articles by: Ann Pietrangelo

No More Secs! Book Giveaway

Editor's Note: We are giving away a copy of No More Secs! Living, Laughing & Loving Despite Multiple Sclerosis by our awesome blogger Ann Pietrangelo. Check out this excerpt and commentary from th…

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Tips for a Healthier Heart

As thoughts turn to Valentine's Day, perhaps we should pay more attention to our hearts -- not only romantically, but physically -- and give them a little TLC. Heart disease, including stroke, is t…

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Just a Little Heart Attack (video)

More women die of heart disease than all forms of cancer put together. Unfortunately, heart disease is often silent, hidden, and misunderstood. Heart disease is the number one killer of both men and w…

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Score a Food Touchdown on Super Bowl Sunday

Super Bowl Sunday is not only a big day for football, but a big day for sharing your favorite foods with family and friends. If you plan to enjoy the New England Patriots take on the New York Giants w…

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Emotions + Math = Insight (Video)

Do emotions and math go together? "Emotions = Life." That's how Chip Conley begins his latest book, Emotional Equations: Simple Truths for Creating Happiness + Success. "An equation is just anothe…

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Gates Foundation Pledges $750 Million to Global Fund (infographic)

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced it is committing $750 million to the Global Fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria. “These are tough economic times, but that is no excuse for…

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Customers Sure Are Inconvenient

Then: I opened a new bank account, small though it was. They smiled and thanked me as though I just deposited a million dollars, then handed me a colorful set of coffee mugs to thank me for my busines…

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Headphone-Wearing Pedestrians at Risk

Injuries to pedestrians wearing headphones have more than tripled in six years, say researchers from the University of Maryland. Headphone-wearing pedestrians often cannot hear train whistles or car h…

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Muffin Top Madness

I don't know about you, but I can't eat a muffin the size of my head. Recently I happened upon a display case filled with beautiful muffins, bagels, and cookies of mammoth proportions. It made such…

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Bacon, Processed Meat Linked to Pancreatic Cancer

Hold the bacon, hold the sausage. Researchers in Sweden suggest that eating an extra 50g of processed meat each day -- that's a couple of slices of bacon or a link of sausage -- could increase your ri…

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is the author of "No More Secs! Living, Laughing & Loving Despite Multiple Sclerosis." She is a member of the American Society of Journalists and Authors and a regular contributor to Care2 Healthy & Green Living and Care2 Causes. Follow on Twitter @AnnPietrangelo

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