Overuse Overload
As girls’ participation in youth sports has risen, so, too, have their rates of overuse injuries. A recent study of overuse injuries — damage to bones or soft tissues that develops over time instead of
Change in Birth Plan Fails to Faze Mom
After experiencing a medicated vaginal birth with her first daughter eight years ago, mom-to-be Wendy Shannon was looking for something different second time around. It’s not that her first delivery wasn’t smooth, but there were
Know CPR Basics—Save a Life
June 1–7 is National CPR & AED Awareness Week, a week designed to bring awareness to how easy hands-only CPR can be and how monumental learning CPR or how to use an AED can be
Gardening for Calm, Peace and Exercise
Gardening is Mary Lassiter’s stress reliever, and the rewards are many, the Dallas gardener says. “I started gardening last year because life in Dallas was beginning to stress me out,” she says. “When I put
Early Detection Is The Key to Surviving Breast Cancer
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the goal of which is to make sure women and the people that love them focus on early detection of the disease — a life-saving measure that still doesn’t
Back to School: More Than Pencils and Books
Ah, August. Vacation’s in the rearview mirror, and up ahead is the return to the classroom for your child. And in between? Getting ready to go back to school. And while shopping for school clothes
An Olympian Workout for the Everyday Man
Four years ago, more than 219.4 million Americans tuned in to watch the Summer Olympics in London, making it the most-watched event in U.S. TV history, according to Nielsen. And with so much debate swirling
Caregivers, Don’t Forget About Self-care
If you’re one of the nearly 66 million Americans providing care for another adult, you may think the person in your care should be your top priority. This attitude could be detrimental to both of