NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) – As layoffs loom and pensions plummet, more people are unrolling their yoga mats and polishing their poses to find flexibility and sanity amid the financial chaos.
Fitness experts say gym memberships are holding steady, or rising, and yoga classes are thriving.
“The economy may have taken a downturn, but attendance in our yoga classes has grown,” said Jess Gronholm, National Yoga Coordinator for the Crunch health club Read the rest of this entry »

Top 10 Health Information Sites by Unique Visitors
July 2008 vs. July 2007
Total U.S. – Home/Work/University Locations
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Total Internet: Total Audience 180,078 189,134 5
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that found infants born via elective repeat Caesarean sections at around 37 weeks’ gestation — which is considered full term — were twice as likely to suffer complications as those born after 39 weeks’ gestation. In addition, the study — funded by the
— found that more than one-third of women who undergo elective c-sections chose to do so earlier than recommended medical guidelines. Alan Tita, lead author of the study and assistant professor Read the rest of this entry »

Of course, compared to what we’ve been through in the last year in the name of renewable energy, we feel churlish in considering this politically transitional period as “trying.” The candidate who described the most forward-looking and comprehensive renewable energy plan is the one who will move into the White House in January, a change of address that will encourage most clean energy advocates. And his holding fast to that plan throughout the primary Read the rest of this entry »

New faces are beginning to show up at community health centers throughout the Valley.
Confronted with a beleaguered economy, many people with once-stable insurance and jobs are now relying on the centers’ discounted services for their health care.
Chandler Family Health Center noticed the growing demand six months ago.
The center, part of Maricopa Integrated Health System, has been tapped for a potential expansion project along with the health-care Read the rest of this entry »

Miguel Flores already works out four to five times a week, eats healthily and abstains from alcohol.
His motivation to stay fit and healthy is renewed, however, by the sea of new faces he has seen lately at the gym he exercises at, Family Health and Fitness in Santa Maria.
“I’m going to try to lose another 15 pounds,” said Flores, of Santa Maria, as he took a brief breather from his workout with weight equipment Saturday at Family Health and Fitness.
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Published: October 23, 2008
Selina and Anthony Hames are working hard to get their GED’s, after Anthony’s job cut back his hours they say it’s the only way they’ll be able to provide for their family.
Anthony says, “I was five days a week now it is two days a week. We are pretty much just scraping it is putting a toll on the family a lot.”
They make 500 dollars a month and they say that’s not enough,especially Read the rest of this entry »

The Springfield Fire Department has reduced its response times by nearly one minute thanks to changes instituted in its Emergency Medical Services program, a 90-day review of the program shows.
Results of the review show that the average dispatch processing time — the time it takes to receive, evaluate and dispatch a call — has been trimmed from 2 minutes and 22 seconds during this same time frame in 2007, to 1 minute and 24 seconds in 2008, a Read the rest of this entry »

As times get tougher and reconfigured budgets force a cutback on eating out, taking out and buying expensive processed foods, a growing number of American families must now rely more on home cooking.
Before you despair at the prospect of spending many more hours in the kitchen, realize that there are time-honored tricks to making budget-conscious meals efficiently. There are also some very real benefits to home cooking for you and your loved ones. Read the rest of this entry »

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