Archive By Section - Living well
Fourteen years ago, corporate executive Angie Patterson had breast cancer, undergoing a mastectomy, chemotherapy and radiation treatment.
June 06, 2015
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By Mike Riddle
Coastal Courier correspondent
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Living well
Georgia ranks 39th among the states on seniors' health, one place better than last year, according to a new report on people 65 and older.
June 06, 2015
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By Andy Miller
Georgia Health News
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Living well
On a recent Saturday afternoon, we had just finished a day of soccer games and had to hurry to get our oldest daughter ready for a dance recital where she would perform a tumbling routine.
June 05, 2015
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Arianne Brown
Deseret News
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Living well
Breanna Bond lost weight the old-fashioned way. She ate better food, took walks after dinner and turned down snacks offered during visits to friends' houses.
June 03, 2015
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Kelsey Dallas
Deseret News
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Living well
My husband and I often took road trips with our children to distant places, which meant we spent a lot of time in the car together, eating Happy Meals at McDonald’s, and filling up at gas stations. We tried to plan our trips around the most sanitary pit stops and fast food restaurants with the best playgrounds. More than once, however, we needed to make an emergency pit stop because a small child couldn’t “hold it any longer.”
June 02, 2015
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Julie Nelson
FamilyShare
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Living well
Americans appear to be more anxious than ever, according to two new studies on the prevalence of anxiety disorders on colleges campuses and in the workforce.
June 02, 2015
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Kelsey Dallas
Deseret News
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Living well
Research has long shown that concussions are not healthy in any case, but a recent study finds children and teenagers who sustain a concussion while participating in sports could also be affected in their academic performance.
June 01, 2015
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Mandy Morgan
Deseret News
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Living well
Looking to boost their nutritional intake, thousands of Americans supplement their diets with healthy doses of vitamins, minerals and other nutritional supplements.
May 31, 2015
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By Patty Leon
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Living well
When it comes to getting extra quality nutrition, most of us need all the help we can get. It's so easy to consume ready-to-eat processed foods, with minimal nutrients, because they lie in wait for us at almost every corner.
May 31, 2015
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By BistroMD
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Living well
When older adults have access to a geriatrician in the hospital, they are much less likely to die and more frequently leave the hospital healthier, according to a study University of Florida Health researchers presented earlier this month at the annual meeting of the American Geriatrics Society.
May 31, 2015
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By Morgan Sherburne
University of Florida Health
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Living well
A new report on global drinking habits holds some troubling news: risky drinking is on the rise among young people, defined as men and women under the age of 35.
May 30, 2015
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Kelsey Dallas
Deseret News
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Living well
William Ambler was an anxious child. He needed medication to calm his nerves on plane trips and would fall apart during tennis matches when the pressure was high.
May 30, 2015
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Kelsey Dallas
Deseret News
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Living well
Salmon, spinach, acai and beets may soon have to make way for a new superfood — bugs.
May 30, 2015
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Jessica Ivins
KSL
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Living well
Out of sight, out of … stomach? A recent study, published last month in the International Journal of Obesity (paywall), found that where you store your food at home could hold consequences for your waistline.
May 29, 2015
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Kelsey Dallas
Deseret News
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Living well
It's too time-consuming. It's an exercise fad. I'm too old to start. My family will feel neglected. It's too cold; it's too hot. I'm slower than my toddler taking his first steps.
May 27, 2015
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Becky Squire
FamilyShare
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Living well
