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CONTENTS SPECIAL Have You Done Your Monthly Breast Self-Exam Lately? 4 DEPARTMENTS 2 Life in Balance Not all mammograms are the same. 46 Virtual Health Supportive apps, one supersmart heart chart and the world's most clever piece of cutlery. Lee Mullen was busy preparing for her daughter's wedding but took the time to do her monthly breast self-exam. This simple act likely saved her life. 3 6 10 14 18 COVER PHOTO BY ARMANDO GALLO 20 FEATURES Is a Low-Salt Diet Good for Everyone? How much salt should you be eating? UVA researchers have the answer. Waiting for a Heart UVA's pediatric heart transplant team accomplished an amazing feat in the first half of 2013. Got Excuses? Skipping your screenings may be putting your health in danger. Stop with the excuses and put on that gown. Managing Your Health with a DIY Tool Kit Apps and gizmos that can help control diabetes and heart disease. Is It the Stress Talking? From heartburn to breakouts, here's how anxiety may be playing fast and loose with your health. The Wonderful World of Greens Green vegetables can strengthen bones, sharpen your vision, even prevent birth defects. Eat up. 25 34 38 42 49 53 Knee-to-Know Basics This joint keeps you jumping-and walking, climbing and moving. Let's see how it operates. Run for Your Life With a cancer diagnosis, exercising may be the last thing on your agenda. Here's why to reconsider. 14 Good-for-You Gifts These holiday presents will make everyone on your gift list feel better inside and out. Special Delivery And you thought choosing your baby's name was tough. Here are three other important birth decisions. A Childhood Interrupted by Cancer Meet Anna Banana. She's been fighting leukemia since her toddler years. Cupcake Wars This mom learned the hard way that eating disorders are becoming more common among young children. ON THE COVER 28 After 17 years of a daily pack-and-a-half habit, it was love that persuaded one of Hollywood's true nice guys to put down the cigarettes. For inspiration, advice and a boy-meets-girl romance, see how Matt Damon quit smoking-and how you can tackle it yourself. WI NTER 2013 1

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Vim & Vigor - Winter 2013 - University of Virginia

Vim & Vigor - Winter 2013 - University of Virginia
Contents
Life in Balance
Is a Low-Salt Diet Good for Everyone?
Have You Done Your Monthly Breast Self-Exam Lately?
Waiting for a Heart
Got Excuses?
Managing Your Health with a DIY Tool Kit
Is It the Stress Talking?
The Wonderful World of Greens
Knee-to-Know Basics
On the Cover
Run for Your Life
14 Good-for-You Gifts
Special Delivery
Virtual Health
A Childhood Interrupted by Cancer
Cupcake Wars

Vim & Vigor - Winter 2013 - University of Virginia