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Well-Being

Feature stories on well-being and health from the Traverse City Record-Eagle, northern Michigan's daily newspaper.

A helping of nutrition education

A fun family production takes on a serious topic -- childhood obesity. "The Jack Sprat Low-Fat World Tour" is part of the Dennos Museum Family Day Saturday. The musical production was commissioned by the American Cancer Society.....more>>

  • Lauran Neergaard: Genetic disorder fix?
    A pill to ease a type of mental retardation? An experiment is under way to develop one, aimed at a genetic disorder that might unravel some of the mysteries of autism along the way. Chances are you've never heard of the target -- Fragile X syndrome -- even though it's the most common inherited form of intellectual impairment.

  • Senior Focus: Navigating computers
    Having lived through the majority of the 20th century -- considered the most technology advanced century in history -- and adapted to the many changes that have occurred during their lifetime, it should come as no surprise that older Americans are ready to navigate the information superhighway.

  • Well-Being In Brief: 02/04/2010
    Program will focus on sports injuries; Manistee County debuts 211 system; Doctors with A Heart offer services; Peter, Paul & Mary tribute benefits VSA; Benefit concert for American Red Cross; plus more.

  • Well-Being Newsmakers: 02/04/2010

  • Well-Being Calendar: 02/04/2010
    The Health calendar is published weekly. Information to be included can be mailed to the Record-Eagle, 120 W. Front St., Traverse City, MI 49684; faxed to 946-8632; e-mailed to sbeach@record-eagle.com or delivered to: 120 W. Front St. Traverse City.

  • New spin: Pole fitness catching on
    Pole dance is the hottest fitness craze, thanks in part to exposure on shows like "Oprah," "20/20," "48 Hours" and "Primetime Live." Celebrities like Teri Hatcher, who performed a pole dance routine on the popular ABC show, "Desperate Housewives," and Kate Hudson are among those who have confessed to using the activity for exercise.

  • Senior Focus: Zumba Gold is exhilarating
    Dancing has been thrust into the forefront of fitness routines with the popularity of ABC's "Dancing with the Stars." Over the last few years, Zumba, a Latin dance fitness program, has become nothing short of a revolution, spreading like wildfire and positioning itself as one of the most influential programs in the fitness industry.

  • Lauran Neergaard: Blood pressure, dementia
    If the cardiologist's warnings do not scare you, consider this: Controlling blood pressure just might be the best protection yet known against dementia. In a flurry of new research, scientists scanned people's brains to show hypertension fuels a kind of scarring linked to later development of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.

  • Well-Being In Brief: 01/28/2010
    More H1N1 walk-in clinics scheduled; 'Go Red for Women' events in February; Smoking cessation classes offered; Glen Eagle will give H1N1 vaccinations; Sale for Women's Resource Center; Musical promotes healthy eating; Events encourage regular dental care; Nurses and students invited to program; Information session on nursing program.

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