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There is a powerful link between your activity level and eating habits. By making healthy food choices and becoming more physically active, you can feel better, improve your health and achieve and maintain a healty weight.

One way to start is at "point of purchase" otherwise known as the grocery store. If your not reading and understanding food labels you might be getting more calories than you wanted.

The time is now to make healthy changes

Q. My mother had osteoporosis, is there a chance that I could develop it?

A. There's a good chance you could develop it too. One out of every two women over the age of 50 will have an osteoporosis-related fracture. Factors that increase a woman's risk of developing osteoporosis can include:

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Blood Pressure and Exercise
It is considered unsafe for a person with uncontrolled hypertension to excerise. Reduction of high blood pressure has been show to be associated with a reduction in the frequence of strokes. Consequently, it should be brought under control prior to starting a vigorous exercise program. This is the reponsibility of the person's personal physician. It has been recommended that a person not begin exercise if the resting blood pressure is higher than 160/100.