In 20 minutes you can watch a sitcom, eat your lunch, or make a quick trip to the grocery store. More importantly, 20 minutes is all it takes to make a positive impact on your health.

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The aches and pains associated with arthritis can take a toll on your quality of life. Treatment is focused on managing the symptoms, but you don’t have to rely on popping pills. You can relieve arthritis pain by making simple lifestyle changes.

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Fad or Fact: Your blood type can determine your best diet for weight loss.

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Last week, the American Medical Association released a statement recognizing obesity as a disease.

Who cares? You, as patients, should.

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If only my tummy were a little tighter, my thighs a little thinner. Does this shirt make me look fat? Just look at my love handles!

Admit it. You’re guilty of engaging in this kind of “fat talk” at some point. A study published in Psychology of Women Quarterly found 93 percent of women confessed to speaking negatively about the shape and size of their bodies. One-third admitted to doing it frequently.

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Eat fresh, nutritious foods, exercise regularly, and you will lose weight.

When you put it like that it sounds so simple. But if it were so easy, obesity wouldn’t be an issue in America, and the fast-food industry wouldn’t be a billion-dollar business.

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