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  • Texans Are Falling In Love With Yodeling
    For some individuals who live in Dallas, Houston, Austin and elsewhere in Texas, yodeling is just a bunch of yelling. For others, yodeling or jodeling is a form of singing that is starting to sweep Texas. In fact, several semi-famous Texan singers, like Arthur Miles and Don Wasler, incorporated yodeling as part of their distinctive vocal styles.
  • Hang Up! Developing Cell Phone Etiquette In Texas
    You've got one, you use it all the time and it's become an integral part of your life. You are a "call-a-holic", as some individuals in Dallas, Houston, Austin and elsewhere in signal-free parts of Texas might tag you.
  • Minority Children In Texas More Likely To Die of Asthma
    Minority children in Texas are at higher risk for asthma, according to recent reports. One million children in Texas are considered asthmatic -- more than ten percent of all children in the country diagnosed with the disease -- and African-American and Puerto Rican kids are six times as likely to die from it as their counterparts, says a report from the National Center for Health Statistics.
  • Hillary Aims To Please This Time: Ms. Clinton's New Health Care Plan Promises Coverage for All Texan
    So she finally did it. She finally told us what was on her mind. This Monday, Hillary Rodham Clinton revealed the bare bones of her proposed healthcare plan, "The American Health Choices Plan," in Iowa. In her speech, she clearly attempted to avoid the flaws of the 1993-1994 Clinton administration's healthcare proposal, and aimed to please more of the lobbyists that thwarted it last time.
  • Free Treatment For Diabetics In Texas: Exercise
    Well, well, well. I do believe we finally have a winner: free therapy for the growing number of those with diabetes. It turns out there are few excuses for diabetics -- or any of us, for that matter -- not to exercise. According to recent reports, nearly any form of exercise benefits the long-term control of blood sugar levels, be it aerobic, weight/resistance training, or both.
  • Drinking May Reduce The Risk Of Certain Diseases
    Heavy drinking may lead to more than alcoholism, according to recent studies. A report appearing online, to be published later in a print version of The International Journal of Cancer, revealed that women who drink an average of more than two alcoholic beverages a day double their chances of being diagnosed with endometrial cancer, compared with those who drink ...
  • Whadyasay? Texas Babies With Hearing Loss In Need of Early Intervention
    "Your turn," a new mother directs from across the room to her sleeping partner. She has just fallen asleep after three hours of pacing the floor with a colicky baby, head drooped gratefully against the luxurious papasan cushion, when, it seems only moments later, he awakens again.
  • Recent Discovery A Breakthrough For Texans Concerned About Diabetes?
    British researchers believe they may have found a molecule that can taste sweets. This breakthrough could lead to better lines of treatment for the hundreds of thousands of diabetics who live in Dallas, Houston, Austin and elsewhere in the state of Texas.
  • Pollution May Increase Asthma and Cholesterol Risks for Texans
    This new pronouncement from medical researchers is a tough one, especially if you are an individual who lives in heavy traffic cities like Dallas, Houston, Austin and other populated areas in Texas. Pollution may contribute not only to asthma, but also to higher cholesterol.
  • "Cut Them Off," Say Some. Preventative Mastectomies Offered To Texas Women Genetically Prone to Brea
    Deciphering a blessing from a curse isn't always as clear-cut as it may seem. At least that's true for women who have been told that they carry one of the most potentially deadly genetic mutations -- one of the BRCA, or breast cancer genes, associated with an unusually high risk of the disease.
  • There, There, Texans: Breakin' Up May Not Be So Hard to Do, After All
    I distinctly remember my first real breakup, experienced during that adventurous, turbulent, and notorious freshman year of college. I had just moved away from my tiny, Midwestern hometown to seek my degree at a large university out of state.
  • Backpacking Remains Of Interest To Texans
    For Texans, including those in the cities of Houston, Dallas and Austin, backpacking remains one of those sports that retains its popularity, even in a world where technology reigns. Indeed, the lure may have something to do with a "back to the earth" culture, in which people find they need a break from being online.
  • Understanding Health Insurance For Texans Easier Than One Might Think
    For some people, mention the words "health insurance" and the eyes begin to glaze over.
