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Running away from home: and other portable workouts for the road

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Staying in shape while traveling can be difficult. A few sedentary days will have little effect, but a significant fitness decline is likely after a month of inactivity. Walking is one of the most beneficial exercises, also many hotel and motels have swimming pools and fitness centers.

Author: Jaret, Peter
Publisher: Time Inc., Health
Publication Name: Health (San Francisco, CA)
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 1059-938X
Year: 1992
Planning, Travel, Physiological aspects, Exercise

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How low-fat do you need to go?

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Current research indicates that very low fat, high-carbohydrate diets may actually be dangerous for some people. Experts say that higher-fat diets of up to 40% fat can be perfectly healthy, as long as most of the fat is unsaturated. A 20% and 40% plan are described, with recipes.

Author: Jaret, Peter
Publisher: Time Inc., Health
Publication Name: Health (San Francisco, CA)
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 1059-938X
Year: 1998
Health aspects, Cooking, Fish (Food product), Low-fat diet, Low fat diet, Dietary fat, Unsaturated fatty acids, Cookery (Fish), Cookery (Chicken), Chicken (Meat)

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Dark clouds, silver linings

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Perhaps the most traumatic moment in a physician/patient relationship is the communication of bad news about the patient's physical condition, especially when a terminal disease is involved. The management of such news and its psychological impact are discussed.

Author: Jaret, Peter
Publisher: Time Inc., Health
Publication Name: Health (San Francisco, CA)
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 1059-938X
Year: 1992
Psychological aspects, Terminally ill persons, Terminally ill, Physician and patient, Physician-patient relations

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