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A CALORIE-TORCHING SEQUENCE FOR TONING AND STRETCHING YOUR WHOLE BODY! REPEAT AND CREATE WITH THESE POSES AS YOU GET YOUR HEART RATE–AND YOUR METABOLISM UP!

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Learn how to stretch your spine at work with this simple yoga spine exercise in this free instructional video on office yoga.

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Expert: Leta Koontz
Contact: www.schoolhouseyoga.com
Bio: Leta Koontz has been studying yoga since 1998. She is certified to teach yoga through the Himalayan Institute and is the principal of Schoolhouse Yoga.
Filmmaker: Danniel Fishler

That interesting fact has been found during the study followed 11,326 adults in Canada for 12 years then published online in the journal Obesity June 18. A few extra pounds might bring extra years – overweight people were 17 percent less likely to die than those of normal weight. The risk for obese people was the same as for people of normal weight, the study authors noted as well. The findings do not mean that normal-weight people should try to pack on extra pounds, the researchers said.

“It may be that a few extra pounds actually protect older people as their health declines, but that doesn’t mean that people in the normal weight range should try to put on a few pounds,” said study co-author Mark Kaplan, a professor of community health at Portland State University.

“It’s not surprising that extreme underweight and extreme obesity increase the risk of dying, but it is surprising that carrying a little extra weight may give people a longevity advantage,” co-author David Feeny, a senior investigator at the Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research in Portland, Ore., said in a Kaiser news release.

But Kaplan noted that there’s more to health than just living longer. “Our study only looked at mortality, not at quality of life,” he pointed out, “and there are many negative health consequences associated with obesity, including high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes.”

Being healthy involves more than body mass index (BMI) or the number on a bathroom scale, said Dr. Keith Bachman, a weight management specialist with Kaiser Permanente’s Care Management Institute.

“We know that people who choose a healthy lifestyle enjoy better health: good food choices, being physically active every day, managing stress, and keeping blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar levels in check,” Bachman said in the news release.

via HealthDay

According to a 2008 report by the Dental Health Foundation, by the time children are in kindergarten, more than 50 percent already have had tooth decay. It means that when these youngsters reach third grade, that number increases to 70 percent.

Actually taking care of your general health as well as your teeth is the key to getting the perfect smile. There are several very simple advices you can keep your teeth healthy:

Brush at least twice a day – after breakfast and before bedtime. If you can, brush after lunch or after sweet snacks. Brushing properly breaks down plaque.

Brush all of your teeth, not just the front ones. Spend some time on the teeth along the sides and in the back. Brush away from your gums.

Take your time while brushing. Spend at least 3 minutes each time you brush.

Be sure your toothbrush has soft bristles (the package will tell you if they’re soft).

Dont forget to visit the dentist twice a year. Besides checking for signs of cavities or gum disease, the dentist will help keep your teeth extra clean, and he or she can help you learn the best way to brush and floss.

It’s not just brushing and flossing that keep your teeth healthy – you also need to be careful about what you eat and drink. Remember, the plaque on your teeth is just waiting for that sugar to arrive. Eat lots of fruits and vegetables and drink water instead of soda.

Rita Levi Montalcini became a Nobel Prize-winning scientist for discovering of growth factors in Physiology/Medicine in 1986. Today she celebrates her 100th birthday. Yeas, she is 100 years old and says that even though she is about to turn 100, her mind is sharper than it was she when she was 20!

So, today she shares with a secret helped her to stay healthy so long.

“Above all, don’t fear difficult moments,” she said. “The best comes from them.”

“I should thank Mussolini for having declared me to be of an inferior race. This led me to the joy of working, not any more unfortunately, in university institutes but in a bedroom,” the scientist said.

Her white hair elegantly coifed and wearing a smart navy blue suit, she raised a glass of sparkling wine in a toast to her long life.

