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Guest: Arthritis Foundation

The Arthritis Foundation is the nation’s leading nonprofit organization working to addressing arthritis. The organization funds research and provides services and programs designed that empower individuals to take control of their disease. A key component of managing arthritis is regular physical activity.

Let’s Move Together is a nationwide movement led by the Arthritis Foundation that encourages people to move to prevent or treat arthritis. You can join the movement by committing to participate in your local Arthritis Walk. But don’t stop there…move daily for better health.

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Trends In The Work Place: Success Strategies For The Web Commuter

Guest: Citrix Online, LLC

Citrix Online, a division of Citrix Systems, Inc. revolutionizes the way people work with Web-based remote access, support and online meeting technologies. Every month, more than 15,000 new customers start using Citrix Online’s services to work from anywhere with anyone – using our remote-connectivity tools to save time, get more done and connect to others around the world.
GoToMyPC is an easy and secure remote-access service that enables you to conveniently access email, files, programs and network resources from home or the road. It’s perfect for:
• Teleworking: Work on your office computer from home, or anywhere with just an Internet connection. Working from home just one day a week could reduce your carbon footprint and time and money spent on commuting to your office.
• After-Hours Access: You no longer physically need to be at the office to be productive. Leave the office early and finish later from home when it’s convenient for you.
• Increased Flexibility: You may have an important project to work on but can’t miss your kid’s soccer game or evening commitment. Now you have the ability to work from anywhere which improves you more work/life balance and flexibility.
• Travel Anywhere: Traveling for work or leisure, you can access your work or home computer from anywhere in the world so you’re always connected to your critical information.


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The Benefits Of Yoga..a Whole & Healthy Life

Guest: Hyp-Yoga Inc.

Viewers will learn about a revolutionary new type of yoga: Hyp-Yoga that combines hypnosis and yoga to help people lose weight and live healthy. Founders of Hyp-Yoga will demonstrate some of the hyp-yoga techniques and offer insights on how to use this new approach to manage their own health.

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Be Fit, Be Beautiful, Be You

Guest: Adriana Martin Fitness

This segment features Adriana Martin, Fitness Expert, and founder of Fit Mom for Life. Adriana has created an innovative approach to helping women achieve their health and fitness goals through all the seasons of life and despite the time constraints motherhood.


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Do A Home Assessment & Plan

Guest: Interim HealthCare Inc.

Here’s how to address the safety or emotional needs of your parents who want to maintain their independence. An in-home assessment by a qualified home healthcare agency and a plan of action can be the first steps in a care program that can help avoid accidents, overcome isolation, and reduce the medical and mental risks of being home alone.

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Season Pass Program - Importance Of The Flu Shot For College Students

Guest: CSL Biotherapies

ESPN college football analyst and commentator, and former TV “Bachelor” Jesse Palmer tells us about his broadcast career and his involvement in the Season Pass Program, designed by CSL Biotherapies to explain why colleges & universities are especially vulnerable to flu outbreaks & the impact of the flu on college students. Interview sponsored by CSL Biotherapies.

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THE FIRST CINCO DE MAYO

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Do you know how and when the Cinco de mayo celebration started in the US?
This holiday mainly started in the year 1967 when a group of California State University students decided to hold the first Cinco de Mayo commemoration in the United States.
They wanted something to recapture their history and decided that the Battle of Puebla was symbolic.
This helped them to connect it to their struggle for the formation of a Chicano Studies program at the university.


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A Solution To Your New Years Resolution

Guest: Lifeburst, Inc.

Dean Tornabene, the only athlete in history to capture the Mr. America title and also win the National Powerlifting Championship, talks about being a pioneer in personal training and his new, interactive website and eating program based on science to help people achieve their weight loss and fitness goals.

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Overcoming High Anxiety On The Job Front

Guest: Yahoo, Inc.

HotJobs Senior Managing Editor Tom Musbach reveals the surprising results of an “exclusive” new job survey, outlining the concerns job seekers are most anxious about. Tom will also provide “insider tips” from top companies on what it takes to stand out from a sea of resumes and how to come out on top with the job offer. Musbach is renowned for his job market expertise and career advice, and has appeared on various national networks including CNN, Fox News Channel and CNBC. Interview sponsored by Yahoo! Inc.


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(C) Stop Trashing The Planet - Join The Green Revolution at your School

Guest: Perf Go Green

You're never too young to join the "Green Revolution". Perf Go Green joins us again to talk about their exciting new School Initiative Program and shares information on how you can get your school involved in cleaning up the planet…one bag at a time.


