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Possible Rancidity Link Between Fish Oil and Prostate Cancer

Jun 01, 2014 03:05AM ● By Bo Martinsen

Last year, a study from Ohio State University (OSU) determined that men consuming the most omega-3 fatty acids from fish or fish oil also had the highest risk of getting prostate cancer, a simple correlation that did not indication causation. But doubt was raised that omega-3 from fish and fish oil, which has been lauded in thousands of research studies for its health benefits, could promote cancer.

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Journey to Maturity: Setbacks Make Boys Into Men

Jun 01, 2014 03:05AM ● By NICK CLEMENTS

We all know hard-charging young men that have their foot planted firmly on the accelerator. They claim that easing off would damage their career and be an admission of failure. They are wrong. Those enjoying early successes can grow up overstressed by trying to stay on the fast track at any cost. These alpha boys are doing what they think others want them to do. In many cases, they are influenced by subtle and overt pressures from parents, peers and celebrity lifestyles, as well as advertising and video games.

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Paddle-Happy: Stand Up Paddleboards Spell Family Fun

Jun 01, 2014 03:05AM ● By LAURESSA NELSON

Most kids growing up in Chattanooga have crossed the Tennessee River via the Walnut Street pedestrian bridge; far fewer have been on the river beneath it,” remarks Mark Baldwin, owner of area paddle sports outfitter L2 Boards. Using stand up paddleboards (SUP), he loves guiding adults and children on their own up-close discoveries of the river’s cliffs, caves, fish, turtles and birds.

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Moveable Feet: How to Make Walking Part of Everyday Life

Jun 01, 2014 03:05AM ● By LANE VAIL

Hippocrates called walking “man’s best medicine,” and Americans agree: According to the U.S. Surgeon General, walking is America’s most popular form of fitness. It’s free, convenient and simple. The Foundation for Chronic Disease Prevention reveals that 10,000 daily steps help lower blood pressure, shed pounds, decrease stress, and reduce the risk of heart disease and Type 2 diabetes. Here’s how to rev up the routine and stay motivated.

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The Healing Power of Story: How Telling Our Truths Can Set Us Free

Jun 01, 2014 03:05AM ● By JUDITH FERTIG

After his deployment in Iraq, U.S. Marine Captain Tyler Boudreau returned home in 2004 with post-traumatic stress syndrome and an emotional war wound that experts now call a “moral injury”. He could only sleep for an hour or two at night. He refused to take showers or leave the house for long periods of time. He and his wife divorced. “My body was home, but my head was still there [in Iraq],” he recounts.

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Trust Your Intuition: Listen to that Still, Small Voice and Let it Lead You

May 07, 2014 08:04PM ● By LINDA SECHRIST

What if you could consistently tap into answers to life’s problems when you need them, knowing deep down that you are on the right track and that the decisions and choices you are making are the correct ones?

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Feng Shui Fashionista: Dressing with Conscious Intention

May 07, 2014 08:03PM ● By GAIL CONDRICK

Wardrobe consultants that apply the principles of feng shui to clothing believe the jacket we choose to wear carries as much impact as our words.

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Volleying Life: Gabrielle Reece on Her Balancing Act

May 07, 2014 08:01PM ● By CHRISTINE MACDONALD

Gabrielle Reece has been called one of the world’s most influential women in sports and one of its most beautiful athletes.

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Live Your Song: It Keeps Us in Tune with Ourself

May 07, 2014 07:59PM ● By JILL MATTSON

Listen to a traditional West African Griot story: When a tribal woman knows she is pregnant, she goes into the wilderness with a few friends to pray and meditate until they hear the song of the child.

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The Healing Power of Massage: From Body Repair to Reversing the Blues

May 07, 2014 07:58PM ● By CASE ADAMS

In 1886, Dr. William Murrell stated in the British Medical Journal, “Massage is of such inestimable value in the treatment of many intractable diseases that it is regretted that so little is known about it in this country, and that it is so rarely employed as a therapeutic agent.”

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