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Whether hiking the Rocky Mountains or roller-coaster hopping at Walt Disney World, traveling can take its toll on your feet. Painful feet can ruin the pleasures of a great vacation. For an all-around footloose vacation, being prepared is key. Kick up your feet in comfort this vacation season with a bit of preventive advice and a few packing tips from the American Podiatric Medical Association APMA . Ban bare feet. Pack your flip-flops for the pool, spa, hotel room and even airport security checkpoints. Walking barefoot exposes feet to sunburn, warts, athlete s foot and other uncomfortable infections. Stay sterile. Remember to pack the items you ll need in case of injury: a box of sterile bandages for covering minor cuts and scrapes; antibiotic cream to treat skin injuries; and blister pads. Bring along some Motrin or...

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Most people do not realize the many ways they can encounter viruses and bacteria on a daily basis that may cause colds, flu and other respiratory infections. While there are no ways to prevent or cure the common cold or flu, it is possible to help reduce the likelihood of getting sick by limiting the transmission of germs that may cause infection. More than 1 billion colds are contracted by children and adults each year in the U.S. According to the National Institutes of Health, the common cold is a leading cause of doctor visits and missed days from school and work. Cold and flu viruses are spread person to person by respiratory droplets through coughing or sneezing and exchange of secretions of the nose or mouth. Healthy adults are able to spread the flu virus one day before symptoms appear and up to seven days after...

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Infrared heat is light produced by the sun. This is the heat you feel penetrate your skin when you stand in the sun - and miss when you walk into the shade. Infrared energy is also given off as body heat. Avoid heavy meals two hours before a sauna session. Avoid alcohol or other intoxicating substances. Drink eight ounces of water before entering a sauna. Add sea salt and two tablespoons daily of kelp to one s diet, especially if one s water is mineral-free. Remove metal jewelry before entering the sauna, as it may become very hot. Drink two glasses of mineralized water before entering the sauna. Add juice or minerals to your water if it is mineral-free. The infrared sauna will not work through clothing. Men, position yourselves so the testicles are not directly exposed to infrared energy. Pass the time meditating or...

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Somehow the youthful notion of live fast, die young. becomes less appealing as the days go by. Funny that, isn t it. I remember the day well, it all started in May 1997 with a routine or so I thought Doctors appointment in the morning and then the usual rounds of trying to keep clients and staff happy. It was the day of my thirty ninth birthday and so I was looking forward to the celebratory dinner engagement later that evening. I had been feeling slightly run down , a euphemism here for exhausted but had put it down to slightly busy times in the office and so had finally relented to my wife s pleas to go and see the Doc and get everything checked out . Upon my return to the office in mid afternoon, I received a message from one of my colleagues your doctor called and you are to call him back straight away . Ah, get the...

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Holistic Fitness is crucial: Keep your overall fitness in mind instead of just one facet of it. Realize that there are four major aspects that one work on: aerobic fitness, endurance and muscle strength, body composition and flexibility. Develop and build upon each of these every training day. Focus on the sport s objectives: Hone parts of the body which is most used for your primary activity activity. If you play soccer you would want to hammer on endurance, and if you compete at karate you might rather focus on strength training. Tag your girlfriend: Chugging along on the fitness train is simpler when you work with someone. Misery loves company as we know. Draw upon your girlfriend s enthusiasm when yours is running low. You ll perk up all the more as she depends on you to motivate her. But before you bring her...

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