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Jim Updates His Workout and Adds a Step Counter!
Since we added the step platform, I’ve been wondering how to count steps when I use it because for some reason my smartphone step counter won’t count steps when I try to use it on the platform. Sena got a handy step counter and it works! It works if you have it in your pocket…
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CDC Reports Decreasing Respiratory Virus Activity
How about some good news? The CDC Respiratory Virus Data Channel reports decreasing respiratory virus activity as of January 26, 2024.
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What The Heck, Let’s Talk About Butter
I’ve been pretty serious the last few blogs. Let’s lighten up and talk about butter. Is it bad for your health? Not necessarily, according to a WebMD article. In fact, butter has health benefits: There are risks, of course, including the risk of heart disease because butter has a lot of calories and saturated fat.…
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Darned Rhinorrhea Interrupting People
I’ve been having a runny nose recently that is intermittent and often related to eating hot foods. I have to get up from the dinner table and blow my nose, especially if we’re having hot soups or chili. I’ve been making fun of it, saying it’s caused by the nasal hair condensation index. You could…
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Climbing Stairs May Be Good for Your Health
Stairmaster joke from Men in Black I ran across this article (reference below) on the potential benefit of climbing stairs for cardiovascular health. The highlights and abstract are below: “Highlights This large cohort of UK adults demonstrated that climbing more than five flights of stairs daily was associated with over a 20% lower risk of…
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No Swimming Order at Terry Trueblood Recreation Area
A no swimming order has been issued as of yesterday for Sand Lake at Terry Trueblood Recreation Area, due to E. coli bacteria contamination. Updates are on Fridays of each week.
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Gardening Works as Mindfulness Meditation
When I think of Sena learning to juggle and find her juggling balls on the floor where she drops them after a 2- or 3-minute practice, I now think of her gardening. I wondered if gardening could be a form of meditation and did a web search like I did yesterday for juggling. It turns…
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