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CLIFTON PARK (May 8) — It's that time of year again. The weather is nicer, the sun is out, we have been experiencing cabin fever for the past 7 months and just want to go outside and do something! If you are like most people you get a little excited and "overdo it" and feel sore later in th
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CLIFTON PARK (May 2) — Of all the difficulties facing couples, infertility tugs at more heart strings than any other. The anguish is nothing short of heart-breaking. Many such couples have done everything — fertility clinics, fertility-enhancing drugs, vitamin injections, counseling, etc. — al
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CLIFTON PARK (April 25) — There is a common notion in our fast-paced society that if we just start teaching children to read, write and spell in preschool, they will become better at these skills by the time they reach the 1st and 2nd grades. This, however, is false. What I have learned from my
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CLIFTON PARK (April 21) -- Many people throughout the United States are taking various medications to lower their cholesterol, but why is cholesterol considered so bad for your health? Obviously it is not healthy to have gross imbalances in your body chemistry, but most problems with our body c
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CLIFTON PARK (April 18) -- Most likely, someone you know well suffers from asthma or difficulty in breathing. While breathing, your body takes in air which passes through the nose, the windpipe and the bronchi. It is then filtered, purified, cleansed, warmed and humidified before it enters your l
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HALFMOON (April 14) -- Unlike a lot of store owners, Björn Loftfield isn't a newcomer to organic and natural products. He has been in the business for 23 years -- and since 1995, Loftfield and his wife, Barbara Moore, have co-owned The Green Grocer on Route 9. "In my lifetime, food has gone from
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CLIFTON PARK (April 11) -- We are inundated with unnecessary medication. I find that in my practice, many parents are in denial because while their intentions are good, they have created a drug-dependent child without even realizing it. Let’s go back to the time when you, as a mother, just gave
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CLIFTON PARK (April 9) -- With the increase of sedentary lifestyles around the globe that include larger portions of the population spending more and more time slouched behind computers, is it any wonder that low-back pain is on the rise as well? The evidence that pain in the lower back is on the
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CLIFTON PARK (April 6) -- Imagine you or your child sitting at a desk for 6 or 7 hours at work or school hunched over a computer keyboard with legs tucked under the chair ... the monitor at an improper angle. When you did finally try to get up, your entire body would mount a protest. The same thi
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CLIFTON PARK (March 31) -- The recent "health" care "reform" has left many people confused. What exactly has been reformed? How will it affect me? When will it take effect? What can I expect? Below is a cheat sheet from Physicians News Digest listing the important changes: Your kids are cove
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HALFMOON (Jan. 20) -- With the economy as bad as it is, you would think local governments would do what they could to he...
CLIFTON PARK -- Imagine a classroom full of preschoolers minding their manners -- and having fun doing it. Welcome to...
WATERFORD -- The Friends of the Waterford Library might be a small group, but it has big plans for the upcoming year. ...
