FITNESS & HEALTH
What’s the Deal with Red Light Therapy?
Maybe you've heard about red light therapy, or maybe...
It’s More Than Just a Mood: Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Â
Feeling blue lately? It could be seasonal affective disorder...
Gut Check: Popular Misconceptions about Prebiotics and Probiotics
With Reena Mehta, PA-C, Tryon Medical PartnersÂ
With all the...
Healthspan vs Lifespan: Expand Your Prime, Not Just Your Time
With Caroline Lee Wilds, MD, Tryon Medical Partners
The question...
We learn about the latest treatment for Uterine Fibroids.
Along with girls’ nights out and romantic getaways, Scoop girls know our annual visit to the gynecologist is a must-have on our calendars. We may not joyfully anticipate a date with the stirrups, but prioritizing our health is essential...
ScoopTheLake on Vitamins: What You Should Be Taking Every Day
If you’re anything like we are at Scoop, you’re probably trying hard to look and feel your best. You might be juicing a few times a week (or stopping at a juice bar) and working out almost every day....
Tone Your Abs at Work: The Stability Ball Chair
Wouldn’t it be great if you could work your abs while sitting at your desk? With summer coming up, many of us are hitting the gym before the office and doubling up on weekend workouts. You’ve probably used the...
Why you should be drinking aloe vera juice
If you've ever had a nasty sunburn, you may have relied on aloe vera gel to relieve your pain. You might even have an aloe vera plant in your home.
Well, you probably wouldn't think so to look at one, but...
Healthy Breakfast Muffins For When You’re on the Go!
Understatement of the year: I am not a morning person. Don't talk to me, look at me, or touch me before I've been up for a while & had a big gulp sized coffee.
That being said, you can assume...
Stay in the Zone at Orangetheory Fitness Quail Corners, our Find of the Month for April.
For the past few months I could not solve the mystery of the variety of orange-painted bicycles scattered up and down Park Road at Quail Corners, and it was driving me crazy. Well, mystery solved last Tuesday when I...
20 ways to add protein powder to your diet
Protein powder isn't just for the Arnold Schwarzenegger's of the world.
Everyone can benefit from a diet that is rich in protein, and the right protein powders can make this easily, healthily done.
Protein in your diet can help to boost your...
20 new ways to add coconut oil to your life
There's a pretty big coconut oil craze going on right now, and I believe it is more than just a fad.
What makes coconut oil so special, you ask?
For starters, coconut oil is lower in calories than many other oils. ...
The Full Scoop on Standing Desks
Our aim at scoop is to empower you, our readers, to be better-dressed, healthier, and happier, so it wasn't long before the idea of Standing Desks caught our attention. If you claim a spot in front of a computer screen to...
Hilliard Studio Method Video Shorts offers the easiest way for you to take it on the road.
By now, you've worked your proverbial butt off on New Year's Resolutionary workouts - and are heading into spring with hopefully a stronger, leaner, meaner bod. Â From Jan 1 right up to Easter, there's little temptation to stray or...
Here are 5 Easy Ways to Strengthen Your Core at home or work.
Been crunching hard for months and seeing few results? We may have found your answer, right here. Like putting on makeup without first washing your face, we recently learned that focusing on your vanity muscles before training the true core will not give you...
5 Easy Things to do each day to Strengthen Your Core
Even if you are enviably toned everywhere else, it is not uncommon to feel less than confident when it comes to your tummy. Blame hormones or babies or genetics. Regardless, many of us work hard for a crop-top-worthy midriff and rarely feel...