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Charlotte celebrates Community Vitality Week, Feb. 26 through March 3 2/3/12
The second annual Community Vitality Week is Sunday, Feb. 26, through Saturday, March 3. This celebration is marked with a variety of health and wellness events promoting individual vitality and encouraging community participation.
Several Charlotte organizations have scheduled activities throughout the week that are open to the public. The growing list includes:
AL!VE, 800 W. Lawrence Ave.
The …You Are What You Eat: Ten “Clean” Foods to Always Put in Your Shopping Cart 2/3/12
When you make out your weekly shopping list, are most of the foods you go for in boxes, cans, or some other packaging? Are the foods packed full of ingredients that you can barely pronounce? If so, then you and your family might not be getting all the vitamins and nutrients you need to stay …
Fit Over 50 Entry Information 2/2/12
We don’t have a simple definition, but it’s something we know when we see it. We have assembled a crack panel of experts to help us out. If you think you are someone we …
Eat like a caveman 2/1/12
How would you like to be naturally lean, muscular and energetic? How would you like to effortlessly maintain a low body fat percentage, rippling muscles, and superb health?
According to Dr. Loren Cordain, the author of the Paleo Diet, we all need to model our 21st century lifestyles after our primal hunter gatherer ancestors to live …
IRONDOG 5K set for March 31 at MSU 1/31/12
The second annual IRONDOG 5k Run/Walk on the campus of MSU! The IRONDOG 5K is set for 10 a.m. at March 31. Race registration fees, sponsorship, and your generous donations are used to support the veterinary care of the wonderful companion animals hospitalized at MSU. Last year’s event raised over $5,000 for the fund and …
Running and beer: Is it a good idea after a race? 1/23/12
Katie Murtha, registered dietitian and board certified specialist in sports dietetics, recently ran the Detroit Marathon. Light beer was offered at the stops and in the beer tent at the end of the course. “When I saw that it was beer at the stops, I thought: How disgusting.”
The beer phenomenon at races has exploded, Murtha …
The best beverages for kids 1/23/12
Flavored water, 100% juice, juice drinks, flavored milk, soda, energy drinks—even coffee. As these beverages are marketed to kids, consumption rises. How do these beverages affect children’s health and which are the best choices?
Kids 2-19 years of age are drinking up to 15 perecent of their daily calories from sugar-sweetened beverages, and that number has …
Six ways you could be sabotaging your New Year’s resolutions! 1/23/12
Congratulations! You’ve resolved to make some healthy changes in your diet and fitness but now that it’s February your motivation is starting to wane a bit. Maybe you’re feeling a little disappointed in your efforts. Your weight isn’t coming off as fast as you like and its a struggle to find time to workout. Before …
Nine Ways to Strengthen Your Marriage on Valentine’s Day and Every Day 1/23/12
The quality of your marriage can make or break the quality of your life. Todd Patkin shares proven ways to strengthen your relationship with your spouse…and become happier in the process!
Valentine’s Day is looming large on the horizon, and everywhere you look, commercials, magazines, store displays, and more are focused on helping couples plan the …
HGB offers “How to choose a weight-loss method” at AL!VE 1/20/12
Now is the time when many people begin losing momentum on their New Year’s resolutions. Hayes Green Beach Memorial Hospital is offering a class to help “recharge your resolve” by providing information on how to choose a weight-loss method that will allow attendees to be successful at achieving wellness goals.
“How to choose a weight loss …
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