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Anchorage Daily News: Bear Haven Man Faces State Game ChargesAnimal Planet Special: Stranger Among BearsCharlie Vandergaw's type of activity is not done in many places in Alaska. This fellow was one place that went to great extremes, including touching and not just feeding the bears. A few lodges do it in another manner, they clean their fish catches in one spot on a regular basis and bears...

"Be Good to Yourself by Exercising for Health." IrongeezerSays: It doesn't take a lot of hard work to enjoy the benefits of improving your health through light exercise. Improvements such as better cardiovascular health and maintaining proper weight are just a couple of the better known health benefits of daily exercise; the list is endless. More than 50% of the U. S. population does not...

The American Cancer Society attributes one-third of all cancer deaths in the United States to diet and physical activity, and another third to the use of tobacco products. A healthy lifestyle is the series of choices an individual makes in hopes of being physically fit, having more energy and at less risk for diseases that can shorten or decrease the quality of life. Decades of medical...

It is a new year and with it people are making all resolutions to improve their health and daily life. This may be the one aspect of a healthy lifestyle that is overlooked. There is new research every day that shows how sleep affects your health. It is also known that sleep deprivation can contribute to weight gain, diabetes, high blood pressure, memory loss and increase in pain....

Over the last couple of weeks, I've been posting stories of encouragement from a variety of Senior athletes who participated in the 17th Annual Florida Senior Games State Championships in Lee County and the City of Cape Coral. For this post, I'm going to share with you an activity of my own that I've been enjoying for the last few months. Disc Golf. Over the years, I've experienced the same...

Living Life or Watching it go by? By Dwight Bain, Nationally Certified Counselor and Certified Life Coach Notice the difference between two groups of people in our culture. One group is actively watching life, while the other group is actively doing life. I discussed this gap recently about why some guys watch as much as 35 hours a week of TV sports and totally ignore their family....