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  • Lifestyle strategies for cancer prevention

    Improvements in screening and treatment of cancer have resulted in significant reductions of cancer deaths in the United States. What are some lifestyle strategies for reducing cancer risk?

  • Healthier life: Controlling stress eating

    We all have multiple stressors in our life, whether it be due to work, home, over exercising or not eating a nutritionally adequate diet. As Americans we have become accustomed to stress, but learning how to manage stress seems to be more difficult and often we turn to food for comfort. Any type of

  • Never Doubted, Always Feared

    Editor’s note: Jansson retires on October 6 after 33 years on active duty having served as a group commander, F-16 system program manager, wing commander for two wings, center vice commander and commander, Defense Logistics Agency center commander, and Air Force Program Executive Officer for both

  • Healthier Life: Why not to skip breakfast

    We have all heard that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, whether it was ingrained in your head by your parents growing up, or we see it in advertisements on TV and magazines.  But do you know why it’s the most important meal?  Breakfast is the first opportunity we have to give our

  • UAS are fun but come with safety regulations

    Today, the latest and greatest toy on the market is a drone, or the more appropriate term, unmanned aerial system. They come in all sorts of flavors from fixed-wing aircraft to octocopters, with quadcopters being the most popular. Why are these pesky little toys such a big deal? Because they’re fun!

  • Healthier Life: Your brain on exercise

    We have libraries of data documenting the benefits of exercise for the body. What about the brain? Quite a bit of research collected over the past several years points to the conclusion that, yes, when you exercise, your brain benefits, too.

  • I am Independence Day

    I am an American Airman. Americans have celebrated the Fourth of July for 241 years. It’s a reminder of our freedom and liberty, and a symbol of hope.I am a warrior.We fought to win our independence from our oppressors and we won. Why? Because we are a nation willing to defend what is right.I have

  • Healthy food, exercise provide better detox than diets

    When you hear the word “detox,” what do you think?Do you think about juice cleanses, weight loss and dieting? You are not alone.The “detox diets” have taken over as one of the most popular diet and weight-loss trends today. The claims they make include cleansing your body, giving you a “jump-start”