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H1N1 Flu: What do I need to know?


By now we’ve all heard the alerts and warnings about the novel flu virus referred to as 2009 H1N1 or earlier as the swine flu. What are the facts and what do you need to know?

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Fast Facts
There are many ways you can remain active in the winter. Here's some calorie counts per hour for common winter activities:
  • Snowshoeing: 545
  • Cross-country skiing: 550
  • Ice skating: 375
  • Downhill skiing: 408
  • Sledding: 475

Source: https://www.osun.org

Life Making You Tense? Ways to identify and manage stress


What is stress?   Stress — say the word to yourself and your body automatically tenses up. Although scientists have a hard time defining just what stress is, we can all conjure up images of nail biting, stomach upsetting, hair-pulling events in our life that have caused and continue to cause us stress. The holidays, in particular, seem to hold many stressful memories for some people. How can you enjoy this holiday season and every day by successfully coping with stress?

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