Tag Archives: health and wellness

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  Editor’s Note: Let’s Hop Back On The Bandwagon!

  Happy 2015!Now that we’re two weeks into the new year, how are you doing with the changes you vowed to make this year?While taking stock of my 2014, one big irony emerged: the year I started a health magazine to help others live a healthier life was my least healthy year. Shocking, to say ...

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  15 Healthy Habits For 2015

  Welcome to 2015! A new year and another chance to get things done right. If you are like most people, you have made a commitment to do something better than you did last year. If improving your health is on your agenda, here are 15 habits to incorporate in your lifestyle and get the new year started...

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• How to Set Attainable Health and Fitness Goals

  A goal is like a beacon, it is a destination to which all your actions are geared. [fl]W[/fl]hether you have ever written it down or not, you have a vision for what you want your life to be like. Today’s goal is to guide you to put down the vision you have for your health on paper, so that you ca...

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• The New Nigerian Health Bill and What It Means To You

  This past December, while we were all busy making preparations for our holiday festivities, President Goodluck Jonathan signed Nigeria’s landmark National Health Bill into law.Originally conceived in 2004, the bill replaces the country’s previous health policy, which was enacted in 1988, and...

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  Nigeria: Lessons That Ebola Can Teach HIV

  AIDS is not a strange word to many Nigerians. Many know that it means more than "to help." Many know it is an abbreviation for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome; many know that it is a disease that is caused by HIV; many know the ways of preventing it. Yet, the virus for which Nigeria received “...

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  Weekend Challenge: Side Plank Dips

  Banish Love Handles Quickly![fl]T[/fl]he challenge this week is with side plank dips. If you want to combat love handles, this is the move for you.Step 1Get into a side plank position, balancing the body, facing one side of the room on the feet and forearm. Free arm should be placed ju...

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  Weekend Challenge: Prone Ball Roll Ins

  Carve Chiseled Abs! [fl]T[/fl]his move will slim down your waist in a hurry, getting you those six pack abs you desire. Step 1Place the feet on top of an exercise ball, stomach down balancing the rest of the body on the palms of the hands placed beneath the shoulders. The body should form a ...

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  Weekend Challenge: Single Leg Squats

  Get a noticeable backside fast. [fl]R[/fl]eady to firm up your glutes? This move will do the trick in a hurry. Step 1:Stand upright, holding onto a nearby chair if you need to for balance. Lift one leg up off the floor, raising it about 1-2 feet in the air.Step 2:From here, bend the su...

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