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1). How to Make Sure Your Body is Getting What it Needs
Are you always on the run? Do you often skip breakfast and turn to fast food for lunch? If so, your body probably isn’t getting the nutrients it needs.

The USDA just updated its food guidelines to recommend 9 servings of fruits and vegetables a day. The food guidelines are designed to help Americans get adequate levels of vitamins, nutrients and minerals.

2). Give Those Who Battle Diabetes the Recognition They Deserve
The next time you hear someone say, “I can’t do it,” tell them the story of American cross-country skier Kris Freeman.

Training for his first Olympics, then 19-year-old Freeman learned he had developed type 1 diabetes, a disease in which the body does not produce insulin. Three doctors told him his career was over and that he would never again race competitively.

3). Stroke Rates: Where Does Your State Fall?
Each year an estimated 700,000 Americans will have a stroke. That's one every 45 seconds. Of these, 200,000 are people who have already had a previous stroke. Strokes kill 157,000 Americans at the alarming rate of one every three minutes. This makes stroke the third leading cause of death in the United States. From Alabama to Wyoming, the American Heart Association's 2006 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics Update ranks states based on their stroke mortality rate.

4). How to Lower Your Cholesterol Naturally
When Dana Paul Heller, 43, an advertising account executive from Rice Lake, Wisc., went in for his annual physical two years ago, he got some bad news. “My doctor told me my cholesterol level was through the roof - in the mid 300’s,” he says.

According to the American Heart Association, having a cholesterol level of 240 or more puts you at extremely high risk of developing heart disease or stroke.

5). A Cow’s Role in the Battle Against AIDS
Seven-year-old Alice Karwera lives in Ruhengeri, Rwanda, one of the worst affected areas during the bloody 100 days in 1997 when the Hutu were slaughtering the Tutsi. Like millions of children around the world, Alice’s days were filled with overwhelming hunger. Shortly before her sixth birthday, she tested HIV positive. Not long after that her parents Matilda and Jean also tested positive.

6). Making Hearing Aids Affordable to All
If your child broke an arm, you’d get a cast put on. If your mother could no longer walk, you’d get her a wheelchair. So why do millions of people – both young and old – choose not to wear hearing aids when they have hearing problems?

Often, it’s because they can’t afford them. “Many people don’t realize that hearing aids are not covered under Medicare, or under the vast majority of state mandated insurance programs,” says Dr.

7). Ticks, Mosquitoes & Birds – Oh, My!!!
The buzz lately over Avian flu, West Nile virus and Lyme disease is enough to make anyone think twice before going outdoors. Armed with insect repellant, a little knowledge and some common sense, however, your time in the great outdoors this summer can still be fun and safe.

West Nile virus has occurred in the United States for years. According to.

8). Is Your Drinking Water Safe? Check Your Pipes
It’s no secret that water (and lots of it) is necessary for a healthy lifestyle. But what kind of water? As a result of increased negative publicity regarding various drinking water contaminants, people today are more aware and concerned about the quality of the water they drink.

Copper is an example of a contaminant identified by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a potential health threat in drinking water.

9). How to Prevent Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis affects 10 million Americans, and according to the Surgeon General, by 2020, 50 percent of Americans over age 50 will suffer from the debilitating disease. One of the silent markers for osteoporosis is bone density, yet many people are unfamiliar with what bone density is and why it’s important.

Nutrition expert David Madsen, Ph.

10). Getting an Education About the Reality of Hunger and Poverty
In this information age, students of all ages encounter harrowing statistics about poverty, hunger, deaths from preventable disease and the ravaging effects of war, natural disasters and HIV/AIDS.

From the grade school classroom to the global village experience, teachers, students and adults can learn about the issues and learn to make a difference with the help of Heifer International.

11). Arthritis and Sleep: Tips for Arthritis Sufferers
If you’re one of the 42 million people diagnosed with some form of arthritis, you know that arthritis pain can make it difficult to fall asleep and cause you to awaken during the night. Insufficient rest can then make your pain harder to manage during the day, and quality sleep even harder to come by at night.

This vicious cycle is far too common among those who suffer from arthritis, an umbrella term used for a group of more than 100 medical conditions.