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Heart-Healthy Lifestyle Kaiser Permanente

WebYou can help keep your heart and blood vessels healthy by taking steps toward a healthier lifestyle. These healthy habits include not smoking, eating right, exercising regularly, …

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Healthy Eating: Eating Heart-Healthy Foods Kaiser Permanente

WebDiscusses foods to improve heart health. Looks at basic rules of a heart healthy eating, including eating more fruits and vegetables. Lists specific foods that are considered good …

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How To Have a Healthy Pregnancy Kaiser Permanente

WebHaving a healthy pregnancy is your first step to having a healthy baby. Lots of changes, challenges, and milestones will happen along the way — and we’ll be with you at every …

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Measuring Your Waist Kaiser Permanente

WebWaist circumference is the distance around your waist. Measuring it is a way to check how much fat is on your belly. Having extra belly fat increases your risk of health problems …

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Making Wise Health Decisions Kaiser Permanente

WebThroughout your life you will have to make health decisions for yourself and your family. The decisions you make will influence your overall well-being as well as the quality and cost …

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Healthy Habits for Kids Kaiser Permanente

WebHabits are hard to break. That's why the sooner in life we build good, healthy habits, the easier it is to keep them and stay as healthy as possible. And when good habits are in …

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Anticoagulants Kaiser Permanente

WebAnticoagulants are used to treat and prevent problems caused by blood clots. These problems include deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, and stroke. …

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Cardiac Rehabilitation Kaiser Permanente

WebDiscusses cardiac rehabilitation (rehab), which helps you feel better and reduce risk of future heart problems with exercise and lifestyle changes. Looks at rehab for people who have …

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Minerals: Their Functions and Sources Kaiser Permanente

WebSome minerals are essential to your health. Essential minerals are sometimes divided into major minerals (macrominerals) and trace minerals (microminerals). Trace minerals are …

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Hunger, Fullness, and Appetite Signals Kaiser Permanente

WebListen to your body to tell you when you're hungry or full. Hunger is a normal sensation that makes you want to eat. Your body tells your brain that your stomach is empty. This …

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Practicing Mindfulness with S.T.O.P. Kaiser Permanente

WebLearn about the “S.T.O.P.” practice, an easy-to-remember set of steps toward mindfulness in everyday life. This quick exercise helps you redirect your thoughts when you’re feeling …

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The 10 Principles of Recovery Kaiser Permanente

WebRecovery means finding your path to a meaningful life. It puts you in control of your life and helps you gain self-confidence and respect for yourself. You can use recovery for …

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What African Americans Need to Know About High Blood Pressure …

WebForty percent of African-Americans have high blood pressure (or hypertension). Here are some steps you can take to get your numbers back to a normal range.

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Living With More Than One Health Problem Kaiser Permanente

WebMany people have more than one long-term (chronic) health problem. You may be one of them. For example, you may have high blood pressure and diabetes, or you may have …

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Traditional Chinese Medicine Kaiser Permanente

WebTraditional Chinese medicine is a system of medicine partly based on the idea that an energy, called qi (say "chee"), flows along pathways in the body called meridians. In this …

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Frailty in Older Adults Kaiser Permanente

WebGrowing older often means getting tired faster and moving slower than before. But some older people become very weak, and everyday activities become hard to do. This may be …

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Tai Chi and Qi Gong Kaiser Permanente

WebTai chi and qi gong (say "chee goong") are traditional Chinese movement exercises. They are based on two ideas: Energy, called qi or chi, flows through the body along "energy …

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Well-Child Visits Kaiser Permanente

WebIt's important for your child to have regularly scheduled checkups, often called well-child visits, beginning shortly after birth and lasting through the teen years. These …

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Choosing a Health Care Agent Kaiser Permanente

WebDiscusses role of health care agent if you can't make health care decisions for yourself. Covers medical power of attorney and living will. Includes link to checklist for writing an …

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