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Effects, treatment of Seasonal Affective Disorder

Are long winter days giving you the blues? Do you feel like you just aren’t yourself as the winter months drag along? You aren’t alone, and the Ramstein Health and Wellness Center has something that might benefit you.

March 8, 2013 ×

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A group of women take a Pilates class Monday at the Ramstein Southside Fitness Center. Pilates focuses on breathing and putting the body back into its natural form of alignment by a set of 34 movements used to work the powerhouse, or core, of your body along with other major muscle groups.

Pilates: a fresh breath of life

“Pilates is a systematic set of 34 movements used to work the power house, or core, of your body along with other major muscle groups,” said Pilates instructor Teresa Romanowicz. “It focuses on breathing and putting the body back into its natural form of alignment.”

March 1, 2013 ×

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Visitors check out Easter decorations by hobby artists at the Siegelbach Easter egg market Saturday and Sunday.

Markets offer Easter decorations, family fun

Easter markets and displays are scheduled to take place in the coming weeks. The first event will be the annual Easter egg display, sponsored by the Westpfalz Werkstätten in Siegelbach, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

March 1, 2013 ×

Health

5 Tips for Healthy Hearts through Healthy Eating

5 Tips for Healthy Hearts through Healthy Eating

February is Heart Month, and one of the best ways to take care of your
heart is to eat a healthy, well-balanced diet. Use the following five
tips to make sure you

February 8, 2013 ×

Health

What to do if you have the flu

What to do if you have the flu

by Chuck Roberts
LRMC Public Affairs

Peak flu season in Europe hasn

February 8, 2013 ×

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Army MOVE! helps Soldiers get fit

Army MOVE! helps Soldiers get fit

by Chuck Roberts
Landstuhl Regional Medical Command Public Affairs

Army MOVE! is well underway at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center.

February 1, 2013 ×

Features, Health

What do you know about diabetes?

by Capt. Nina Dumas
86th Medical Operation Squadron

How much do you know about diabetes? Diabetes is a disease in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin, a hormone that allows the body to use glucose for energy.   Nearly 26 million children and adults in the U.S. — 8.3 percent of the population have […]

November 29, 2012 ×

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Combating childhood obesity: A family affair

Combating childhood obesity: A family affair

by Allison Pompey
U.S. Army Public Health Command

At what age do you remember starting to make healthy food choices? For
many of us those decisions don

July 27, 2012 ×

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Healthy foods cost less than unhealthy foods

Healthy foods cost less than unhealthy foods

by Col. Heidi Warrington
U.S. Army Public Health Command

Obesity is linked to many serious health conditions, including diabetes
and cancer. Like other Americans, military warriors, past and present,
and their families feel the effects of obesity through negative health
impacts and out-of-pocket costs.

For example, the inability to meet service weight and physical fitness standards is a common reason for early discharge.

July 27, 2012 ×

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Strep throat: not your average sore throat

Strep throat: not your average sore throat

by Lt. Col. Patricia McKinney
U.S. Army Public Health Command

People often think that any painful sore throat is strep throat and that
antibiotics are needed to make it better. This belief is not true.

July 27, 2012 ×
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