A jog in the water isn't the exact equivalent of time on the treadmill. But unlike regular running, water-running actively engages the upper body as well as the legs. In the water, if you're going to make any progress, you have to really pump your arms. Full story »
Steve Cadwell, former executive director of the Nature Center at Shaker Lakes, is the new head of the American Holistic Medical Association. He may be just what the association needs to continue its growth. Full story »
Losing excess weight by adopting a diet that includes healthy fats and phytochemicals -- protective plant nutrients found in fruits and vegetables -- and staying physically active can help battle serious consequences. Full story »
What will happen to free clinics and community health care centers once uninsured people buy health coverage or benefit from the expanding Medicaid program? Full story »
New data on obesity appear almost every day, telling us we're getting fatter faster than ever before. Missing from most of those reports are the voices of the obese. Those who struggle with weight want the rest of us to know what the battle's like, what they go through every day, what it's like to be them. Full story »
Dr. Halle Burke discusses a breast cancer survivorship program at the Cleveland Clinic that helps patients transition from one phase of treatment to another. Full story »
Family care or general practice doctors are in short supply in recent years; some incentives under health care reform will address this, especially as more such doctors will be needed to serve the newly-insured. Full story »
In 1970, the average American downed 2,169 calories a day, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. By 2008, we were consuming 2,674 calories daily. Full story »
However, you'll have to wait a while to sign up. The Department of Health and Human Services first must complete actuarial studies and set up the entire program, and it has until October 2012. Full story »
Our genes stack the deck: Americans are gaining weight at an unprecedented rate, but along with willpower, lack of exercise and large fast-food portions, our genetic makeup may be a key reason for our expanding waistlines, scientists believe. Full story »
Why is The Plain Dealer devoting four pages of newsprint today to tell us -- again -- that America is too fat? Don't get excited. Our focus is on fitness and health, not weight and the latest fad diet. Full story »
Fighting Fat is presented by The Plain Dealer in partnership with WKYC Channel 3 and WVIZ/PBS and 90.3 Ideastream. Stories and projects are planned throughout 2010. This is a schedule of what you can read, listen to and watch this week. Full story »
Blessings come in strange arrangements. Those nurses so inspired me during my daughter’s cancer treatment that they planted at the bottom of my heart the seed that one day, I would pursue the privilege of a career in nursing, and give back what was so innocently and freely given to me and my family. Full story »
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