  • Reducing Stress For Texas Residents: Not As Difficult As It Might Seem
    Let's face it: life can be a stressful existence. But it's life, after all, so learning to manage the levels of stress we all seem to be subject to is the goal. For people living in big Texas cities such as Houston, Dallas and Austin, the stress of life can be even greater than for people living in other areas, making it even more important to take steps to manage stress in effective ways.
  • Which Is The Healthier Choice For Texans: Margarine or Butter?
    Both are yellowish and taste great on fresh baked bread. But for individuals who live in Dallas, Houston and elsewhere in Texas, both butter and margarine have their health pluses and minuses.
  • Exposing (and Evading) Grocery Store Fat Traps in Texas
    My wife recently pigged out on beef jerky. What was supposed to be light, healthy snacking turned into an all-out eating binge. Her ravenous consumption of the stuff made me think it must be an especially good brand. I was in a hurry when I bought it at my local health food store - and that's where I messed up big time.
  • Medical Bankruptcies The Growing Reality
    Catastrophic illnesses are claimed to have triggered approximately half of all personal bankruptcies in the United States. According to recent findings from a Harvard University study, most people who go bankrupt because of medical problems also have health insurance.
  • Health Is Up For Sale in Texas: Nutrient Content of Crops Has Decreased In Recent Years
    If you've ever been told by your elders that food "just doesn't taste like it used to," you might want to listen. According to recent reports, of the thirteen major nutrients present in fruits and vegetables, six have declined significantly, some up to 38%. Preliminary studies on grain crops show similar results.
  • Texas Turns Green: Super Green Foods Becoming More Popular Among the Health Conscious
    Green foods have recently become a focus of modern natural health practices across Texas and the United States. Juice bars and natural health food markets in Austin, Dallas, and Houston boast smoothies with spirulina, vegetable juices with chlorella, and power shots of wheatgrass.
  • Done Safely Parachuting In Texas Can Be All Thrills
    Jumping out of a plane? No, it's not crazy. Not even a little bit. The fact is, the sport of skydiving is one of those activities that produces a genuine adrenaline rush in most who try it.
  • How You Can Reduce Medical Expenses For Texas Health Insurance
    Health care costs on the rise, but there are a number of ways to lower your medical expenses.
  • Limited Benefit Health Insurance - Is It A Good Deal?
    These days, everyone is looking for ways to save money. Some have found that buying cheap health insurance is one way to go. And while this has its upside, you should be careful, because you may end up with a health crisis.
  • Texas Troops Among Those Who May Suffer Psychological Disorders After Iraq
    General David Patraeus, the U.S.'s top military commander in Iraq, stated he was "very concerned" about the trend of ethical behavior displayed by troops in the region. Perhaps this admittance was influenced by reports that as many as one-third of troops employed torture techniques, and that the majority of military surveyed would not turn in a colleague for doing so.
  • Pain, Pain Go Away: Texas Seeks A Choice Of Treatments For Chronic Pain Sufferers Part 3
    Chronic pain will disable more people in the U.S. than cancer and heart disease combined this year. Between 75 and 90 million Americans deal with chronic pain, and approximately 25 million from acute pain that requires treatment. What is worse, perhaps, is that many pain sufferers never receive adequate relief: 40% of cancer patients don't, and neither do 50% of post-surgery patients.
  • Texas Health Insurance Basics
    Health insurance. Everyone needs it, but not everyone has it. And with medical expenses on a seemingly endless rise, paying out-of-pocket for them could land you in the poor house. So when choosing a health insurance plan, it's good to know the basics to help you make better, more financially sound choices when selecting a plan.
  • Tax Considerations Of Texas Health Savings Accounts
    Since Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) were created by the Medicare bill signed into law in 2003 they are being considered by more and more Texans as a health insurance option.
  • Pre-Existing Conditions And How They Can Affect Your Individual Texas Health Insurance
    There are nearly four million Texans with some type of "pre-existing medical condition." Besides having difficulty obtaining health insurance, these Texans may experience other insurance-related problems, including claim denials, higher premiums, cancellations, or refusals to renew their policies.
  • Could President Bush's Healthcare Tax Plan Help Individuals?
    The healthcare insurance tax plan proposed by President Bush is designed to reduce the number of people who do not presently have health insurance - reported by the Census Bureau to be 47 million in 2005, or 15.9 percent of the population.
