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...
Why you should ditch the bottled salad dressings
How many times have you seen someone pile their salad plate with all sorts of healthy veggies only to top them off with a pound of extremely unhealthy dressing? You may even be guilty of doing that yourself.
Well, did...
Are IV Spas in our beauty & fitness future?
When I see something beauty written up twice in one day, I take notice. Especially when it sounds completely cray to me, but is apparently completely legit.
Intravenous therapy is making its way out of celeb-u-dom and into spas and...
Our look at HIIT continues…with some common injuries for women.
by Aaron Hewitt PA-C, Physician Assistant
OrthoCarolina’s Sports Medicine Center
Whether it’s competitive sports or staying in shape, who doesn’t want to be a lean, fat-burning machine? It‘s human nature to push ourselves and to want to be the...
High-Intensity Exercise Part II: Some common injuries.
by Aaron Hewitt PA-C, Physician Assistant
OrthoCarolina’s Sports Medicine Center
When it comes to exercise and sports, it‘s human nature to push ourselves and to want to be the best. Whether it’s competitive sports or staying in shape, who...
Understanding HIIT. When it comes to exercise, can less actually be more?
by Aaron Hewitt PA-C, Physician Assistant
OrthoCarolina’s Sports Medicine Center
You’ve likely heard of high-intensity interval training (HIIT), a type of workout that isn’t totally new, but is increasingly popular and can be confusing because there are so many...
Understanding HIIT. When it comes to exercise, can less actually be more?
by Aaron Hewitt PA-C, Physician Assistant
OrthoCarolina’s Sports Medicine Center
You’ve likely heard of high-intensity interval training (HIIT), a type of workout that isn’t totally new, but is increasingly popular and can be confusing because there are so many...
Our Q&A about Varicose Veins with Dr. Eric Wang of The Vein & Vascular Center
So many of us have them, and just deal, thinking there's nothing to be done about them that doesn't involve something major. Varicose Veins are a progressive problem affecting nearly 80 million Americans. Varicose veins are unsightly...yes, but for...
Are you resolved to live a healthier lifestyle in 2014? Here are a few tools to help.
I heard on TV yesterday that 45% of all Americans resolve to live a healthier lifestyle each year on New Year's Day. Of that number, 70% make it through the first 30 days living up to their commitments, and...
Thinking about a juice cleanse for 2014? Here’s where to go in Charlotte.
We're not here to judge. Some folks swear by juicing, some think it's a dieting and nutritional fad that can do way more harm than good (see Tracy Anderson's tiny rant comparing them to twinkies here. Have you seen...
5 ways to avoid overeating during the holidays
This is a really fun time of the year, but it certainly comes with its fair share of challenges. Some of us have annoying relatives who want to stay over for a week, and others have to put up...
The Cranberry. Not just for Thanksgiving anymore.
It may seem like something for the Grannies, but here are ten health & beauty reasons why you should say, "Please pass the cranberry sauce" on Thanksgiving and why you might want to consider making cranberries a part of...
scoopgal Completes the FlyBarre Challenge… And Survives to Tell the Tale
I didn't lose 12 inches during the FlyBarre Challenge. Instead, I gained.
Gained... Confidence. Strength. Grace. And the ability to wear colored leggings.
Confidence in who I am as a work in progress. I still struggle with third thigh and have yet...