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Mustard might soothe burns, but use water firstI picked up a plastic honey container that was in a pot of boiling water, and the honey squirted over my hand. I ran it under cold water, then ran to get your book because I knew there was something natural I could put on burns: mustard.
LA Times Monday, January 05, 2009Gardening can help older people stay fitA study measuring the intensity of activities such as walking, bending and weeding shows an increase in activity that could be beneficial for seniors.
Does gardening count as a moderate workout? In the fitness world, it's an ongoing debate. Yes, say some: The walking, bending, digging and pruning is strenuous enough to gain fitness benefits. No, say others: More vigorous movement is needed.
LA Times Monday, January 05, 2009Gyms are slashing pricesNow's a good time to exercise frugality and check out the many deals available. Strike up the nerve to ask for extras.
Fitness centers are slashing fees for current and new members, and even former members, for 2009.
LA Times Monday, January 05, 2009A running program that fits your strideFour-part series spells out the keys to exercise success for a healthier 2009.
The best-laid resolutions to get fit can quickly crumble with no plan in place and no budget for a personal trainer. Don't worry -- we asked fitness experts to map out monthlong strategies to jump-start running, cycling, swimming and strength-training programs designed to remove the confusion and intimidation many feel. We kick off this four-week series with a running program courtesy of Andrew Lockton ( www.andrewlockton.com ), a professional triathlete, private running and triathlon coach, and track coach for the L.A. Leggers running club ( www.laleggers.org ).
LA Times Monday, January 05, 2009In plank exercise, keep spine straightA common mistake when performing this exercise, referred to as a plank, is to drop the hips too low and sag in the lower back area. This compresses the spine and makes the exercise less effective. When you practice this move, think of using your abdominal muscles to hold the pelvis up.
LA Times Monday, January 05, 2009India Opens Call Center to Help Control Population GrowthNEW DELHI -- The phone rang at a call center in New Delhi one recent afternoon. When an agent picked up the receiver, a young woman whispered hesitantly. She said that she lived with her large extended family in a remote rural settlement and that nobody knew she was calling.
The Washington Post Monday, January 05, 2009High demand causes delays at LGHStaff at the Launceston General Hospital have called for patience as the hospital struggles to accommodate record patient levels in the emergency department.
CBC.ca Monday, January 05, 2009NSW considering car confiscations for speeding P-platersThe New South Wales Government says it will consider a plan to confiscate cars from provisional drivers caught speeding.
CBC.ca Monday, January 05, 2009Holiday road toll period ends with M4 fatalityThe New South Wales holiday road toll period has ended with the death of a woman in Sydney's west last night.
CBC.ca Monday, January 05, 2009Foundations take active role on health policyNonprofits have dropped their usual detachment to crusade for healthcare reform in California, opening Sacramento offices staffed by former aides to lawmakers. They have to be careful about IRS rules.
Frustrated that years of financing studies and demonstration projects have not translated into widespread improvement in medicine, California philanthropic foundations and think tanks are shedding their traditionally detached stances to crusade for healthcare reform in the state Capitol and in Congress.
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