  • Texas Is The Best: Farmers' Market Season Begins
    'Tis the season to be jolly, indeed. Sound like "Christmas in the Springtime"? Well, it certainly is to chefs and amateur cooks alike throughout Texas. Produce is coming into season all across the Northern Hemisphere, and there's simply nothing like cooking with fresh ingredients, or having that amazing blackberry-based fruit salad first thing in the morning.
  • Water, Water Everywhere: Bottled Water Choices In Texas
    "Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink," or so the saying goes. Texas knows this well, with large swaths subject to extreme heat and drought inland, and non-potable salt water down in the Gulf. There may be water, but no one can drink it without treating it first.
  • Experts Say Music Brings More Than Good Listening To Young Texas Ears
    For decades, educators in general, and those with specific training in music in particular, have been touting the values of the experience. As research continues on the intrinsic value of having students exposed to formal music education, more and more people are understanding how the functioning of the human brain is enhanced by training in music.
  • The Canyon of Incumbrance: Young Texas And I Crawl Out of Debt
    I'm not going to lie. Sure, I'll admit it. I've been pushed past the point of shame, and have fallen straight into the abyss prominently named, "The Lonely Canyon Of Incumbrance." I'm one of those people.
  • Texas Considers Alternative Fuels In The Face of Oil Prices: A Run-Down of Choices
    The dramatic rise in oil prices over the past few years has generated a lot of attention for alternative fuels and alternatively powered vehicles. Environmentalists hail it as the beginning of a revolution and a natural consequence of using non-renewable resources with abandon.
  • Texas Ranks In The Bottom Quarter Of The Nation For Healthcare
    Texas ranks in the bottom quarter of the nation for health care, according to recent reports. As a state with one of the highest rates of uninsured -- just over 25% -- this comes as no surprise to many.
  • America's Healthcare System Ranks The Lowest Among Industrialized Nations
    The U.S. doesn't get its money's worth when it comes to health care, according to recent statistics. The Commonwealth Fund released a report earlier this month on America's ranking in the world health care system -- and it wasn't good.
  • Nine Surprising Diabetes Risks For Texans
    Many individuals in Dallas, Houston and other places around Texas don't know that they may be slowly working toward a permanent, chronic disease -- diabetes. Untreated, diabetes can lead to heart and blood pressure problems, dependence on insulin shots, blindness, neuropathy and an early death.
  • Ten Symptoms Texans Should Not Ignore
    Everyone in Dallas, Houston and throughout the rest of Texas feels an occasional symptom or two from flu, cold, allergy or whatever is going around. But, when the symptoms become persistent, they could even become life threatening.
  • The Craziest Fad Diets In Texas
    Many individuals in Dallas, Houston and elsewhere in Texas most probably need to lose a few pounds. The solution for many is to go on a diet. What kind of diet they choose may be a problem.
  • That Fizzy Goodness In Texas May Be Linked To Cancer
    It's sweet, refreshing and fizzy, but soda pop may be doing more damage to individuals who drink it in Houston, Dallas and elsewhere in Texas, than they may think.
  • It Is Tick Time In Texas
    The woods and fields in Houston, Dallas and the rest of Texas are beautiful this time of year. But they also harbor a hidden danger -- ticks. Ticks are part of the spider family, with more than 800 species around the world.
  • Protecting Your Peepers in Texas
    Your eyes. You've only got two. And if you lose even one, you lose your ability to see in "stereo." An estimated 1.1 to 2.4 million individuals in Dallas, Houston, throughout Texas and the rest of the country, fall prey to eye injuries each year.
  • Antioxidants May Prevent Bone Loss: Texas Sees New Treatments For Osteoporosis
    New research suggests that taking antioxidants may prevent bone loss in menopausal women, one of the primary health concerns associated with this condition.
  • For Women In Texas, Heart Health Means Taking Action
    For women in Texas, notably but not exclusively in the larger cities of Dallas, Houston and Austin, health is an ongoing concern, as it is in other areas of the country. One of the biggest health issues is one that's closest to the heart. Quite literally.
  • Dealing With Work-Related Stress In Texas
    Individuals who work in Dallas, Houston and other places in Texas, as well as throughout the rest of America, occasionally have a bad day or two at work; some more than others. It's estimated that work-related stress is responsible for millions of sick days annually, with stress linked to many minor and major illnesses.
