The best six doctors anywhereAnd no one can deny it
Are sunshine, water, rest, and air
Exercise and diet.
These six will gladly you attend
If only you are willing
Your mind they'll ease
Your will they'll mend
And charge you not a shilling.
-Nursery rhyme
Health Stories
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O'Connor Goes Public With Private OrdealRetired Justice Sandra Day O'Connor spoke publicly for the first time Wednesday about her husband's Alzheimer's. O'Connor told senators that the disease takes a "staggering toll" on families and more research dollars and treatment options are needed imme
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Confronting Cancer: Part 6Meg Gaffney went under the knife for what she hopes is the final time in her recovery from breast cancer. The next step is a nipple tattoo -- the first of its kind!
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Actor James Garner Suffers StrokeGarner, an Oscar nominee for "Murphy's Romance" and star of TV shows including "Maverick" and "The Rockford Files," turned 80 in April.
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Her Death at 109 is Not the End of Her StoryIt's hard to say that a 109-year-old died too soon. But Ruth Hamilton led a full and amazing life. She was always up for new adventures. It's why she became the world's oldest blogger.
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Dr. Kenneth and Dr. Tyler CooperHis first major revolution came in 1968, when Dr. Kenneth Cooper coined the term "aerobics." Now, the preventive medicine leading authority has enlisted the help of his son, Dr. Tyler Cooper.
Health Blogs
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Without a Transplant, They'll Die
Several ago Ardell Lein was sleeping 18 hours a day. He was so weak he had to crawl up the steps to his bedroom. "I couldn't even help my wife carry groceries into the house," he remembers. Ardell suffered from congestive heart failure and when his...
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Is America's Health Care System Ready for Us?
Health Care is an important theme in the upcoming Presidential Election. Many candidates are discussing how...
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My 5 New Boyfriends
In the past few years since menopause came knocking at my door, I have all of a sudden become attractive to men who wouldn't have given me the time of day 20 years ago. Now I spend time with them practically every day. As soon as I wake up, I need...
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A Hernia of the Heart
It hurt. It always did. I just got used to it. After all, isn't that easier than doing something about it? Anyway, who has time in their lives for distractions like medical ailments. But it wouldn't go away. In fact, it kept getting worse. I couldn't bend...
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Aging Outside The Box™ Senior Seminar
VENUE: “AGING OUTSIDE THE BOX ™” SENIOR SEMINAR DATE: SATURDAY - MAY 17, 2008 TIME: 10am-2PM-CST (Brunch Served) GUEST SPEAKER: SHIRLEY W. MITCHELL, National Author/Writer/Syndicated Columnist/Speaker and...
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Aging Outside the Box™ Senior Seminar
VENUE: “AGING OUTSIDE THE BOX ™” SENIOR SEMINAR DATE: SATURDAY - MAY 17, 2008 TIME: 10am-2PM-CST (Brunch Served) GUEST SPEAKER: SHIRLEY W. MITCHELL, National Author/Writer/Syndicated Columnist/Speaker and...
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Making your own Choices
If you ever are diagnosed with the big "C' . You need to not be funneled into a sea of other breast cancer patients and be treated exactly like them. No. You shake off the initial sting and you start doing your own...
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Flax Seed
My hubby Bill and I have been turned on to Flax seed and flax seed oil. There are all kinds of great cereals, chips and trail mix bars out there. After my husband's bout with cancer last year we changed our eating habits 160 degrees. I know...
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Oh, My Aching Knees!
Staying in shape at middle age can be challenging because it’s no secret that as we grow older, our body parts start to deteriorate. Take the knees for example. Did you know women are five to 10 times more likely than men to suffer a...
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The Beauty of Aging
This is my first "baby boomer" post on Growing Bolder. When I look in the mirror, I see a different face with a few more wrinkles and one that looks more and more like my mother's. I see a body that could use a makeover and some much...
