Losing weight is hard work, but finding an exercise partner can help you stay motivated to shed your pounds, says Linda Crews, a physical therapist with the Memorial Weight Loss & Wellness Center. To maintain weight loss, the average healthy…
Maybe your sweetheart sets your heart a’fluttering or maybe those flutters indicate a potential health issue. Actually, it’s not just folks with a heart condition who can experience arrhythmia, which is a problem with the rate or rhythm of the…
Raising a child is tough and can become more challenging when you are doing it by yourself. If you are raising a child alone, you are not the only one. According to the Kids Count Data Center, nearly 35 percent…
Have you ever thought about why you eat? Do you turn to food out of true hunger or boredom or habit? Do you plan your snacks or just head to the pantry when the feeling strikes? Your attitude about food…
This time of year, the wind chill makes it awfully hard to get outside as much as we’d like. But freezing temperatures doesn’t have to mean freezing playtime with your child until the spring! We asked the teachers at Memorial…
No one wants to buy fruits and vegetables only to throw them away days later because they’ve gone bad. Where you store them can lengthen their shelf life, maximizing their taste and texture and stretching your money. You have three…
From Facebook to Instagram to Snapchat and beyond, we are living in a selfie world. But is that a good thing or a bad thing? One recent study indicated that selfie-takers may form more shallow relationships than those who don’t.…
Put on your polyester gym uniform and call your friends for a game of crab soccer…it’s time for the Presidential Physical Fitness Test! It doesn’t matter which U.S. president signed your certificate in grade school; everyone knows bragging rights went…
Believe it or not, winter parties for the preschool and elementary crowd can be fun AND healthy. Move away from the “icing sugar cookies” station, candy canes and gingerbread houses. Instead, offer these nutritious alternatives that will tickle their taste…
Life is full of ups and downs. Everyone faces hardship at some point in their lives. Those hardships could range from losing a loved one, losing your job or experiencing a traumatic event. Trauma is one of the most common…