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Tips for your toes and your whole feet, too

  Each human foot is made up of 33 joints, 107 ligaments, 19 muscles or tendons, and 26 bones or one-quarter of the 206 bones in the human body. Which is often why, when you don’t take care of your feet, other problems aren’t far behind. Feet first: Medical conditions including arthritis, diabetes, nerve and […]

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Health spotlight: 6 ways to help reduce high blood pressure

  About one-third Americans have hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, with another 20% to 25% having pre-hypertension meaning they’re likely to develop full-blown hypertension in the future. Hypertension comes with an increased risk of stroke, heart attack and kidney failure, making it the number one cause of death in the world. While a […]

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