A regular exercise routine doesn’t require you to spend a lot of dollars on a gym membership or fancy home-exercise equipment. And a good place to lose weight without spending a lot of cash is right in front of your…
Perhaps your New Year’s resolution to eat healthy fell by the wayside at that Super Bowl party (and on Valentine’s Day, Fat Tuesday … why are there so many food-related happenings in winter?!). Or, perhaps you were waiting for just…
The possibility that she might be having a heart attack only briefly crossed Becky Griffith’s mind. She was, after all, only 40 years old. Last November, the mother of two began to feel severely fatigued and short of breath. While…
In the interconnected world we live in, bullying doesn’t stop at the playground. It’s happening 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and the teen population is especially vulnerable. Cyberbullying affects about 25 percent of teenagers and occurs when…
Keeping a marriage healthy is not easy; it takes two committed people to make it work. With everyday stresses like your children and your career, your marriage can get pushed to the backburner. It also doesn’t help that every day…
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…