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This adorable bear cub seems to be learning about balance, or gravity... Oops! by ©CAndersonTX

Some time ago, I bought a balance ball, one of those things you sit on while doing a range of exercises. Last week I decided it was time I started using it, so armed with a book by Denise Austin, I anticipated great results. The book said to get used to the action of sitting on the ball and maintaining balance. Easier said than done. Okay. Sit on ball, arms folded over chest and...

Have you ever lost your balance? You know, you are walking along, singing the few words you actually know from the song you just heard on the radio when, suddenly, a clever square of sidewalk instantly raises its corner, catches your shoe, and hurtles you forward, out of control! You desperately try to regain your equilibrium or, at least, try to catch yourself as you skid onto the unforgiving...

Nutritionist and author Ellie Krieger lives in a world of food where there is no fear or guilt, only joy and balance. No ingredient is ever off limits because food is celebrated, not demonized. On Super Bowl Sunday—a day on which eating is an essential part of the recreational ritual—we might do well to adopt her philosophy. As long as we eat in moderation and keep a balance in our choices,...