Health & Wellness

The main pillars of brain health include addressing your patterns regarding restorative sleep, following a healthy diet (plus staying hydrated), stress management options, exercising and maintaining strong social connections. In other words, you've got to push past your comfort zones to stretch, grow, learn and age well. ...

Forget the pumpkin lattes and apple fritters. For my money, nothing says autumn like a nice, scary ghost tour. ...

Most of us have heard that dogs shouldn’t eat human food — but just look at those sad eyes. Some dogs are experts at convincing us they should share our food. The fact is that some foods that humans eat are perfectly fine for dogs, while others can be dangerous.  ...

Spending time outdoors, even in the cold, misting rain and warm sunshine, was something my mom — and now research — both encourage and support. Everyone can benefit from going outdoors at least 10 minutes a day. Building a sun or outdoor break into our daily routines can be critical to better health. ...

Get ready for a FREE event by Thrive After 55. The Bash Disco Party, coming soon to Summit County, is packed with fun and education to help groovy adults THRIVE after the age of 55. ...

The AI technology is linked to an app on the participant’s cellphone and tracks in real time their blood sugar, body weight, blood pressure and physical activity.  ...

A DNR order is supposed to be limited to specific interventions that would save a person’s life, yet some health care professionals may assume that a patient does not want other treatments that are technically beyond the scope of a DNR, such as bloodwork or calling in a specialist. ...

I just got back from a 23-hour road trip that took my husband and me through mountain roads and oceanside byways. The drivers were relatively laid back on the sideroads, but the interstates were another thing entirely. ...