  • Popping Pills May Slow Down In Texas: Industries Report Most Vitamins Are Manufactured In China
    The next time you reach for a vitamin C tablet, you may want to rethink it. According to recent industry reports, 90% of all vitamin C sold in the U.S. is manufactured in China. China also produces half of all aspirin, 70% of penicillin, 35% of acetaminophen (most commonly known as Tylenol), and the majority of vitamins A, C, E, and B-12.
  • Treatments Focusing on Sugars May Help Cure Cancer: New Hope for Texas
    It turns out that the key to defeating cancer just may found in sugar...well, at least in the polysaccarides, or "sugar molecules," surrounding tumors. That's good news for developed countries like the U.S., in which cancer is a leading cause of death.
  • Texas Goes To The Dogs: Basic Pet Care For A Summer of Fun
    It's here. It's finally here. After a rough winter in Texas, the shorts are coming out, and white legs are flashing underneath. Yes, Texans from Austin, to Dallas, to Houston, to the tiny towns on the Eastern border are already working on their tans.

    Somewhere amidst the beckoning calls of the Gulf, however, there is an equally important call for safety. Summer brings great times --
  • Free Drug Samples in Texas A Bad Idea?
    "Free" is a great thing. It costs you nothing if you get something for free, right? Or does it? It the world of medicine, drug company sales reps in Dallas, Houston and elsewhere in Texas try keep sample cabinets in healthcare providers' offices well stocked with the latest medications for doctors to give out when needed.
  • Texas Expands Its View Of An International Favorite: Coffee Basics 101
    When most of us picture our morning routine, a good deal of it is the overhead view of a coffee cup. How many people can you honestly say you know that don't drink at least one cup of coffee a day? The beverage is so popular, in fact, that Americans consume 400 million cups every day, adding up to 146 billion per year.
  • Texas Loves Its Chocolate: An Ancient Treat From The Mayans Just Gets Better
    Very few of us don't have at least one good memory of chocolate. Remember warm chocolate chip cookies after school, or brownies pulled straight from the oven on a cool, fall day? Hot chocolate is still the beverage of choice for many children, and few of any age can resist a scoop of chocolate ice cream.
  • Pain, Pain Go Away: Texas Seeks A Choice Of Treatments For Chronic Pain Sufferers
    Chronic pain affects between 75 and 90 million Americans every year, and will disable more people than cancer and heart disease combined.
  • Now We've Done It: Texas Fights The Overuse of Antibiotics
    Most of us have done it: at some point, we caught a bad cold or flu and, feeling miserable, dragged (or, if you prefer, drug) our shaking bodies into the doctor's office to beg for a prescription, believing a few pills will somehow make it all better. "Come on, Doc," we said, "Give me something. I'm under a deadline, here. My health insurance will cover it."
  • Pain, Pain Go Away: Texas Seeks A Choice Of Treatments For Chronic Pain Sufferers Part 2
    Texas is one of many states with thousands, possibly millions, of its residents suffering from chronic pain. Overall, chronic pain will affect between 15% and 33% of the U.S. population every year, and cost the nation $70 billion in medical charges, lost working days, and workers' compensation -- more than cancer and heart disease combined.
  • Where There's Smoke In Texas, There's The Increased Risk Of Dementia
    It used to be, "If you got 'em, smoke 'em." But these days, medical professionals in Dallas, Houston and elsewhere in Texas, seriously frown on tobacco use. In fact, more studies and research are pointing out that even secondhand smoke can cause many serious ailments including cancer.
  • Texas May Be Getting Smart About Health Insurance Cards
    Every individual who has health insurance in Dallas, Houston and elsewhere in Texas probably has an insurance card that he/she carries in his/her wallet. Politicians in Texas are considering taking this concept one step further by requiring health
  • How To Begin Your Yoga Practice In Texas
    When you begin your first Yoga class in Dallas, Houston or anywhere else in Texas, you will probably hear your teacher, or yogi, refer to it as "your practice." This refers to your individual experience with Yoga over time.
  • Exercise Keeps The Brains Of Texans Fit As They Age
    Your brain is like a muscle. That's right. Now you've got something else that needs to be exercised. And no matter whether you're a young or old individual who lives in Dallas, Houston or elsewhere in Texas, you should exercise your brain daily.
