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Doing the Atkins diet to lose weight? These 11 diet swaps make it easier

If you want to lose weight, the Atkins diet is a simple way to do the low-carb, low sugar thing – here’s nutritionist Linda O’Byrne’s advice on how to get maximum weight loss with minimum hunger  So you’ve decided you want to lose weight.  But now what? Do you count your calories, try fasting for a couple of… Read More: Doing the Atkins diet to lose weight? These 11 diet… »

Trouble reading? Try these workarounds

Once you learn how to read, it’s easy to take the skill for granted. Like breathing or walking, we don’t give the ability much thought unless it begins to deteriorate. But trouble reading can develop at any age for a variety of reasons, including difficulty concentrating, mild cognitive impairment, and physical changes. Mental roadblocks can… Read More: Trouble reading? Try these workarounds »

Do you have hearing loss and tinnitus? These coping strategies can help

Every day, millions of people around the world are tortured by noises that no one else can hear. Some people, like me, hear a high-pitched ringing sound. Others hear something else entirely, from whooshing to static, chirps, beeps, roaring, or one of many other noises. Despite a lack of awareness in the general public, tinnitus… Read More: Do you have hearing loss and tinnitus? These coping strategies… »

Workplace stress has reached near-epidemic levels. These 4 tips can keep you sane

Christopher Robbins | Photodisc | Getty Images Workplace stress — having little control but lots of demands — has reached near-epidemic levels. According to The American Institute of Stress, until around 1995, Japan held the record for the number of hours employees work each week. Today Americans work almost a month more than the Japanese… Read More: Workplace stress has reached near-epidemic levels. These 4 tips can… »