Archive for Category: "Health"

New Beginnings

New Beginnings

By Diane Burns                 Someone had once said that, “Our lives of full of new beginnings.”  From the time we are born we experience these new beginnings, when we learn to walk and talk, go to school, get a job, build a career and get [...]

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Just pick ONE!

Just pick ONE!

By Joanna K Chodorowska The New Year rolls up, and each year we say, “Oh I want to get healthy,”or,“I want to lose weight,” and the list gets longer.  Each year-end, though, we find ourselves short of those goals – we were too busy, it [...]

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Managing Holiday Stress

Managing Holiday Stress

Q&A With Debbie Cooper, Registered Dietician and Amie Allanson-Dundon, of St. Luke’s Hospital & Health Network.  It’s that time of year again when radio stations start playing holiday music, trees have lost their leaves, and invitations start coming in. You have no idea what gifts [...]

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Traditions

Traditions

By Diane Burns   With the holidays rapidly approaching I sat down one day and began to reminisce about the traditions that have been passed down in our family from generation to generation.         The dictionary defines the word tradition as “a custom, a habit or a [...]

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CyberKnife, an alternative cancer treatment

CyberKnife, an alternative cancer treatment

By Jennifer Barnett Fox Cancer is something no one wants to think about, but increased awareness and conversation can make a tremendous difference to those diagnosed with it. Each November, the American Lung Association works to increase awareness of lung cancer. The organization strives to [...]

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The Holiday Bounty Doesn’t Have to Add Weight

The Holiday Bounty Doesn’t Have to Add Weight

By Joanna K. Chodorowska  Every holiday season, we say to ourselves, “This is the year I won’t gain weight.”  And every year, we get to the holidays and within a single day we are so off of our routine that we revise our plan to:  [...]

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No Time Like the Present to Plan for Good Health

No Time Like the Present to Plan for Good Health

Before we know it, the New Year will be here! That’s why now is the perfect time to reflect on what you’ve accomplished for your health throughout 2011, and make plans for your well-being in2012. In these times of uncertainly in so many areas of [...]

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Harmonious Health

Harmonious Health

BU-DO-KON By Stephanie Berardi Our thoughts, emotions, relationships, nutrition and the environment have a direct effect on our daily lives. The way we move is the way we think. The intelligent movement of Budokon improves our mind, body, and spirit in a challenging and empowering [...]

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Local Smiles With Dr. Robert Lantzy

Local Smiles With Dr. Robert Lantzy

Dr. Robert Lantzy: Pay Attention to Dental Sensitivity Early Dental Sensitivity causes many people to fear the worst. Often this dread prevents one from taking proactive measures to make an appointment, which can make matters worse. There are many reasons for sensitivity, but first a [...]

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OCTOBER IS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH. HAVE YOU SCHEDULED YOUR MAMMOGRAM?

OCTOBER IS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH. HAVE YOU SCHEDULED YOUR MAMMOGRAM?

Q&A with the expert – Managing your breast health Q & A With Dr. Joseph Russo Section Chief, Women’s Imaging St. Luke’s Hospital & Health Network One in eight women will develop invasive breast cancer sometime during their lifetime. It is the most frequently diagnosed [...]

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