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Are your eating habits hindering your health goals? 10/05/2016 09:45am • While it's certainly true that food quality is a critical component of health, eating habits are just as important. You may choose nutritious foods, but if you race through meals, multitask while eating and practice other unhealthy eating habits, your body and health goals may suffer. Let's start Kaine attacks, Pence fights back in vigorous VP debate 10/04/2016 11:46pm • FARMVILLE, Va. (AP) — Democrat Tim Kaine aggressively challenged Republican Mike Pence over a long list of Donald Trump's controversial positions and statements Tuesday night, drawing a vigorous defense of Trump's tax history. But Pence sidestepped criticism of Trump's demeaning comments about wom 3 Strategies to Succeed in a New Leadership Position 10/04/2016 08:00pm • It can be very exciting to secure a promotion to a leadership or management position, especially if it has been something you have been working toward for a long time. Landing the promotion can be exciting and feel like a relief. And, once the celebrations and elation wear off, for some, the weight The 9 Best ETFs for Retail Power 10/04/2016 08:00pm • Retail stocks take center stage.The fourth quarter typically is a boffo period for retail stocks. Many retailers are at their most productive during this three-month span, and the accompanying hype tends to drive retailers -- and thus retail-focused exchange-traded funds -- higher. Naturally, though 10 nutrition podcasts to add to your playlist 10/04/2016 10:15am • Interested in learning more about nutrition, but don't have the time? Nutrition podcasts might just be your ticket! It's a great way to dive into a topic or deepen your understanding of a subject, since podcasts can be downloaded and listened to whenever you have the chance, whether on the treadmill Penn State kicker Julius reveals battle with eating disorder 10/04/2016 09:08am • WASHINGTON — The kicker is usually the little guy of any football team, but Penn State’s Joey Julius is the exception. At 5-foot-10 and 258 pounds, he doesn’t look like an average kicker, and he doesn’t play like one either, having dished out and received some serious hits on kickoff cove How to prevent fall weight gain 10/04/2016 04:00am • As the cool weather sets in and schedules get even busier, healthy lifestyle habits start falling by the wayside. This can lead to weight gain and perhaps even cycle into some winter blues. Whether you're at risk for gaining two pounds or 10, it's important to recognize why you could potentially gai Navigating a Safe Pregnancy in Your 40s 10/03/2016 08:00pm • At age 45, Tracy Slater, an American expat writer living in Osaka, Japan, resigned herself to the fact that she might never be a mother. After a few years of failed fertility treatments and two miscarriages, she and her husband continued trying to have a baby -- but shifted their focus to Slater's Water damage led to partial collapse of Fairfax Co. condo building 10/03/2016 01:00pm • WASHINGTON — A nine-story condominium building in the Alexandria section of Fairfax County, Virginia, will need extensive work after water-deteriorated columns gave way, dropping the building 2 to 3 inches. Late Monday morning, county building inspectors gathered in front of the damaged River T Mini Cooper S Clubman: Larger family Mini that's still fun to drive 10/03/2016 09:07am • WASHINGTON — Mini has been known for years as a small, fun-to-drive car, and the new larger Mini models let more people enjoy this British icon. Enter the Clubman — a wagon with real space for rear-seat passengers, and even some cargo space. I thought for sure that this larger Mini S Clubma 8 foods every runner needs to lose weight 10/03/2016 08:30am • When you're running for weight loss, putting one foot in front of the other is only half of the equation. And when we say "half," we really mean more like one-fourth. Maybe one-third. That's because, while running certainly burns calories and the right running program can also build muscle to hel 100th marathon for Alexandria native as she works to renovate playgrounds 10/03/2016 01:59am • ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Brooke Sydnor Curran used to be a pack-a-day smoker. But after college, she started making healthier choices and turned to running as a way to unwind. “I had to run for some peace and quiet. To call something my own,” the Alexandria native said. “It made me a bett A Race Against Time: the Further I Got Into My Pregnancy, the More My Body Fed a Tumor Near My Brain 10/02/2016 08:00pm • Being pregnant for the first time is an exhilarating experience. Like most other women, I'd read everything I could to prepare for my pregnancy, and I made sure to eat right, exercise and take my prenatal vitamins. As a physician, I was well aware that my body would go through some drastic changes Stark Contrast: Donald Trump and Shimon Peres 10/02/2016 08:00pm • Donald Trump is proud of the slogan "Make America Great Again." As a master marketer he was smart enough to adopt it and have it embroidered on a baseball cap. Many wear the caps. It's a fair bet that a sizeable number of them don't know it's a phrase borrowed/stolen/adapted from Ronald Reagan -- a Time is running out for lawn care before winter 09/30/2016 08:55am • Meet McGrath in Fredericksburg Oct. 15 and 16! Mike will appear at the Fredericksburg Home Show, at the Fredericksburg Expo Center, on Saturday, Oct. 15 and Sunday, Oct. 16. He’ll give talks at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Saturday and at 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Sunday. Get how info here and see