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Health & wellness news:
Cough Dodgers
Feb. 13, 2012 - Settling into the final stretch of the winter months can be tedious, especially when attempting to combat sickness at the same time. Laziness comes with cold weather (we’re a ...
10 Tips for 2012
Jan. 10, 2012 - What better time to get healthy than with 12 fresh months of a New Year? In 2012 it’s time to take care of your body and your mind in the easiest and most entertaining way ye ...
Fit Gifts
Dec. 13, 2011 - The elves of INstride asked around to see what was on the holiday gift lists of some people in south-central Indiana who are interested in health and wellness. Maybe you’ll w ...
Count Your Blessings
Nov. 28, 2011 - It can be as simple as being grateful for a hot shower or the dishwasher that saves you time, giving you more time with family. It can be gratitude for a job, a good friend or just ... In today's The Herald-Times!
Sept. 12, 2011 -
Once Bitten, Think Twice
Aug. 8, 2011 - When a mosquito lands on your arm to take a tasty blood meal, it might be leaving something behind too—West Nile Virus or any number of other diseases. With a strong immune ...
The sun and your skin
July 26, 2011 - Dermatologist Scott Wilhelmus of the Bloomington Dermatology Clinic sheds light on the sun. Why is the sun bad for your skin? WILHELMUS: The sun is bad for your sk ...
The sun and your skin
July 11, 2011 - Dermatologist Scott Wilhelmus of the Bloomington Dermatology Clinic sheds light on the sun. Why is the sun bad for your skin? WILHELMUS: The sun is bad for your s ...
Tips and tricks for staying safe in the summer sun
July 11, 2011 - J.D. Headdy is a family practitioner, one of two team physicians for Indiana University’s men’s basketball program and the team physician for Edgewood High School. He ...
Fresh Pick: Strawberries
May 8, 2011 - Strawberry isn’t just an ice cream flavor. This fruit is naturally sweet all on its own and packed with nutrients you might not expect. Incorporating strawberries into your d ...
Martinsville man enters state Hall of Fame and keeps on playing
May 8, 2011 - Robert “Butch” Drake of Martinsville was recently inducted into the Indiana Amateur Softball Association Hall of Fame at the age of 60. Drake is not unacquainted with H ...
Fin Facts: Two local experts share what they know about fish
May 8, 2011 - Dave Schell’s butcher shop on the east side of Bloomington has the largest fish case in town. And Schell, who also teaches classes at Ivy Tech about meat fabrication and menu ...
Walk six miles, prevent age-related illness
May 4, 2011 - What could walking 6 miles a week help prevent? Surprisingly walking 6 miles a week could help you prevent Dementia at an old age. According to the article “Walking: 6 Miles ...
80s fitness hit still a craze
Apr. 10, 2011 - Mary Beth Godsey has been Jazzercising since the early ‘80s, when the dance-exercise classes first emerged in the Midwest. In the Binford Elementary School gym, where the fir ...
Depression Q&A: Ask a behavioral therapist
Mar. 16, 2011 - QUESTION: MODERATOR: Good morning, and welcome to today's health chat on depression. We're joined by Kendall Basore, therapist at IU Health Bloomington. Kenda ...
Diagnosis Thrombosis: Vein clinic uses March to talk blood clots
Mar. 13, 2011 - The blood clot that caused Randy Hembree’s left ankle to swell curiously one day in the gym could have broken loose and killed him in a matter of minutes. Hembree, an active ...
Heart trouble leads Bloomington man to change his ways
Feb. 8, 2011 - Just months ago, 85 percent of Carlos Goins’ heart was blocked with tissue. The small camera that went inside his body to take pictures of the blockage—called a heart c ...
University marks self-image awareness week
Feb. 8, 2011 - The last week in February on the Indiana University campus, health and fitness experts plan to raise awareness of the harmfulness of a negative body image. Celebrate EveryBODY Week ...
20 questions for your cardiologist
Feb. 8, 2011 - Helping people recover after heart attacks, bypass surgeries, stents and other heart-heath issues has been Susie Carter’s job for more than three decades. Unfortunately, she ...
Resolutions will work better with planning and support
Jan. 5, 2011 - Lose weight, exercise more, get out of debt, get organized, enjoy life, volunteer, learn something new, quit smoking ... New Year’s resolutions don’t change much from y ...
Dodging diabetes: Bloomington man sees the signs and changes his direction
Dec. 8, 2010 - Jim Swinson wasn’t diabetic, but he could have been. He retired in 1996, and then, in his words, he became a couch potato. “My father was insulin dependent. My daughter ...
The facts of diabetes
Dec. 8, 2010 - According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the percentage of diagnosed diabetes increased in all age groups from 1980 to 2008. Indiana’s rate was highest am ... Health Q&A on prostate cancer
Dec. 1, 2010 - QUESTION: Good morning. Today we're joined by Dr. Dean Lenz, urologist at Summit Urology in Bloomington. Dr. Lenz will be answering your questions on the prevention and treatme ...
IU instructor customizes her desk for standing
Nov. 11, 2010 - Evening walks and weekend workouts boost health, but what about the sluggish hours spent sitting at the office? There may be a simple solution for the soreness and lethargy caused ...
Upcoming fitness/wellness events:
• Monster Energy Supercross
Saturday, Mar 17, 2012
Saturday, Mar 17, 2012
• Monster Energy Supercross
Saturday, Mar 17, 2012
Saturday, Mar 17, 2012
• French Lick/West Baden 5 and/or 10K volkswalk
Saturday, Apr 21, 2012
Saturday, Apr 21, 2012
