PULSE.CHECK YOUR SIGHT: Dr. Deborah E. Banker, known for her alternative approach to vision improvement that discourages surgery, has teamed up with Whole Foods Market to offer free vision screenings on Saturday. The screenings, product sampling and talks by Banker will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Whole Foods at 4520 Sepulveda Blvd. in Sherman Oaks. - Daily News MEN'S HEALTH Men's Health Definition Men's health is concerned with identifying, preventing, and treating conditions that are most common or specific to men. IT'S HIS TIME: National Men's Health week Men’s Health Week, celebrated annually during the week preceding and including Father’s Day, honors the importance of men's health and wellness. Men's Health Week was chosen for this specific time of year to make use of the extra attention paid to male family members is celebrated the week before Father's Day, today through Sunday Sunday: see Sabbath; week. . The week is dedicated to a public awareness campaign to encourage men to take better care of their health, with an emphasis on preventive preventive /pre·ven·tive/ (pre-vent´iv) prophylactic. pre·ven·tive or pre·ven·ta·tive adj. Preventing or slowing the course of an illness or disease; prophylactic. n. health behavior and early detection of possible health problems. Men's Health Magazine encourages individuals to visit its Web site at www.nmhw.org to download To receive a file transmitted over a network. In any communications session, "download" means receive, and "upload" means send. The download/upload often implies a big/little scenario, in which data is being downloaded from the "big" server into the "little" user's computer. a free guide to healthy living for men called ``Men's Maintenance Manual.'' Topics include how to cut down on fat, 10 stress busters This is a list of Busters from the manga Beet the Vandel Buster. The Beet Warriors Beet Beet is a young boy who has always desired to be the strongest Buster. He aspires to be like his heroes, the Zenon Warriors, who are known as the strongest of all Busters. , getting fit for life, beating disease, body warning signs, regular maintenance, sexual health for life, great looks and health hotlines. The National Prostate Cancer prostate cancer, cancer originating in the prostate gland. Prostate cancer is the leading malignancy in men in the United States and is second only to lung cancer as a cause of cancer death in men. Coalition is urging people to tell their dads to learn about the disease and get tested. This year, nearly 200,000 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer. For more information, call (888) 245-9455. - Daily News EXERCISE ST-T-R-RETCH OUT: Our bodies move better if we take time to stretch our muscles. We should stretch to start the day, stretch before exercise and stretch to wind down. That's the message in ``Stretching for Health and Fitness'' (Time/Life Books; $12.95). This Health Fact File book by Chrissie Gallagher-Mundy is a simple, well-illustrated guide to movements to help our bodies stay healthy and mobile. The highlight is a daily routine of stretches to be practiced when you wake up, in the car, at work and before you go to sleep. - Elizabeth Smilor CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) no caption (glasses) (2) no caption (``Stretching for Health and Fitness'') |
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