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Super-sized Society Needs Slim Shots

Guest: IdeaVillage Products Corp.

Despite nearly a decade of aggressive governmental, medical & scientific community programs aimed at educating the public on the right way to get & stay fit, to eat less & exercise more, Americans are still fat. New to the U.S., dietary supplement Slim Shots is making caloric intake & portion control manageable through an emulsion that helps users eat up to 30% less food as evidenced in 6 published clinical trials & papers. This segment describes the benefits losing weight, of the Slim Shots product, and conveys some quick weight loss tips everyone can adopt into their lifestyle.


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Ivy Larson Makeover Designing Your Home Workout Program

Guest: The Gold Coast Cure / Fitter, Firmer, Faster

Fitness expert Ivy Larson, as part of the 10-Week Balancing Act Lifestyle Makeover Program talks more about getting Fitter, Firmer, Faster----without leaving your home! She explains how many of you probably find it extremely challenging to find the time to workout and if you have to get ready, get in your car, drive and schlep to a gym it makes the whole ordeal just that much more difficult---and just that much more unlikely that you won’t even workout at all------The good news is you don’t need fancy equipment and you don’t need a gym to get in shape. She explains how you can get a far better workout without equipment! When designing your home workout you want to keep 3 things in mind...


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Where Learning Meets Life

Guest: Chamberlain College of Nursing

With the current shortage of nurses, finding a job isn’t a problem for most RN’s. It’s the demands of the work that can wear you out. Earning a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree can offer you better career opportunites, better hours, greater flexibility & a great potential for careeer advancement. The President of Chamberlain College of Nursing discusses why nurses are critical in our country & how you can fit going back to school into your schedule by getting your nursing degree online using their Fast-Track RN to BSN online degree completion program.


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Successful Women Mentoring At-risk Youth: Changing The World One Student At A Time

Guest: Women of Tomorrow

Women of Tomorrow Mentor & Scholarship Program inspires, motivates and empowers young women to live up to their full potential through mentoring by highly accomplished professional women and scholarship opportunities.

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Empowering Our Children To Learn With A Proven Scientific Learning Program

Guest: Scientific Learning Corporation

Reading is one of the most critical and often challenging subject’s a child must learn in life. Through the study of Neuroplasticity, Scientific Learning, a company revolutionizing education, has designed a series of learning intervention programs, designed to help improve your children’s reading comprehension skills.


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Helpful Home Security Tips

Guest: ADT Security Systems

With over 134 years of experience in home security and protection, ADT suggests the following tips to help secure your home:
Close and lock your doors and windows
Trim shrubs and trees around your home
Join a Neighborhood Watch Program
Invest in a home security system

For other helpful security tips, log onto ADT dot com


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Special Needs For Special Children

Guest: New York Life Insurance Company

HAVING A SPECIAL NEEDS CHILD MEANS YOU HAVE UNIQUE FINANCIAL NEEDS… SO START PLANNING NOW WITH A FINANCIAL TEAM. YOUR TEAM SHOULD INCLUDE A LIFE INSURANCE SPECIALIST … WHO CAN HELP SAFEGUARD YOUR ASSETS SO GOVERNMENT BENEFITS ARE NOT JEOPARDIZED! GO TO NEW YORK-LIFE-DOT-COM FOR INFO ON SPECIAL INSURANCE PROGRAMS.

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The Fit Body Plate

Guest: The Gold Coast Cure / Fitter, Firmer, Faster

Nutrition expert Ivy Larson, as part of the 10-Week Balancing Act Lifestyle Makeover Program, creates a plate consisting of whole foods, which is used as a visual strategy to help you create balanced meals that combine foods in the most nutritious & most satisfying combination. The end result is "no hunger" weight-loss.


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Get Educated

Guest: Ferring Pharmaceauticals, Inc.

Learn as much as you can about osteoarthritis of the knee. Investigate patient education programs, arthritis self-management programs, and arthritis support groups. Go to www.arthritis.org/programs for help locating a support group or exercise program near you.

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Emerging Style & Design - Microwave Cooking

Guest: Sears

It’s a fact – microwave cooking saves us precious time. Cook foods with one-touch preprogrammed controls.
Or set it and forget it. You can easily program your microwave to go from defrost to cook to hold warm, automatically. Look for the Kenmore multi-stage cooking.


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