What’s Your Flavor?

What’s Your Flavor?

It’s no secret that beverages such as regular sodas, sweetened iced tea, energy drinks and sports drinks contain a lot of sugar, empty calories and little nutrition. Even flavored waters and fruit drinks—which, thanks to slick advertising, sound healthy—are...
Not Your Mother’s Hysterectomy

Not Your Mother’s Hysterectomy

A six-inch abdominal incision, hormones for untimely menopause, a four-day hospital stay and an eight-week recovery. With a history of hysterectomies like that, no woman wants to hear she needs one. The hysterectomy of today, however, isn’t your mother’s...
Corporate Wellness: Enhance Your Work Culture

Corporate Wellness: Enhance Your Work Culture

It’s a nationally acknowledged truth: Healthcare is the No. 1 cost for organizations today. Research shows that 80 percent of healthcare costs are spent on diseases—such as heart disease, diabetes and certain types of cancer—that are almost entirely preventable...
Strength in Numbers: Benefits of Group Fitness

Strength in Numbers: Benefits of Group Fitness

It can be hard to convince someone to get involved in a group fitness class. Some people may feel self-conscious exercising in front of others. That’s understandable. We live in a culture where we constantly compare ourselves to others, which is not a healthy...
Increase Your Creativity. Decrease Your Stress.

Increase Your Creativity. Decrease Your Stress.

According to numerous studies, including one performed by the American Journal of Public Health, there is a clear link to the mental and physical health benefits of having a creative outlet. Even if you can’t dance to a beat or color in the lines, it’s...