  • A Cup Of Green Tea May Help Keep The Doctor Away In Texas
    There's an ancient Chinese proverb that states, "Better to be deprived of food for three days, than tea for one." They must have known something that Westerners are just discovering: tea, especially green tea, has numerous health benefits.
  • An Apple Juice A Day May Keep Asthma Away In Texas
    Researchers have discovered that kids in Dallas, Houston and the rest of Texas who drink lots of apple juice may be less likely to develop asthma symptoms. The National Heart and Lung Institute research is the latest to issue a study linking apples and individual human health.
  • Eating Cherries In Texas May Be Good For You
    Cherries. Sweet, tart and oh so good. Individuals in Dallas, Houston and elsewhere in Texas can find them in pies, drinks, pitted, not pitted, juiced, au naturel, maraschinoed, covered with chocolate, sitting on top of whipped cream or blended into special sauces. They've become part of our nation's folklore with George Washington cutting down a cherry tree.
  • Health Insurance Options for College Students
    By the time graduation caps are tossed into the air, high school students will probably have been accepted to a college, picked a dorm and signed up for their courses. But is their health insurance securely in place?
  • The History Of TexMex Cuisine In, Of Course, Texas!
    You live in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio or elsewhere in Texas and you love TexMex cuisine. That makes you a bona fide "chile head." TexMex food is the specialty in these here parts and it's got quite a history

    History of the word "TexMex"
    The term "TexMex" first entered the common lexicon as a nickname for the Texas-Mexican Railway, chartered in 1875.
  • Changing How You Eat In Texas
    Changes can be difficult, especially changes in your diet and nutrition. If you're a young healthy individual who lives in Dallas, Houston or anywhere in Texas, it's easier to change your diet now and reap the benefits, than to change later on when you're older, because of health problems.
  • Uninsured Are Charged More In Texas
    If you've ever felt aghast looking over a hospital bill -- somehow sure the numbers couldn't possibly be right -- you're not the only one. According to a 2004 study, published by the journal Health Affairs, those lacking health insurance are charged an average of 2.57 times more by U.S. hospitals than those with insurance, a discrepancy that has been steadily increasing since 1984.
  • Traveling Long Distance In Texas? Get Up And Move Around!
    If you're an individual who lives in Dallas, Houston or elsewhere in Texas, and you like to travel long distances, you might want to seriously think about what that kind of travel can do to your body. Sitting in a stationary position for long periods of time...
  • Getting Bent Into Shape In Texas, Or Yoga For Beginners
    Yoga has become a very popular form of physical activity for many individuals in Dallas, Houston and elsewhere in Texas. It involves both physical and mental balance and is good for strengthening your "inner core."
  • Smaller Employers In Texas Opt Out Of Insuring Individuals
    The U.S. Government Accountability Office recently reported that fewer employers in Dallas, Houston, throughout Texas and the rest of the U.S. are offering health benefits.
  • Texans Find Qigong as a Response to the Obesity Epidemic
    It wasn't long ago that workout programs were limited to variations on the basics: jogging, hiking, team sports, like basketball or soccer, and, if one was lucky enough to have a home or fitness club swimming pool, a few good laps.
  • Every Breath You Take In Texas
    Breathing is as natural as - well - breathing. But many individuals in Dallas, Houston and elsewhere in Texas don't know that proper breathing, especially deep breathing, is important to good mental and physical, as well as healthy spiritual development.
  • A Spray A Day May Keep Sinus Trouble Away
    Each year, nearly 37 million individuals in Dallas, Houston, elsewhere in Texas and around the country suffer from debilitating symptoms, including sinus pressure, nasal congestion, cough and postnasal drip that accompany sinusitis.
  • Aromatherapy Grows: Not Just For The Girls Anymore
    Aromatherapy, like many other natural treatments, is growing more powerful in Dallas, Houston and throughout Texas. Once thought of as just so many pretty scents, the populace is becoming more aware of how powerful this therapy can be in changing mood, relaxing muscles, even relieving migraines.
