Category Archives: Health and fitness

Smart Sponsor: Lebo Skin Care Center talks about belly fat

If you’re one of many dealing with stubborn belly fat, you are not alone. Sometimes it seems that no matter how hard you work out and how well you eat, progress in that unfortunately nicknamed area (the muffin top) is … Continue reading

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American Cancer Society seeking Relay for Life teams

This year marks the 18th annual American Cancer Society Relay for Life of York. The national overnight event is the largest fundraising walk in the nation, according to a news release from the American Cancer Society. It features teams of … Continue reading

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40 Days to a Personal Revolution: Day 7

A week into her personal revolution journey, Jennifer Markle is thinking, “What did I get myself into?” Her greatest challenge has been food. The program calls for the elimination of white sugar, white flour, caffeine and alcohol from her diet. “I … Continue reading

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Memorial Hospital to offer long-term weight loss program

Memorial Hospital’s Community Wellness Department will offer a new weight-management and wellness program this spring. Fit and Fabulous will be held 6 to 8 p.m. Thursdays, March 29 through May 31. The program teaches fundamentals of weight loss with a … Continue reading

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My own personal Mt. Vesuvius

***WARNING: THIS IS A GRAPHIC POST ABOUT VOMIT.  DO NOT PROCEED FORWARD IF YOU HAVE A WEAK STOMACH.  YOU’VE BEEN WARNED – LOVE, COURTNEY Three years.  That was the last time, the stomach flu reared it’s ugly head in my … Continue reading

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Smart Sponsor: Lebo Skin Care Center Talks About Cellulite

If you’ve ever been plagued by cellulite, you are not alone. At least 8 out of 10 women deal with it to some degree. That dimpled skin has the power to make us cringe at the mere thought of shorts … Continue reading

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How are your resolutions going?

Some days, I fall off the wagon. No, I’m not a recovering substance abuser or a farmer. Just an ordinary person trying to live healthfully and make good choices. A salad for lunch, an extra glass of water every day, … Continue reading

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40 days to a personal revolution: Day 1

Jennifer Markle is excited. Her face breaks into a wide, energetic smile as she talks about the change she is ready for. Today is the first day of the “40 Days to a Personal Revolution” program at Evolution Power Yoga … Continue reading

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Enjoy winter: Nix cabin fever with a scavenger hunt

Forget about the snow predicted for today — head outside for Cabin Fever Hike II, a winter scavenger hunt at Rocky Ridge Park. Meet at 9:30 a.m. at the Pheasant Pavilion near the Hidden Laurel Parking Area. Park volunteer Jeff … Continue reading

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Watching a friend disappear

I’d like to have a happy-go-lucky column for you today. I’d like it to be a funny tidbit about something one of my kiddos has done lately. About 8-year-old Samantha, who despises having her hair brushed, discovering last weekend that … Continue reading

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