While at a recent editorial meeting, Alison Matas mentioned that she started drinking protein shakes. I immediately thought of those gym rats who make protein shakes and talk all about their “gains.” I admit, I gave Alison the weirdest look and questioned whether she was trying to bulk up.
Back in September, I was playing around on my phone and found the health app. It’s standard on all iPhones. I tapped around and noticed it was tracking my daily steps and mileage.
Next time you’re thinking about binge-watching TV while sitting on the couch with a bag of potato chips, think again. Why not try to learn something instead? Ditch the chips and turn on a health documentary. Here are a few to choose from with different topics and approaches to get healthier.
Often when my fiancé, Austin, and I are bored at home, we’ll get on YouTube to browse around for something funny or informative to watch. Since we share the TV, our YouTube recommendations cover everything from knitting tutorials to running videos to nutrition tips to TED talks and everything in between.
Allison Esber is the Systems Initiative Manager at Stark County Mental Health & Addiction Recovery.
They say that if you do something for 21 days, it will become a habit. And once it’s a habit, then your body will come to expect it. I’ve always liked this line of thought. I like the idea that if you can grin and bear a new hardship for three weeks, you can seriously impact your life.
Dr. Craig O’Dear has been an obstetrician and gynecologist since 1999. The field, he said, keeps him interested and challenged.
Julie Finney is the clinical nutrition manager at Mercy Medical Center. The hospital offers nutrition care to patients—many of whom have diabetes—after a physician referral.
In the nearly 30 years that Dr. Lizabeth Powers has been practicing dermatology in Jackson Township, she has had patients become like family members.
Dr. John Paulowski, the director of the cardiac catheterization lab in Aultman Heart Center at Aultman Hospital, went to college at Wheeling Jesuit University in West Virginia, then earned his medical degree at Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED).
