Understanding Your Blood Pressure: What the Numbers Really Mean
Learn what systolic and diastolic blood pressure readings mean, which numbers are healthy, and when it is time to talk to a doctor about yours.
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How Commitment Contracts using Financial Stakes help Achieve Goals
When one starts on a quest, no matter whether it is towards a financial or personal goal, one typically intends to see it through. Yet lofty goals and reality do not always converge, as moments of weakness destroy even the most solid of plans. Now
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The Difference between Cyclical Seasonal and Secular Markets
By understanding the complex trends of the market, one gains a powerful tool in making wise, money-making investments. The market does not always behave in the same predictable manner. Instead, trends emerge, and these are dependent upon a great v
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How to Save Money at Costco
Costco can save you a great deal of money on a wide variety of products. Despite the savings potential, they are not inexpensive on every item, and you need to first make up the membership fee to start realizing true savings. Smart shopping c
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Why is Health Care Access Important to the African American Community
It is absolutely vital for the African-American community to have access to quality health care. Unfortunately, many African-Americans do not get the same opportunities that Caucasians do when it comes to access to healthcare, and this can have ve
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What Issues Contribute to a Shorter Lifespan for African Americans
African-Americans have a life expectancy that is five years shorter than Caucasians. When you just look at African-American males, the disparity is even greater. Many factors account for this difference. It is important to understand these issues
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How Alcohol Affects Unborn Babies
Most would not dream of serving alcohol to a baby, and yet drinking while pregnant is doing exactly that. An unborn baby is physically connected to its mother and receives life-sustaining nutrition to help it grow and develop. These early days of
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Key Principles of Managing Investment Risk (A Plain-English Guide)
A plain-English guide to investment risk: how to measure it, how to spread it, and how to match your portfolio to the life you actually have.
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How to Save Money on Travel
Vacationing is not just for the wealthy. There are many different methods that can save you money on travel. Add these together, and they can be significant. Save on transportation A big part of the cost of traveling involves t
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How Alcohol Affects Mental Health
The physical consequences of alcohol consumption are substantial and well documented, ranging from cancer to liver damage to heart disease and more. The mental health concerns are no less poignant but they can be more complicated to quantify. Subs