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Friendship: The Best Thing in Life

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IG Living Wins National Health Information Award

IG Living has won recognition in the National Health Information Awards competition that honors the nation’s best consumer health programs and materials. The IG Living Aug-Sep issue received the Merit Award in the Patient Education Information class/Magazine category.
To view all the winners, click here. IG Living is listed on page 16.
Click on the link to read the IG Living Aug-Sep issue.

IG Living Essay Contest Winner

My life turned around and improved when…”: This was the leading sentence we asked IG Living readers to finish when writing entries for our third annual essay contest. From dozens of entries, our winner is Benjamin R. Karney, who won an iPad mini and publication in this month’s magazine. Congratulations! To read the winning essay, click here.

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Hot Topics

Check out some of the most talked-about feature stories in the latest issue of IGL.

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Laughter is the Best Medicine

Jokes, videos and images to put a smile on your face!

A man consults a doctor and says, "Doc, I'm suicidal. What should I do?" The doctor replies, "Pay in advance." More

IGL Lifestyles

Helpful tips on fitness, fashion, nutrition and so much more!

Research shows that the right amount of certain types of physical activity can promote good health and improve symptoms in individuals with conditions of impaired immunity... More