June 18, 2013

Glenn’s Strategies for Well-Being: Asthma and Urban Children

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*Asthma is a chronic lung disease that makes breathing hard at times; in fact, it can make life downright miserable, if not addressed properly. It can develop at any age, but most often it begins in children, generally in the first 5 years of life. For some urban children, asthma rates can be as high [...]




Glenn’s Strategies for Well-Being: Important Health Benefits of Water

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*Water is a fundamental part of our lives. It is easy to forget how completely we depend on it. Human survival is dependent on water — water has been ranked by experts as second only to oxygen as essential for life. Everyday your body must replace 2 1/2 quarts of water. The Water you drink [...]




Glenn’s Strategies for Well-Being: Diabetes and Lack of Sleep

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*More than a million people are affected by type 2 diabetes and don’t even know it. And the risks they face are high: left untreated, the condition can raise the risk of heart attacks, blindness and amputation. Type 2 is the most common form of diabetes, accounting for 90 percent of cases. Diabetes occurs when [...]