  • Young Women Are Learning To Fight Back: What You Can Do To Reduce Your Breast Cancer Risk
    The American Cancer Society predicts 34,170 new cancer cases in Texas this year. Of those, 2, 480 are expected to be breast in third place, following lung (9,920 cases expected), and colon/rectum (3,220). Nationally, 26% of new cancer diagnose 178,480 will be breast, accounting for one-third of all cancers in women.
  • Seven Newly-Identified Diabetes Genes
    Recent research findings may offer some new hope to 20.8 million individuals in Dallas, Houston, elsewhere in Texas and throughout the rest of the United States who have diabetes. While an estimated 14.6 million have been diagnosed, 6.2 million people (or nearly one-third) are unfortunately unaware that they have the disease.
  • Texas Hospitals Ask For Help To Make Health Insurance More Affordable And Accessible
    The Texas Hospital Association (THA) is urging lawmakers in Dallas, Houston and throughout the rest of the state to take the right steps to make health insurance more affordable and accessible to individuals in Texas. The state ranks first in the country in the percentage of uninsured residents (24.6%).
  • Taking Charge Of Your Health In Texas
    You're a young, healthy individual who lives in Dallas, Houston or elsewhere in Texas, now's the time to take charge of your health. Everything you do to, and take into, your body may come back to haunt you when you get older.
  • Putting On The Pounds May Mean Added Asthma Risk For Texans
    The more you weigh, the less you may be able to breathe. New research suggests that overweight and obese individuals in Dallas, Houston and throughout Texas are 50 percent more likely to develop asthma than normal-weight men and women. Public health efforts to control asthma should therefore emphasize the importance of healthy weight management, the study researchers reported.
  • Just What In The Heck Is Parkour, And How Can I Do It In Texas?
    Parkour. You may have seen it performed in the latest James Bond movie, "Casino Royale," and in the futuristic French movie, "District B-13." Young, athletic men moving from rooftop to rooftop, room-to-room, sidewalk to balcony, using a variety of fantastic leaps, bounds and landings.
  • Mountain Biking--King Of Biking Sports In Texas
    Any place where the terrain is rough and the sky is blue in Dallas, Houston or elsewhere in Texas is a place you'll probably find mountain bikers. The sport of mountain biking usually refers to riding bicycles, which possess particular design characteristics, off-road, although sometimes the term simply refers to riding a mountain bike.
  • Urban Exploration -- Exploring Cityscapes In Texas
    If you like dark, confined spaces but hate nature, perhaps the sport called urban exploration, urbex or UE, might be the activity for you. To participate in urbex, individuals in Dallas, Houston and elsewhere in Texas spend hours examining the normally unseen or off-limits parts of urban landscapes.
  • Riding The High Roads In Texas
    Imagine soaring down a road in Dallas, Houston or elsewhere in Texas at 70+ mph while lying on your back, just inches from the asphalt. That's the sport of street luge, an extreme gravity-powered activity that involves riding a street luge board, or sled, down a paved road or prepared course.
  • Reducing Salt Use Reduces Risk Of Heart Disease For Texans
    Researchers from the American Dietetic Association report that reducing the amount of salt in your diet can lower your risk of developing heart disease by 25 percent, and the risk of dying from heart disease by 20 percent.
  • Putting It All On Your Back--Backpacking In Texas
    Backpacking and hiking are activities that provide individuals in Dallas, Houston and elsewhere in Texas good, solid exercise in some of the beautiful, most natural settings in the country. It may appear that you might need a lot of gear to go backpacking or hiking, but that's not necessarily the case.
  • Perma-Lancing In Texas, Without A Health Insurance Net
    For many self-employed individuals in Dallas, Houston and elsewhere in Texas, health insurance is the last thing they can afford. Those who work for themselves often say, "I can't afford to get sick. Period." The term "sick days" isn't even something that crosses their minds, let alone enters their vocabularies.
  • Mountain Biking Is The King Of Biking Sports In Texas
    Texas is a large wide-open state with a lot of exciting and beautiful spaces and places. There are a variety of terrains available, providing individuals who enjoy mountain biking numerous trails and roads to travel on for hundreds of miles.
  • Coming Full Circle In Texas: Integrating Natural Health Principles Into Everyday Life
    The nineteenth century may not have been so kind to natural healers. Western medicine was witnessing the dawn of many fascinating achievements, after all, and commandeering the spotlight: antibiotics, advancement in surgery techniques, and better trauma care were seen throughout Texas and the United States. The love affair was in the lab, not in the garden.
