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Weight-Loss Surgery May Top Medication Alone for Hard-to-Control Diabetes 02/16/2017 07:00pm • In Type 2 diabetes, weight management and blood sugar control are closely intertwined. Patients find that eating healthier food, exercising and losing weight are directly related to achieving lower, stable blood sugar levels -- which is critical to avoiding the disease's insidious complications. For Bid for gold behind them, Olympic boxers go for pro riches 02/16/2017 02:16pm • Shakur Stevenson believes he is destined for greatness after barely missing out on Olympic gold in Rio. So does Ireland's Michael Conlan, and there's already chatter about the two of them meeting in a big money fight one day. The Olympic boxing graduate class of 2016 is taking shape, and while there 3 Great Ways to Love Your Spine 02/15/2017 07:00pm • In the season of love that is February, what better way to ensure you can continue caring for those around you than to take care of your own spine health? If you're among the millions of Americans who suffer from at least one back pain episode each year, it comes as no surprise that it's quite easy How Business School Helped Executives Succeed 02/15/2017 07:00pm • Getting an MBA is not a golden ticket to success, experts say, but it does increase the odds of achieving a prominent position in the business world, especially if the MBA comes from a top business school. Experts say that, without an MBA from an elite business school, it is very difficult to get fa How to Foil Diet Saboteurs 02/14/2017 07:00pm • Do friends, co-workers or loved ones ever try to sabotage your efforts to stick to a healthy eating regimen? It doesn't take a 007-type secret agent to derail a diet. People who like and even love us can undermine our efforts to stay away from sugary foods, baked goods and deep-fried offerings in fa 10 Ways to Buy Industrial Stocks 02/14/2017 07:00pm • ETFs for building long-term wealth.Industrial stocks have been the toast of Wall Street since President Donald Trump's election. People have bought up industrials broadly on hopes of big infrastructure spending and projects, like the border wall. But industrial stocks include more than just construc What to Do if Yoga Just Isn't Your Thing 02/14/2017 07:00pm • As a yoga teacher, I have hope that there's a yoga class for everyone. But as someone who's seen trendy yoga classes come and go, and preachy yoga enthusiasts make others uncomfortable, I also understand how yoga might not appeal to everyone. If you're one of those people who's trying to give yoga Put Real Estate or Gold in Your Retirement Account 02/13/2017 07:00pm • Do you have a hankering to diversify beyond the typical stock, bond and exchange traded-fund holdings that generally comprise the bulk of one's retirement investments? For the more entrepreneurial minded and adventuresome investor, the self-directed individual retirement account is an option that a The Rise of the Financial Sector and Where to Invest After the Election 02/13/2017 07:00pm • Of the 10 broad sectors of the U.S. stock market, the financial sector has benefited the most since the election, advancing 14.3 percent versus 6.7 percent for the Standard & Poor's 500 index. This move was based on four key factors: expectations for rising rates to continue; deregulation and e Why Fit People Make Better Lovers 02/13/2017 07:00pm • In case heart health, weight control, mood enhancement and countless other benefits of exercise aren't enough to get you moving, perhaps learning that better physical fitness leads to better sex will do the trick. Allow me to explain: 1. Exercise increases stamina, strength and flexibility. Stamina 9 Strategies to Keep Weight in Check as You Get Older 02/13/2017 07:00pm • If you're losing the battle of the bulge as you get older, take heart. Weight control is hard. You really have to work at it, but research has identified techniques that increase your odds of success, says Penny Gordon-Larsen, professor of nutrition at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 4 Eating Habits to Break Up With -- and 4 to Pursue -- This Valentine's Day 02/13/2017 07:00pm • Whether or not you have a mate this Valentine's Day, you do have a relationship your plate -- for better or worse. This year, commit to casting off any unkind food thoughts and embrace food acceptance and body respect instead. To do so, make two lists: A "reject" pile, which includes food-related th 6 Ways to Age Well and Save Money Doing It 02/13/2017 07:00pm • Don't let money troubles bury your health in the golden years.Health care costs can snowball as a person ages, and the added stress of those big bills can further tax one's health. To age well, experts say, it's often helpful to consider money matters along with making healthy choices. "What you wan The Cholesterol Problem: a Guide to the Best Foods to Improve Those Numbers 02/12/2017 07:00pm • The lab results came back from your annual physical, and your numbers aren't good. You have too much blood cholesterol and other blood fats, one of the main drivers of the artery-clogging disease atherosclerosis. What changes can you make in your diet to turn those numbers around? That's one of the How to Find Love Through Fitness 02/12/2017 07:00pm • Like many Americans, Lori Kogan hauled herself out of bed and to the gym on New Year's Day 2006 with new resolve to make early-morning fitness a habit. But unlike many Americans, Kogan's commitment never wavered; she went to the gym the next morning, and the next morning and the next. Her secret