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LiveSmart: Give the Gift of Healing with Placenta Donation
If you are having a planned C-section delivery, the birth of your baby has the opportunity to touch the lives of others through the gift of placenta donation.
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LiveSmart: Donate Blood – You Will Save Lives!
Blood bank supplies always run a little lower in the winter months; make this the year you remember to donate!
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LiveSmart: New Blood Pressure Guidelines – Get Yours Checked!
New guidelines suggest high blood pressure be treated at 130/80 mm/Hg rather than the previous standard of 140/90. But why?
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LiveSmart: Wintertime Can Wreak Havoc on Your Voice
Between the whipping winds outside, plus the heat in your home, at work, and in your car, winter can have a pronounced drying effect on your vocal cords. Dry vocal cords can become raspy, strained and take extra effort to vibrate when you speak.
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LiveSmart: Oh, Snow! Exercise Caution When Shoveling
15 minutes of snow shoveling qualifies as moderate physical activity – that’s half of your recommended daily amount of 30 minutes! But, if you’ve been sedentary for several years, you should be as cautious about snow shoveling as you have been about exercise.
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LiveSmart: Head Lice? Uncomfortable, but Treatable
The recent arctic chill has given kids the opportunity to break in their winter gear. If they and their friends are swapping hats on the playground, you may get a call about head lice.
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January is Thyroid Awareness Month
January is Thyroid Awareness Month, and a great time to raise awareness about one of the smallest – but one of the most interesting – organs in the human body.
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LiveSmart: Make 2018 the Year You Handle Your Hunger
One of the biggest stumbling blocks everyone faces when trying to control calories is dealing with hunger. Jamie Epting, MS, RD, Clinical Nutrition Manager for St. Peter’s Health Partners, offers some tips on how to handle your hunger.
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LiveSmart: Be in the Moment – Mindfulness Goes Mainstream
Being mindful by paying attention to the NOW can be a life-changing experience. Best of all, it can be practiced anytime, anywhere.
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LiveSmart: Maintaining Kids’ Emotional Health During the Holidays
This time of year can be particularly fraught with stress for children, as the hustle and bustle of the holiday season leaves many of them mentally and emotionally overwhelmed. What can parents do to make the season fun and safe?