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4 Numbers You Should Know to Stay on Top of Your Health

The American Heart Association says there are four numbers every woman should know. Your total cholesterol, blood pressure, blood sugar, BMI..body mass index. Knowing these can help you control risk factors to cardiovascular disease. Schedule a visit with your doctor to learn these numbers and commit them to memory. Work to improve your numbers if necessary. While some risk factors…

How Much We’ll Spend on Our Valentine This Year

This time last year, Americans were spending more in the name of love than they ever had. The national retail federation says valentine spending in 2020 hit a record high. This year obviously things are different. Those who are spending, will shell out about $32-dollars less than last year. Most of that is from not going out to dinner and…

The Key to a Long Life is…Weight Gain?

If you’re trying to lay off the sugar…go ahead, pick that cookie back up. We give you permission. According to a new study out of Ohio State University, people who gain weight as they get older actually live the longest of anyone. The study looked at people in a town in Massachusetts for almost 70 years. They found that folks…

Should the Day After the Big Game be a Holiday?

This debate usually takes place every year around this time… should the day after the big game be a holiday? Last year, around one in five say they either took the day off work after the matchup, or strongly considered it. According to research, 40 percent think this Monday should be a national holiday. It might be good for companies…