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There is little dispute that walking is one of the best, cheapest and easiest things you can do for your health.
What if there was a small, inexpensive device that was proven to boost your fitness, help you lose weight and lower your blood pressure? Would you use it, especially if doing so was nearly effortless?

Jane Bonin does. She has for the past eight months and swears by it. “It's just a way of tricking yourself into doing the right thing,” says the 73-year-old writer and former college professor who lives in Washington.

Celebrities like Jessica Simpson are said to be losing weight on the 5 Factor Diet. But will it work east of Beverly Hills?

American Idol contestant Crystal Bowersox is in the hospital for an unknown reason. Bowersox was not be able to perform on Tuesday night. Instead of the American Idol 10 male semifinalists performed. Bowersox is expected to make it back to perform for viewers tonight. Fox network will not disclose the exact cause of Crystal Bowersox's hospital admittance. The network has only said Bowersox has "medical issues which would prevent" her from performing on Tuesday night. Unconfirmed reports allege that Crystal Bowersox'ss diabetes caused her to be hospitalized.

Crystal Bowersox has outperformed everyone in my opinion and I think for once Simon Cowell and I are in agreement. Simon Cowell says that Crystal Bowersox is the one to beat. Crystal Bowersox wowed American Idol fans by performing "Give Me One Reason.' Crystal has diabetes and had to be hospitalized but when she performed no one could have been more surprised and happy than Simon Cowell who sang her praises. I think she will win all the way in American Idol. I'm really excited for this sweet girl, Crystal Bowersox.

These days, the letters and e-mails arrive in the Georgetown athletic department by the bundle, all wanting to share a story with Austin Freeman. “You’re an inspiration to people with diabetes, I’m looking up to you now. ...” The strangers all want the Hoyas junior guard to know that playing with diabetes isn’t uncommon. That it can be done. That it’s not as big of a hurdle as it might appear. That there’s now a whole big network of support open to him to pick and peruse. Freeman, though, is just trying to figure out one thing: Diabetes itself.