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7 Sleep Tips from Reader's Digest Readers (And Why They Work)

We took to our Facebook fan page to find out what our readers recommend for a good night's rest. Here are 10 tips they recommended that actually work.

Published in : Health & Well-Being » Sleep

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Colon Cancer: Are You at Risk?

A brief guide to the risk factors associated with colorectal cancer.

Published in : Health & Well-Being » Sickness & Prevention

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Quiz: How Active Are You?

Are you getting enough of that much-needed exercise into your daily routine? Take our quiz to find out if you're doing your best to keep your heart in shape or if you need to kick it up a notch.

Published in : Health & Well-Being » Heart Health

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Surviving Infidelity

What would you do if, after a lifetime of marriage, you learn your spouse is cheating on you? Here is one woman’s story.

Published in : Health & Well-Being » Relationships

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10 Great Low-Glycemic Snacks

Low-glycemic foods are often rich in fiber, protein, or fat, though it’s not smart to eat fatty foods just for the sake of your blood sugar unless those fats are “good” (unsaturated) fats.

Published in : Health & Well-Being » Diabetes

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13 Tips to Increase Your Family's Happiness and Health

Tolstoy was right—happy families are all alike. At least they share certain basic characteristics. Here are a few of the foundations experts say are key to a loving, cheerful home:

Published in : Health & Well-Being » Family

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5 Heart-Healthy Recipes

Keep your heart in the best shape ever with these healthy and delicious meal ideas.

Published in : Food & Recipes » Healthy Food

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8 Reasons Marriage is Better for Your Health than a Gym Membership

A good marriage may be better than a gym membership. A growing body of research shows that married couples live longer, healthier lives than their single counterparts.

Published in : Holiday » Valentine's Day

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7 Healthy Family Dining Tips

Experts say that families reap enormous emotional benefits when its members regularly eat meals together. Find out what you can do to keep yur family healthy and happy.

Published in : Health & Well-Being » Family

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The Hockey Injury

A mother battles to solve the medical mystery arising from her son’s hockey accident.

Published in : Magazine » True Stories

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The Super Bowl and Your Heart

Is being a football fan too much for your heart to handle?

Published in : Health & Well-Being » Heart Health

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12 Medical Breakthroughs of the Year

All hail Canada’s most clever, most unexpected and most significant advances of the year, from mind-reading prosthetic arms to fighting malaria with dirty socks.

Published in : Health & Well-Being » Sickness & Prevention

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How a Tattoo Could Save Your Life

Once reserved for sailors and rock stars, tattoos have become so mainstream, you may soon be seeing them in hospitals.

Published in : Health & Well-Being » Healthy Living

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Could Text Messages Help People Quit Smoking?

Smokers desperate to quit may want to try asking their friends and relatives to barrage them with encouraging text messages, a new study in the UK medical journal The Lancet suggests.

Published in : Health & Well-Being » Healthy Living

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25 Ways to Stop Smoking

For all the intense efforts to reduce smoking in America over the past two decades, the progress has not been stellar. Today one in four men and one in five women still smoke.

Published in : Health & Well-Being » Healthy Living

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