Starting on a path toward healthy habits is often easier than maintaining them long term. This year, you can avoid a major pitfall of healthy resolutions and build healthy habits that stick by working small, positive steps into your daily life.
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Maintaining a healthy weight promotes longterm health. Being overweight or obese are risk factors for various conditions, including type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. The World Health Organization reports that the worldwide obesity rate has tripled since 1975. In 2016, more than 1.9 billion adults were overweight. Of these, more than 650 million were obese.
On Nov. 13, the Knights of Columbus (KC) State Youth Soccer Challenge was held in Baton Rouge. Two young athletes representing KC Council 2012 won state championships in their respective age group categories. Kiera Mehal (left) was the 9-yearold girls champion and Jordan Mehal (center) was the 14-yearold boys winner. These two young people are the children of Garrett and Christina Mehal, a Knights of Columbus family from KC Council 2012. Grand Knight Frank Angelle (right) of KC Council 2012 presented gift certificates to the two honorees during the Council’s December meeting at the KC Hall, north of Jennings.
It’s not a bad idea to be conservative. Whether we are talking about environmental conservation or being fiscally conservative, as gardeners, there are decisions we can make to conserve money and resources.
(AP) — Taking down the Christmas tree is only one task after the holiday season.
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Dear Doctors: I have been reading about how collagen peptides can be helpful to prevent menopausal bone loss. My own doctor has only recommended calcium, vitamin D and exercise. I would like to know more about what collagen peptides are and what they do. Do they really work?
Brick is often selected for its functional benefits, but it’s also an appealing building product due to its versatile color, texture and size combinations. Color can evoke a certain mood and assist in achieving a desired outcome. Often, architects and designers even incorporate multiple colors or create custom looks by using multiple brick colors and styles.
Over the past year, architectural design saw a surge in nature-inspired, earth tones, such as calming shades of blue and green. Homeowners can expect this trend to continue into the coming months, but with warmer, richer colors.
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