  • Triathlon Basics...Train All Of Your Body Systems In Texas
    A triathlon is a grueling competition that includes running, biking and swimming distances. The races can vary in distances, with the shorter Tinman, which includes a .62 mile swim, 28.6 mile bike race and a 6.2 mile run, to the aptly named Ironman, which includes a 2.4 mile swim, 112-mile bike race and running a marathon - approximately 26 miles.
  • Asthma Causes In Texas Still A Mystery, But Young Practitioners May Offer Hope
    Diana, a young mother in Dallas, was devastated when she discovered her four-year-old son had asthma. She kept thinking she could have done something - maybe even while she was pregnant - to have prevented it. "I've heard drinking cow's milk and eating eggs while you're pregnant can cause it. I don't know. You always wonder."
  • Who Wants To Climb A Rock In Texas?
    More and more people from all walks of life in Dallas, Houston and all parts of Texas are becoming enthusiastic about rock climbing. Climbing techniques are evolving, and rock-climbing gear is being redeveloped as this sport continues to gain in popularity.
  • The Royal Sport Of Finger Jousting In Texas
    Although it hasn't taken off as quickly as other extreme sports, finger jousting is on the rise in Dallas, Houston and elsewhere in Texas. Individuals can often be found finger jousting in living rooms and open air malls throughout the state and around the country.
  • Let's Go Bouldering!
    Bouldering is a type of rock climbing that's undertaken without a rope and is normally limited in respect to the height the climber ascends the route so that any fall won't risk significant injury.
  • Speed Still Kills In Texas
    A 2007 study, conducted by the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, provides researchers with additional evidence of a correlation between frequent amphetamine and cocaine usage among young individuals in Dallas, Houston and elsewhere in Texas and the occurrence of strokes.
  • Riding The Waves - A Guide To Water Skiing In Texas
    Water skiing is a popular summer activity throughout Texas, with people flocking to lakes and beaches with skis and boat in tow.
  • Code Red: Texas In Crisis Over Number Of Uninsured
    The American populace has been sufficiently bombarded by information on the "health insurance crisis," the "healthcare crisis," the "community crisis." Despite living in a country where everyone is supposedly entitled to equal access, another horrifying and dismal piece of information seems to be released almost everyday on the declining state of healthcare for the uninsured and underinsured,
  • Mastering The Basics Of Inline Skating In Texas
    Inline skating is a great way for individuals in Dallas, Houston or anywhere in Texas to get and keep in shape. But before attempting this sport, you should know some of the basics, as well as take safety precautions, such as wearing a helmet and pads.
  • Boosting The Good And Lowering The Bad In Texas
    Although it's been suspected, researchers have shown for the first time that raising "good" cholesterol levels is almost as important as lowering levels of "bad" cholesterol to help individuals in Dallas, Houston and elsewhere in Texas reduce heart-threatening plaque in arteries.
  • Tips For Bouldering Beginners In Texas
    If you're a beginning boulderer in Dallas, Houston or anywhere else in Texas, here are some bouldering basics you can incorporate into your newly adopted sport:
  • Searching For The Shovel In Texas: The Young Are Digging Themselves Out Of The Healthcare Crisis
    Perhaps it shouldn't feel like suffering a personal wound when learning about the state of health care coverage in Dallas, Houston and throughout Texas, or anywhere else in this country but it does. In fact, for most of us, it really does.
  • Learn How To Keep Cool In The Texas Heat
    If you love to ride your bike in Dallas, Houston or anywhere else in Texas, you'll ride in any weather - in the wind; in the rain; and, for your diehards, even in the snow. But it's certain that most of you have a really hard time riding in the heat.
  • Burning The Midnight Oil Hits Night Owls In Texas Harder
    Some individuals in Dallas, Houston and elsewhere in Texas need less sleep to function normally than others. So insomnia's effects may depend on just when a person prefers to hit the sack. According to a new Stanford University research study, "night owls" suffer more from insomnia than those who try to get their z's earlier on.
  • Junk In The Trunk In Texas Is Caused By Caloric Imbalances
    The fat surplus linked to excess weight and obesity is caused by an imbalance between the amount of calories we consume and the amount of calories we burn during physical activity.

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