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) 

Feeling blue lately? It could be seasonal affective disorder...

Gut Check: Popular Misconceptions about Prebiotics and Probiotics

With Reena Mehta, PA-C, Tryon Medical Partners  With all the...

Healthspan vs Lifespan: Expand Your Prime, Not Just Your Time

With Caroline Lee Wilds, MD, Tryon Medical Partners  The question...

Kick and Punch Your Way Fit with this great deal at 9Round Dilworth

If we told you that a quick 30 minute workout could burn upwards of 500 calories, would you believe us? 9Round Kickbox Fitness in Dilworth does just that. In a half hour participants punch, kick and box their way...

Sit at a desk all day? Outsmart a sedentary lifestyle with these 6 tips.

You know those Day in the Life/24 Hours interviews that nobody does better than Harper's Bazaar? For many of us, a Day in the Life interview would involve hours upon hours of adventures in sitting at our desks: 9:01... working hard answering emails. 10:11......

February Is Heart Month, and we join CHS in a focus on your healthy hearts.

Heart Disease.  It's not just for men anymore. Heart Disease and Stroke are WOMEN'S health issues.  Women have more strokes than men, and more women die from strokes than men. Yes.  While heart disease has typically been considered a disease of white...

Who Does Your Heart Beat For? Join us as we focus on Heart Health with CHS this February.

Hashtag News Flash. Heart Disease and Stroke are WOMEN'S health issues.  We are at higher risk than men, with a 58% combined heart disease risk vs. that of 48% for men.   Women have more strokes than men, and more women die...

February is National Heart Month. Let’s all wear some red.

Being heart healthy is going to be a major focus for scoop this February, as we are joining Carolinas HealthCare System in their campaign for heart health for you and yours this National Heart Month. Whether you are shopping...

Know anyone on a Juice Cleanse?

More likely, know anyone who is not?  Enjoy this clever "tribute" to all of the s**t juicers say, posted by PRESSED JUICERY.  {they can poke fun, after all, it's their business}. Enjoy, and forward to That Friend   🙂   http://youtu.be/oukWacnNa7c

How we beat my son’s Pediatric Asthma using Traditional Chinese Medicine & Acupuncture

Meet Christopher. My handsome, sensitive, fiery, creative, smart  7 year old  who suffers from allergy induced asthma. Just a regular boy who loves ice cream and playing “minecraft” with his brother. Mi Vida, Mi Amor. I first noticed wheezing when...

Top Signs of a Body Image, Self-Esteem or Disordered Eating Problem… and How to Help

In the age of high-def images and the celebrated attainment of physical perfection, we all can find things about our own bodies that we don't like. How do you know, though, when you, your friend or loved one has veered...

How long does it really take to form a new healthy habit? Mythbusting the 21 Day Rule.

You've seen the claims ~ that a new healthy habit can be formed in just 21 days.  Three weeks of completing your NY resolution and voila! you've formed a habit that you can easily stick with for life, right?...

The Importance of Positive Body Image and 10 Strategies to Develop One.

by Rebecca Glavin, therapist For many of us, the time for New Years Resolutions is both exciting and anxiety provoking. Year after year, it seems that many of our New Years resolutions focus on our bodies. We want to get...

Juice Couture – the Fresh-Pressed Juice Revolution

  Eat more fruits and veggies is generally a floating resolution at the top of all our self-improvement lists. And this is one resolution we are probably in desperate need of making; the average American is eating less than five servings per day...

10 ways to Develop a Good Body Image in 2015

by Rebecca Glavin, therapist For many of us, the time for New Years Resolutions is both exciting and anxiety provoking. Year after year, it seems that many of our New Years resolutions focus on our bodies. We want to get...