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Coffee - The Ultimate Health Food

A cup of coffee

Cold coffee be a health food? In my book, that would make coffee the most perfect food on earth (replacing chocolate). Combining coffee's energy boosting powers with antioxidants and health benefits -- now that's my idea of good news!

Health Benefits of Coffee

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Longevity Blog with Mark Stibich, Ph.D.

Free Resources for a Healthy Workplace

Monday November 9, 2009
Staying healthy is hard and sometimes you just need reminders of the basics about being healthy. Here are a couple of newsletters that you can sign up for (and have your co-workers sign up for) to help stay on track for stress reduction, healthy behaviors, pain management and more. Look through the list and find a newsletter to sign up for and get some of your colleagues to do the same -- that way you'll have company in your work to stay healthy.

No Cost Employee Health Newsletters


Solutions for Caring for Aging Parents

Monday November 2, 2009
Aging parents can be a challenge for a family. I'm asking readers to write in and tell their stories and ideas about how to take care of aging parents without undue stress. Just click on the link below and read the brief article, then tell your story for everyone else:

Aging Parents - Solutions for Aging Parents


Can Writing Help Your Health?

Thursday October 29, 2009
Can something as simple as putting pen to paper help improve your health? Could certain types of writing help reduce stress and give you a brain workout?

How Writing Can Help Your Health


Are Cookie Diets Healthy?

Monday October 26, 2009
The latest fad in dieting is the Cookie Diet. IN this diet, you buy cookies from a company and eat them. The only other food you eat is one "regular" meal. The cookies cost a little less than $10 a day (typically). The goal is to keep your total daily calorie intake extremely low (like around 1000 calories) -- but this raises the question: Are cookie diets healthy?

More on Cookie Diets


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