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Staying fit on a busy schedule is one of the most difficult every day problems facing people today. We seem to have gotten so much busier, and have adapted to grabbing food on our way out the door. The problem is that the foods that seem most convenient and portable are often processed and laden with sugar and bad carbs. If you have been packing on some extra pounds as a result of a busy lifestyle, try some of these healthy eating tips that even the busiest of people can implement into their schedule. 1. Pack your food the night before If you have a schedule where you often find yourself grabbing food on your way out the door, try packing that food the night before. You will have a clearer head and will be more likely to make healthier decisions. You will also be able to make choices that may take a little longer to put together, but that are significantly healthier. These can be things like a sandwich or a cut up apple with peanut butter. 2. Don't buy unhealthy foods to be...

Spouses of heart attack victims have an increased risk of depression and anxiety, even if their partner survives, Danish research suggests. The study found that in the year after losing a spouse to a heart attack, partners were three times more likely to start taking anti-depressants. Even if their partner survived, the use of anti-depressants still increased by 17%, compared with the year before. The use of anxiety drugs also went up, the European Heart Journal reports. There are about 340 heart attacks in the UK every day - approximately 13% are fatal. Care needed Maureen Talbot, senior cardiac nurse at the British Heart Foundation, said: "A heart attack can impact the whole family, and this study emphasises the importance of caring for the partners of heart attack sufferers. "We know that people can feel anxious or helpless when a loved one has a heart attack. It is essential they receive the emotional and practical support they need during this often traumati...

Certain vaccines may not work as well in children who have been exposed to high levels of perfluorinated compounds (PFCs), a family of chemicals used to make everything from microwave popcorn bags and pizza boxes to carpets and nonstick cookware, new research suggests. In a study published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers found that the higher the level of PFCs in a child's blood, the fewer antibodies the child produced after receiving vaccines for diphtheria and tetanus. In addition, kids with higher PFC exposure were more likely than their peers to have antibody levels too low to provide protection against those infectious diseases. "The immune system is more sluggish when these kids are vaccinated," says lead author Philippe Grandjean, MD, an adjunct professor of environmental health at the Harvard School of Public Health, in Boston. "It doesn't respond as well…and produces less antibodies." The number of ant...