To Your Health Newsletter: Holiday Eating Do's and Don'ts - December 2, 2014

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December 2, 2014 - Volume 8, Issue 24

'Tis the Season to Stay in Shape: Holiday Eating Do's and Don'ts

OK, let's assume you've made it through Thanksgiving weekend safe and sound. That means you enjoyed family, friendship and a few holiday treats, but didn't gorge yourself into oblivion. Now comes the hard part. You see, Thanksgiving was the first of what promises to be a smorgasbord of dessert-laden events to round out the year. Here's how to avoid packing on the pounds this month.

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An Education in Exercise - Get the Most From Your Workout
You've Got to Be Flexible - Safe, Effective Stretching Guidelines
Healthy With Age - Top 10 Lifestyle Strategies to Prevent Alzheimer's

The Problem With Surgery for Back Pain

Thousands of people undergo surgery every year for back pain, putting their bodies at risk for surgical complications. The problem? Research suggests surgery for back pain, particularly chronic back pain (recurrent pain over weeks or months), doesn't seem to work – at least not any better than conservative care.

Teach Yourself to Move

Explosive movement takes more than the occasional static run through the park or the "same old, same old" jog on the treadmill; it requires interval exercise, which trains your body and mind to react instantly when you need that extra burst. Here are a few sample interval training tips that can teach your body to get quicker, faster and stronger.

When It's OK to Play
a Few Mind Games

Your mind is like the rest of your body – you need to exercise it if you want to get the best out of it. When it comes to brain training, research suggests a variety of strategies can help keep your mind sharp and avoid age-related cognitive decline. Here are four easy ones to consider doing as often as possible.

When the Couch Kills

A new study suggests infant sofa sleeping is as dangerous as other inappropriate sleep positions in terms of increasing the risk of preventable infant death.

Top 8 Healthy Foods

Put down the chips, throw away the cookies and give yourself a health makeover with these nutrition-packed, disease-preventing foods.

This issue features a number of articles you will want to share with your family, friends and co-workers. Please feel free to forward this newsletter to them via e-mail.

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