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Helping you find information about various health and wellness topics is important to us. The following links to external websites will provide some information about a number of topics.

How to Get a Cheap Workout: 8 Ideas for Building a $100 Home Gym

In a trying economy it is sometimes difficult to come up with the extra money to spend on monthly gym fees. This article explains how for a $100 you can use items around your home to create a gym to meet your fitness needs. | From US News

Does Exercise Really Keep Us Healthy?

See what walking 20 minutes a day or maintaining a regular fitness schedule can do for your long term health.  But keep in mind that your exercise regiment although improving your long term health it will not necessarily reduce your weight.  Exercise is just one ingredient to a healthy lifestyle.  Read this article to find what more you can do to make you as healthy as possible. | From The New York Times

Musicians have better memory -- not just for music, but words and pictures too

Do musicians have better memory than those who are not musically inclined? Several tests were performed to test the memory of musicians and non-musicians.  You might be shocked to read what the results found. | From ScienceBlogs.com

Programs moving nation from sick care toward wellness care

We tend to obsess on how we can fix our health once we are sick.  What can we do prevent our health from deteriorating?  Doctors at several prominent healthcare clinic have done some research as to how we can avoid some of the future ailments that might come our way. | From North County Times 

Count Calories to Drop Pounds

Understand the importance of counting calories when trying to loose weight. (PDF)

Surviving Summer Heat

Being that the summer months are now upon us it is important to know the signs, symptoms, and toll of what the sun is doing to our bodies.  In this article you will learn how to prevent these common side effects. (PDF)

Skin Cancer and the Sun

As the weather is getting nicer and  the beach is calling your name, you need to remember why it is so important that you regularly apply sunscreen when out in the sun.  Keep yourself informed as to what the possible signs of skin cancer are and how you can prevent yourself and loved ones of damaging their skin. (PDF)