In a growing pandemic that threatens global health, the worry about the unknown, upended routines and economic concerns can significantly impact people’s mental health. But there are simple ways to help yourself cope.
Raise your hand if you are tired of hearing about the coronavirus.
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In the world I work in, I see many super-fit people — all ages and races and genders — but even super-fit people are not immune to heart disease.
Last month, three Calhoun County women got together for a photo shoot to celebrate the fact that they had all survived breast cancer.
As a mother awaits the arrival of her new bundle of joy, she makes plans on how she will parent, love, care for and, most importantly, feed her baby.
Recently, I was talking with a few (over 50) fitness friends and I posed two questions to them:
Sometimes getting older really stinks. But there are some really great things about getting older. It is how we approach it that can help us get through the negative parts of older age.
I recently saw in the news information about a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association that even a small effort in the steps-a-day category can totally alter mortality rate.
I adore summer food because of the multicolors of vegetables available to grow or buy. My husband has so many different types of vegetables in his garden this time of year. It is an incredibly beautiful time for a garden.
Daniel Lee, the winner of The Anniston Star's "Grocery Cart Makeover" contest, went shopping with dietitian Louise Lockridge and fitness columnist Ann Angell to help him make healthier food choices.
For Angela Morgan of Jacksonville, it started in 2007 with twinges in her right breast. With no family history of breast cancer, her doctor thought it might be only fibrocystic changes.
The members of Calhoun County’s Steel Magnolias breast cancer support group are here to help those who have been diagnosed with breast cancer.
Question: Are you a fitness class participant, or do you have a home gym? If so, you need to read this for the health of your knees.
Don’t believe everything you hear — or even everything you see!
One of the most common complaints physicians hear in their practices is that of lower back pain. I guess if you can go through life and not have LBP, you are one lucky person.
It’s officially flu season in Calhoun County — and it looks like it will be a bad one. This year’s flu shot is not as effective as in years past, so it’s more important than ever to take additional steps to protect yourself and others from the flu virus.
I blame it on the time change and the temperature change. You know, that feeling that you would rather go home and snuggle on the couch instead of doing your afternoon walk, or fitness class, or that work you need to do in the yard.
“Middle age.” What the heck does that term even mean? Who came up with it, anyway?
When Davida Hill began experiencing pain in her left breast, she didn’t give it much thought. At that time, she was on her second deployment to Kuwait as a member of the U.S. Army Reserve. “I thought the pain was from the heavy body armor I had to wear,” she said.
Imagine a world where there was less memory loss and more oxygen to the brain. How about way less obesity, and way more self-confidence? Here is a good one — way less disease and way more good health?
Back a few years ago, when I had three small kids, I decided to go back to school and get a Bachelor of Science in a subject I was very passionate about: exercise. It is one of the best decisions I ever made.
Allie Steen knew something was seriously wrong when she couldn’t remember the number she was supposed to dial to call in sick to work. Later, at a medical office, she couldn’t remember half of her personal information to complete the patient form. That, combined with achy, swollen fingers an…
A foam roller is a must-have for people who work out on a regular basis.
As a health seeker, how do you find that connection you need to succeed in the fitness world? How do you make your health a habit?
