Posts Tagged ‘health’
jon secada q&a
It’s always great to see a celebrity willing to speak out on a semi-taboo topic. Last year, Grammy winner Jon Secada lost his father to complications from chronic hepatitis C, and he wants you to know there’s no shame in having the disease. I spoke to Jon about discovering his father had kept his condition a […]
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Tags: celebrities, health, music
valentine’s day gift guide
I love doing gift guides — shopping on the clock! I would feel guilty, except our readers love them, too. They’re always some of my most trafficked stories. Here’s a round-up of gift ideas for Valentine’s Day.
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Tags: gifts, health
my get-healthy gift guide
I did a series of gift guides for SpryLiving.com this holiday season. It’s fun to get paid to shop during the 9-to-5 hours, and I enjoyed the challenge to come up with health-related gifts that are still fun and don’t read as nags. Let me know what you think of my picks — and stay […]
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Tags: fitness, gift guide, health
july odds and ends
This month, I covered chronic conditions hypoglycemia and psoriasis, and offered some tips on how to banish bloat from head to toe.
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Tags: health
I’ve been joking at the office that I’m working on a series of interviews with famous moms, as I’ve recently talked to Linda Armstrong Kelly (Lance’s mom) and Denise Jonas (The Jonas Brothers’ mom) about their sons’ respective health challenges. I spoke with Linda in person, at Vanderbilt University’s Survivors’ Day (at left), an event I found incredibly […]
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Tags: cancer, celebrities, diabetes, health, men's health
healthy chocolate
This review of healthy chocolate products was a blast to put together, though the offerings were wildly hit and miss. My favorite discovery was Sunsweet dark-chocolate-covered prunes (which are undergoing a massive and probably wise rebranding as “dried plums”). One of those “what fun this job is!” kind of stories, for sure.
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Tags: diet, health, nutrition
I was 48 hours away from deadline on this cover story when I realized what it was missing. A round-up of the milestones in the global breast cancer movement — which has changed the way we think about health advocacy — it was comprehensive but lacked a personal touch. So I called up a friend […]
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Tags: health, women
ditch the diet and eat mindfully
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Tags: diet, health, nutrition
the emotional wounds of war
Nearly one-quarter of servicemen are returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with deep emotional wounds. For this cover story, I consulted veterans and experts to find out if they’re getting the treatment they need — and what civilians can do to help our soldiers heal.
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Tags: health, mental health, military