I would like to start from these very interesting comments on the article Career Women at Midlife: Sadder and Sicker published in Bussiness Week as the examples of different suggestions and points of view on the problem of

Catie
 I long ago realized that you can’t have it all. I guess I’m fortunate that Mom. Grandmom, Great Grandmom were all working women. I grew up knowing that work and family drag you in different directions, you can’t be that parent at all the school activities and you sometimes have to tell the office NO. You cannot do everything 100% right all the time. I don’t fool myself into believing I am Superwoman. I understand what I can and cannot do and speak up about it. although there are certainly some problems with the current system, honestly who would want to go back to being a dependent 50′s house frau? I like earning my own money, developing my own career, and not expecting my husband to have to support me.
 

AMP

 I realized a couple of years ago that I can’t do all things well at the same time. In other words, I am a mother, an employee, a wife and a daughter. I can not be 100% at all of these things all of the time. When, I resigned myself to just making sure that in this juggling act ‘none of the balls drop’, I instantly became happier. I realized that I was the one putting on the pressure; not my husband, children, parents, etc. Allowing myself to not be the best at all things all the time has made all the difference for me.
David
Apr 14, 2009 8:24 PM GMT
 Women fell for the myth that somehow the business and career path led to “happiness” and “Fulfillment” that was sold by the media and women’s groups like NOW. How did the briefcase carrying, power suit wearing woman bcome the “ideal”. All they had to do was ask any man: work is a grind that is required to live. That’s all. Too bad it took them 40 years and inumerable hearty attacks and strokes to learn that.
 

polly pearson
Apr 10, 2009 8:48 PM GMT
 Regarding the suggestion to model a fulfilling life at different stages, EMC just produced a book that could help. It contains stories written by about 100 working mothers spanning multiple age, profession, and geography demographics. In one page stories, the women reveal the joys, stress, guilt, demands, and motivation that make up their lives. They also share tips for how they manage. One outcome of this sharing of stories, insights, and tips could be that women and men from around the world gain a greater awareness of the working mother experience, through which productive and fulfilling lives can be better shaped while we all continue to nurture the next generation. Regards, Polly Pearson VP Employment Brand and Strategy Engagement EMC Corporation
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Angela
Apr 7, 2009 4:24 PM GMT
 I always tell young women not to buy into the hype that today’s woman can have it all. The truth is you can try to have it all but you’re going to end up living with a lot of unhealthy guilt. I don’t know if there’s a fix out there for this or if it’s just a reality we have to live with.
Darlene
Apr 7, 2009 2:37 AM GMT
 I think as women are aging and slowing down that we feel guilty that we can’t or are not willing to do everything we use to do. Therefore the guilt is making us sick. When we should embrace ourselves for the excellence career we strived for, the great children we raised & the ex that didn’t help you with the little(or big) things that stressed us out.
lgal
Apr 2, 2009 7:33 PM GMT
 One thing that wasn’t mentioned was the biological aspect(I wonder if it was even explored?) Women start losing testosterone in their early/mid 40′s, losing the drive they once had. It is a mid-life crisis and it is physical as well as psycological.
Serena
Apr 2, 2009 3:46 PM GMT
 Conlin hits the mark for what so many high achieving career women are experiencing. The economic downtown may provide an opportunity for many to re-assess and determine what is best for them in the Career 2.0 life phase. Jason’s comment is absolutely RIDICULOUS! The last thing we need is paternalism. It’s offensive.
KCopas
Apr 2, 2009 12:34 PM GMT
 ’the stuff of glossy-magazine perfection’ is at the heart of problem. the media have perpetuate a plastic world which we blindly strive to achieve. Guess what, plastic world is not the real world. That’s why men and women have mid-life crises. Everything they dreamed of and worked so hard for was an illusion. The difficult bit is hitting that realisation. We need to put health before wealth and keep our egos under control.
 

john
Apr 1, 2009 10:27 PM GMT
 ”here’s the bright spot…girls are trouncing boys”. If true, why is this to be celebrated? if false, why is this to be claimed?