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Healthy living: Find tips on healthy recipes, weight loss, fitness. Learn easy things you can do for disease prevention, overall wellness, staying healthy.

canola oil
The Canola Oil Controversy
Nutrition 4/26/2016

Learn more about the misconceptions and the many health benefits of canola oil, one of the most versatile cooking oils available.

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Colonoscopy FAQs
Podcasts, Prevention 3/29/2016

Why get a colonoscopy? The vast majority of colon cancers start as small benign growths, or polyps, that doctors see when they do colonoscopies.

high cholesterol, smoking and blood pressure affect your heart age
Heart Age: How Old Is Your Heart?
Podcasts, Prevention 2/23/2016

Certain conditions and behaviors can mean your heart is as healthy — or unhealthy — as someone much older or younger than you. Smoking, for example, can lead to a stroke or heart attack even in your 20s. Calculate your heart age to find out if you're at risk.

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Healthy Aging: A Guide to Your 60s & Beyond
Prevention 2/17/2016

Is 60 the new 40? That's up to you! Our expert geriatrician advises the best way to age gracefully is to not ignore the symptoms you would probably rather ignore, like memory loss and instability. Learn what to watch for in this guide to health in your 60s and beyond.

how to stay healthy in your 40s
Health in Your 40s: The Basics
Prevention 1/28/2016

When people talk about being “Over the hill,” that hill they’re talking about is the big 4 – 0. OK: So you’ve climbed it. Now what? The key message for health in your 40s: Yes, a lot of things are changing. But don’t give up on your health; this is…

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