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Monday, January 7, 2008

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National Body Challenge 2008!
Join up for FREE and receive just you need to reinforce your commitment to change for the better, and to help you succeed in your quest to become the fittest you can be. We hope you'll join us by visiting the 2008 National Body Challenge web site! And come back regularly to customize your experience and get all the information and encouragement you need to make it a success. Be sure to tune in to Discovery Health this Monday through Thursday for a fascinating look at four sets of identical twins, as they attempt to lose weight and get fit ... it's National Body Challenge: Twins Edition.

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Watch Dr. Pam Peeke's Fit to Live Special
on Friday, Jan. 11 at 8 p.m. ET/PT


Your Weekly Peekeism:
When you're looking at making a change in your life, don't wait to find the time. Instead, make time. This is a deliberate choice you're making to change up your lifestyle and get healthier. Remember, we look, feel and live like every choice we make in life. Make the right choice to get started on a healthy lifestyle ... today.

From Dr. Peeke's Fit to Live Book:

How Fitness Impacts Every Aspect of Your Life

About Meal Replacement Bars & Drinks

A Mental Fitness Quiz

Declutter, Declutter, Declutter

Regrouping After You've Messed Up

Will Belly Fat EVER Go Away?

Eating Right, Working Out ... Still No Results!

When Your Schedule Has Your Eating All Out of Whack

Help for a College Student Living in a Residence Hall

Good Fitness Habits Start Young


sexual health
Dating's Most Embarrassing Moments
From the split pants (skirt or bra) ... to bumping into an angry ex ... to passing wind ... here is your survival guide for turning disaster into a second date.

Test Your Kissing Skills

Kiss & Tell: Your First Kiss

Kissing Legends & Myths

Where Else Should He Kiss Her?

27 Ways to Save a Relationship on the Rocks

People-on-the-Street Answer: What Makes Sex Sizzle for You?

From the Sexual Health Bulletin Boards:
Am I the only woman who doesn't enjoy this particular sex act?

From the Sexual Health Bulletin Boards:
My girlfriend has abandoned sex for a video game.

From the Sexual Health Bulletin Boards:
I cheated, got caught and thrown out. Here's my side of it.

From the Sexual Health Bulletin Boards:
I'm obsessed with the idea of sex ... but not the act.



NEW Fight Fat After Forty Book
Burn unwanted "toxic weight" from your body for good with this revolutionary book ... perfect for every woman over forty!


main features
On TV ... National Body Challenge: Twins Edition
Mon.-Thurs., 8 p.m. ET/PT

Discovery Health

CHAT LIVE With the Twins After Tonight's Show


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Information on Cholesterol Treatment
If you're taking a statin, such as Lipitor or Cestor, along with eating healthy, but your Bad Cholesterol is not where your doctor wants it to be, learn about a different way to help lower cholesterol.
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Simple Stretches to Start Your Day
You probably stretch before you start a workout. Well, life is a pretty good workout, wouldn't you say?


Caffeine in Your Diet
Some effects of caffeine are beneficial ... but be wary of those others.


7 Reasons You Don't Lose Weight
It doesn't take much to throw off your plan to eat healthier. Here are some of the most common pitfalls.

Annie Rants for Smaller Pants

Fit Fitness Into the Time You Have

Moving Gently Toward Fitness

MaryO's 20 Minutes of Cardio

Any College Students Out There?

Thin People May Be Fat Inside

Why Food Makes You Sleepy

Walking Test Helps Predict Lifespan

Even Small Weight Gains Increase Reflux Risk

In-School Program Effective in Helping Kids Fight Obesity

Gene May Explain Bulimia-Obsessive-Compulsive Link


Baby IQ 4-Disc DVD Set
Give baby a head start on early learning skills with this friendly and entertaining introduction to colors, movements, counting and more.


Your Prescription Translator
Just taking your pills may have been fine in the old days. But today it's important that you understand what you're taking and why. Use this interactive guide to find what you need to know about the medicines you're putting into your body.

The Drug Interaction Checker


Look Up Any Illness
Use the Discovery Health Diseases & Conditions Database for information that you really need for yourself and for those you love.


Discovery Health Jigsaw Puzzles
They're a great way to relax for a few minutes during a hectic day. Choose from ten health-related images, then try your hand at bringing order from the chaos. And every time you start again, the pieces break differently.


health & fitness news

Getting Healthy Without the Gym

2007: Year of the Stem Cell

Cocaine Vaccine in the Works

Stress Makes Squirrels Wig Out, Too

Six Pre-Pregnancy Health Tips

Exercise Eases Some Menopause Symptoms

Lack of Sleep Raises Diabetes Risk


hands-on health
NEWS IN FOCUS
The Daily Rounds:
Yoga Effective in Treating Low Back Pain

Yoga appears to be more effective for low back pain than conventional exercise or getting a self-care book about the condition, according to a first-of-its-kind study conducted by researchers at Group Health Cooperative's Center for Health Studies. You can find detailed information on the Mary Alice Williams reports that appear on Discovery Health TV every weeknight at 6:55 p.m. ET.

THIS WEEK'S QUIZ
The Smoking Quiz

Yes, yes, you know that smoking is harmful. But do you know just how harmful?

FEATURED TOOL
How Do You Reward Yourself?
You've stayed with your fitness plan. You've reached your interim goal. How do you treat yourself for your accomplishment?

EXPERT OPINION
I'll Gain Weight If I Quit Smoking!

Not so fast ... weight gain isn't an inevitable result of quitting smoking, provided you take a few easy precautions to prevent it.


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tv highlights
Mon., Jan. 21, Noon to 8 p.m. ET/PT
Dr. G, Medical Examiner Marathon
Tuesday, 6 p.m. ET
Code Blue:
Long Way Home
best of tv this week
Tonight, 8 p.m. ET
National Body Challenge: Twins Edition, Part 1
Jim and Jeff Thiel are identical twins with identical problems:obesity and the risk of serious health issues. So, to jumpstart an all new healthy lifestyle, the Thiels joined the Discovery Health National Body Challenge for 2008.

Tonight, 9 p.m. ET
Medical Incredible: Amazing Ovarian Transplant Twins
The world's first miracle ovarian transplant baby; restoring a severed nose; the dancer who has no feet; fetal surgery for a giant tumor; a cure with a child with autism; and the man who totally tattooed his disfigured body.

Tuesday, 8 p.m. ET
National Body Challenge: Twins Edition, Part 2
Kameena and Khalilah Dawkins are identical twins who have more than their looks in common. They are both obese. The Dawkins girls joined the Discovery Health National Body Challenge for 2008 to begin an all-new healthier lifestyle and avoid health problems.

Wednesday, 8 p.m. ET
National Body Challenge: Twins Edition, Part 3
For identical twins, Fiona and Vanessa Distefano, a weakness for chocolate and cheese has contributed to serious weight gain. They joined the Discovery Health National Body Challenge for 2008 to overcome their addictions and to avoid health problems.

Thursday, 8 p.m. ET
National Body Challenge: Twins Edition, Part 4
Moni Boyce and Desi Green are identical twins whose father is a diabetic. The overweight sisters are beginning to show signs of the disease. They joined the Discovery Health National Body Challenge for 2008 to get on the path of a new healthy lifestyle.

Friday, 8 p.m. ET
Fit to Live
At any time, you could be faced with a crisis, an accident or a natural disaster. We may not think of fitness as a survival factor in these situations. Do you have the basic level of endurance, strength and agility to get yourself out of a disaster zone?
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