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Celebrate the Cucumber

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In the summer, watermelon is usually the star of the show. And while delicious and refreshing, we would like to remind you about its often-overlooked cousin, the cucumber. Summer offers ...

 

Arm toning exercise

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How long does it take to tone flabby arms? If you train your arms at least two times per week AND improve your nutrition, you can see significant improvement in your upper arm developmen...

 

Discovery of cancer trigger may offer targeted drug therapies

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Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have definitively linked the function of a specific domain of proteins important in plant-microbe biology to a can...

 

​ Gents & Friends Sunday, July 10 from 12-4

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If you are looking for a fun time and free beer, pop over to Glory Road Barbershop for the Gents & Friends Event that celebrates men’s health and wellness. On tap is an obstacle course compe...

 

Learn to laugh

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A good sense of humor can't cure all ailments, but data is mounting about the positive changes laughter can create. When you start to laugh, it doesn't just lighten your load mentally, i...

 

​ National SCUD Day

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Okay – here’s one that almost no one has heard about: Today is national SCUD Day. What does that mean? Well, it’s Savor the Comic, Unplug the Drama Day, of course. Annually on July 8, ...

 

Cold water therapy

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Cold water therapy is the practice of using water that’s around 59°F to treat health conditions or stimulate health benefits. It’s also known as cold hydrotherapy. While the practice has...

 

​ Refreshing Pineapple Whip

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Pineapple, more than any other fruit, seems to evoke images of cooling off beachside on a warm day. Now, you can have a healthy taste of the beach in a glass on a hot El Paso summer’s af...

 

​ Crunch out belly fat

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Throughout the month of July, we are targeting specific areas of the body that can benefit by targeted exercise. Today we take aim at reducing belly fat. Exercise experts agree that the...

 

The benefits of exercise in a pill?

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Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, Stanford School of Medicine and collaborating institutions reports in the journal Nature that they have identified a molecule in the blood that...

 

​ Viva! El Paso

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Viva! El Paso is an outdoor musical with music, dance, and stories representing our 400 years of history and culture in the desert Southwest. The current show features several of the element...

 

Become independent from your inner critic

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Fourth of July weekend is as good a time as any to declare independence from your inner critic. Learning how to replace negative thoughts about yourself with more positive ones is the fi...

 

Read the Declaration of Independence

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Many of us have not read the Declaration of Independence since we were in grade school. Today on Inspire Friday we encourage you to get ready for the Fourth of July weekend by re-reading...

 

Dance/Movement Therapy for overall well-being

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Dance/movement therapy is defined by the American Dance Therapy Association as the psychotherapeutic use of movement to promote emotional, social, cognitive, and physical integration of ...

 

​ Red, White and Blue Fruit Pizza

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Wedges of juicy watermelon topped with nondairy coconut yogurt and berries make for a crisp, refreshing dessert and will delight guests over the holiday weekend. Ingredients ½ cup unswe...

 

Fourth of July fitness

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Summer is a great time to concentrate on the specific areas of your body you would like to improve. In the coming weeks we will offer workouts aimed at targeting the most common problem ...

 

Study may offer key to replace chemo and radiation therapy for cancer patients

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Before a patient can undergo T cell therapy designed to target cancerous tumors, the patient's entire immune system must be destroyed with chemotherapy or radiation. The toxic side effec...

 

Find your summer book

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Make today the day you choose the book you will enjoy over the summer. Whatever you fancy, historical or contemporary fiction, fantasy, romance or even self-help and non-fiction, choose ...

 

Reconnecting with your spouse

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Every couple needs time to connect. It’s essential for happiness and satisfaction in a marriage. Each of these exercises, recommended by relationship therapists, have been proven to help...

 

​ Make a lunch date

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Today is ‘Take back lunch’ Day which encourages people to take their time and enjoy leisure lunch as opposed to gobbling down a sandwich or drive-thru burger. And, since today is Inspire Fri...

 

​ Ease Nerve Pain – naturally

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Nerve pain (called neuropathic pain) is one of the more difficult and uncomfortable types of pain. Whether the pain comes from diabetes, shingles, fibromyalgia, chemotherapy, or a host of ot...

 

Cherries are a treat for the whole body

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Southern New Mexico offers abundant crops of fresh cherries and we are right here in the middle of their picking season that usually begins June 1st and ends during the first half of Jul...

 

Go jogging in the early morning

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Running is one of the simplest forms of exercise. But the El Paso heat does complicate things. The solution, of course is to go for a run early in the morning. But how do you motivate yo...

 

Overcoming drug resistance in prostate cancer

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Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men in the United States. Many patients can live long lives due to early detection and treatment with androgen deprivation therapy. Howeve...

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