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If someone experiences any of these symptoms, don't wait. Call 911! * Sudden weakness in the face, arm, or leg, especially on one side. * Sudden confusion, slurring of speech, or difficulty understanding. * Sudden change in vision, particularly in one eye. * Sudden trouble walking, dizziness. * Sudden severe, unexplained headache.

If the nice spring weather doesn't make you want to get out and ride your bike, think of what bicycling can do for you. It's good for your heart, wallet, stress level, waist line, sex life, and muscle tone. It could save your life. Bicycling could reduce the obesity epidemic, which results in 300,000 premature deaths each year. The American Cancer Society says obesity increases the risk of cancer. * It's convenient. Over 22 percent of motor vehicle trips are less than one mile long. Half of the working population commutes five miles or less. * In addition to helping you lose weight, bicycling can reduce stress and increase feelings of well-being. It increases the body's release of endorphins. * Bicycling may be able to reduce the impact of aging on the brain say doctors at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. To feel good and get healthy, ride a bike. Ride a bike to work!

Being a healthy eater requires you to become both educated and smart about what healthy eating actually is.  Being food smart isn't about learning to calculate grams or fat, or is it about studying labels and counting calories. Healthy eating is all about balanced and moderate eating, consisting of healthy meals at least three times per day.  Healthy eaters eat many different types of foods, not limiting themselves to one specific food type or food group. Eating healthy requires quite a bit of leeway.  You might eat too much or not enough, consume foods that are sometimes more or less nutritious. However, you should always fuel your body and your brain regularly with enough food to keep both your mind and body strong and alert. A healthy eater is a good problem solver.  Healthy eaters have learned to take care of themselves and their eating with sound judgement and making wise decisions.  Healthy eaters are always aware of what they eat, and know the effect t

It is the natural right of every human being to be happy to escape all the miseries of life. Happiness is the normal condition, as natural as the landscapes and the seasons. It is unnatural to suffer and it is only because of our ignorance that we do suffer. Happiness is the product of wisdom. To attain perfect wisdom, to comprehend fully the purpose of life, to realize completely the relationship of human beings to each other, is to put an end to all suffering, to escape every ill and evil that afflicts us. Perfect wisdom is unshadowed joy. Why do we suffer in life? Because in the scheme of nature we are being forced forward in evolution and we lack the spiritual illumination that alone can light the way and enable us to move safely among the obstacles that lie before us. Usually we do not even see or suspect the presence of trouble until it suddenly leaps upon us like a concealed tiger. One day our family circle is complete and happy. A week later death has come and gone and joy is

Living green and eating clean (ARA) - The trend of protecting the environment continues to gain momentum, and people everywhere are adopting more eco-friendly lifestyles. Within this movement, a growing number are taking a look at their diets and seeing how eating more natural foods can improve their health while minimizing the impact on the environment. The health benefits of eating more fruits and vegetables may be intuitive, but switching to a plant-based diet also has a positive effect on the natural world. Processed foods and meats, while plentiful and convenient, have a huge impact on the environment. The methods used to manufacture, package and transport many of these products emit harmful chemicals into the atmosphere and create tons of waste. Environmental organizations are promoting the positive impact of plant-based diets and encouraging citizens to eat more fruits and vegetables. This can be difficult for those who are accustomed to consuming large amounts of meat, dai

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Reflux  or  GERD  shows itself with a number of different symptoms which make the life of the sufferer very hard. Many of these are not easy to link to the actual cause, and this makes many of the individuals feel that they are inflicted with a life threatening illness or experiencing a heart attack. Although some of the long term effects of these symptoms can actually turn into a serious condition, most of them can be diagnosed and controlled with some  medication  and certain life changes. Find out the   acid reflux causes , the gerd asthma connection, remedies for acid reflux and about reflux in infants and women to gain the information which allows fighting this condition. Most of the symptoms are due to either too much acid or an   imbalance of acid  within the stomach. Below you will find a list of the most common   acid reflux symptoms  but there might be more as it seems that different people have very different reactions to it. 1. General pain in the chest areas Someti