered Dietitians at Idaho Nutrition Associates sees clients for many different reasons, but heart disease is certainly at the top of the list.  Despite amazing advances in our understanding of prevention and treatment, heart disease continues to affect nearly half of all American adults and remains the leading cause of death in

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  • Posted: October 13, 2019
  • By: educator

Make Room for Alone Time

To schedule in a moment of quality alone time each day may seem daunting, if not impossible, to even consider. With all the hustle and bustle going on, how can this be a reasonable expectation? In response, not only is this reasonable, it is a MUST. Quality alone time helps to reset our brain and

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