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Training for a fall race? Expert tips for getting in shape 09/02/2015 02:56am • WASHINGTON — Fall means football, foliage and food festivals, galore. But for runners, fall signifies one thing: race season. From 5K fun runs to major marathons, weekends in September, October and November are packed with races. Whether you’re registered for a big one, or are thinking about The Nationals’ narrowing path to the postseason 09/02/2015 02:41am • WASHINGTON — Baseball’s a funny sport. It is full of individual moments of excitement trapped within the six-month slog of the regular season, within which each game is but a minute element. And while September games may feel more important than April games, they all count equally. The only g How to lose the dad bod 09/01/2015 04:00pm • As many have long suspected, becoming a dad is associated with putting on pounds, according to recent research. Already a biological inevitability for most moms during pregnancy, post-baby weight gain is a struggle for dads, too, according to a widely publicized study published in the American Journ CDC: Americans aren't so young at heart 09/01/2015 03:00pm • WASHINGTON — A new government health report gives new meaning to the term "young at heart." The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been crunching numbers on heart health and says many Americans have a heart age older than their actual age. According to the CDC, nearly three Your healthy eating habits are ruining my good time 09/01/2015 01:00pm • Tonight is the night. You finally landed reservations at the hottest new dining spot in town, and you've invited a group of friends to join you. You're glancing over the elaborate menu when the waiter brings by freshly made, warm bread and whipped butter. You begin to salivate and reach out to gr Diet in a Taubesy-Turvy World 08/30/2015 08:00pm • About the last thing the world of nutrition needs is rebuttals about details to rebuttals about details that distract us all from the big picture. We have been missing the dietary forest for the truculent trees for decades already, and the result is the dark wood of modern epidemiology in which mil Is This the Time to Look for Bargains in Energy? 08/30/2015 08:00pm • Investors who bought up energy stocks or crude oil futures a few months ago when it seemed like petroleum prices had bottomed are likely feeling some pain after the late-August drop in the equities market. Greater concerns about China's economy, despite the government's attempts to stabilize its s Portfolio Exam: A $1.75 Million Portfolio Weighed Down by Fees 08/30/2015 08:00pm • What's one trademark of a poorly designed investment portfolio? The answer is a portfolio whose risk character is incompatible with the risk character of its owner. Frequently, these risk incompatibilities are camouflaged by a hot stock market. But when the market reverses and begins to fall like Which type of oil is healthiest? 08/28/2015 11:30am • It used to be that when you wanted an oil to cook with, you went to the supermarket, grabbed a bottle of oil from the shelf and went on your way. Boy, how times have changed. Choosing an oil has become almost as challenging as choosing a car. (OK, maybe that's a slight exaggeration.) But reall Owen Wilson, Lake Bell try to survive in 'No Escape' 08/28/2015 01:49am • WASHINGTON -- "No Escape" would have been a runaway action success 30 years ago, back when Sylvester Stalone stalked the Vietnamese jungle in "Rambo" (1985), Libyan terrorists chased Christopher Lloyd for plutonium in "Back to the Future" (1985) and East German terrorists hunted Bruce Willis Travis Jankowski: A hometown boy done good 08/27/2015 08:02pm • WASHINGTON -- The date Aug. 19, 2015 is one Travis Jankowski will never forget. It's the day he got called to Major League Baseball to join the San Diego Padres. I read the news on Facebook and noticed he went to Lancaster Catholic High School -- just like me. Of course, I quickly checked the Pad Should You Put ETFs in Your Portfolio? 08/27/2015 08:00pm • Yes. The answer to the question is yes -- everyone should have exchange-traded funds in their portfolio. But like there's an obvious answer if anyone ever asks you if you're a god (think "Ghostbusters"), there's a no-brainer answer when someone asks whether they should harness the power of ETFs. Survey says: Public overwhelmingly supports healthy school meals 08/27/2015 10:00am • We know the vast majority of school nutrition and food service professionals want our kids to be served healthy, nourishing food at school. But now it's clear that parents, guardians and caregivers feel the same way. A national survey commissioned by the W. K. Kellogg Foundation -- an independent Why it's time to rethink the concept of cleansing 08/27/2015 08:00am • Cleansing has become a national obsession. Celebrities are praising cold-pressed or raw juice cleanses -- and some have even started their own line of products. "Wellness warriors" are posting Instagram selfies sipping on detox smoothies. And you can't escape all the books to get you started on a cl The new obesity drugs: an Rx for weight loss? 08/27/2015 08:00am • People who need to lose a significant amount of weight -- and there are a lot of them -- finally have more medical options. After a string of disappointments, the Food and Drug Administration has lately approved four drugs that can aid in weight loss when used alongside diet and exercise. The drugs