I wake up early these days, when morning light outlines the blackout curtains and floods the skylight above my bed. After washing up with baby wipes and donning clean clothes, I slide open a curtain to reveal the front seats and windshield of the van that is my home, and check the back one last time to make sure everything is secure. Then I crawl into the driver’s seat and turn the key.

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Napping once or twice a week could be the secret to a healthy heart, scientists have found.

A new study showed people who enjoyed a small number of daytime naps a week were at nearly half the risk of life-threatening events such as heart attack or stroke.

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Working out on an empty stomach is supposed to help you lose fat faster than the same amount of exercise done later in the day, after you’ve had something to eat. You wake up, get some caffeine inside you, then hit the gym. Because you haven’t eaten anything, your body is forced to use its large reservoir of fat to fuel the workout.

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Most of us really love bread, and having to limit its consumption or avoid it altogether is something we really hate, to be honest. However, we have some good news, as a cardiologist shared a recipe that will help you prepare a homemade healthy bread that you’ll simply love! health, nutrition, recipes, food, science, health, nutrition, recipes, food, science, health, nutrition, recipes, food, science, health, nutrition, recipes, food, science, health, nutrition, food,

The bread recommended by the cardiac surgeon Steven Gandry from Nebraska, published in his book The Plant Paradox, can be eaten without feeling guilty, as it does not contain cereals. According to Dr. Gandry, it is “almost bread”, and contains no gluten, wheat, or yeast.

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When it comes to seeing a path forward in their current roles, half of employees feel like they have a career while half feel they have “just a job,” according to an August 2019 survey from CareerBuilder.

But what is the difference between seeking your vocation as a work-a-day role versus a stepping stone to bigger things? And does it matter?

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Background checks are par for the course when it comes to applying for a new job. In the past, this meant checking references, criminal records and even drug use. But with the advent of social media, companies are now trying to check every post from a candidate.

So, it is not surprising 82% of people seeking jobs try to hide their social media profile with some degree of privacy settings. This data comes from a new survey of 2,007 Americans carried out by JDP between July 11 and 12, 2019. The survey looks to find out their social media habits and how job hunting impacts them.

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With 24,000 places to eat in New York to choose from, a list recommending the “best” is going to be more or less those that are unique to the city and of a kind unlikely to be found in any other city. New York’s restaurants come in every size, style and price point, as well in every ethnic variety.

The city has more than one Chinatown and Little Italy, whole neighborhoods full of Greek, Albanian, Indian, Korean, Japanese, Thai and Korean restaurants, and you’ll find endless debates among New Yorkers in each borough as to who serves the best pizza, sushi, ramen and pastrami.

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Becoming a landlord is a lot like being pregnant: When you make your announcement, everyone wants to tell you their horror stories.

There was the aunt who had not one, but two tenants die unexpectedly during her first year as a landlord. Or, my personal nightmare, the neighbor whose tenants let their pet snakes roam freely about the house. Then, there's the run-of-the-mill disaster stories about tenants who trashed a home or didn't pay their rent.

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Marca Bristo may not have been a household name, but her influence permeated American society. At age 23, Bristo was paralyzed from the waist down in a diving accident. She became a disability rights activist, working to improve access, fight discrimination and create a model for independent living. Bristo died Sunday at age 66. Judy Woodruff talks to former Sen. Tom Harkin about her legacy.

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U.S. and Taliban representatives spent months negotiating peace and American withdrawal from Afghanistan. But after canceling meetings in the U.S., President Trump says the talks are dead.

Why did they collapse, and what are the prospects for ending the country’s decades of violence and chaos? Judy Woodruff talks to Laurel Miller, former U.S. special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan.

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