Nutrition & Exercise

It’s not the prettiest description, but when we think about our bodies, one to way to think about it is that we are essentially a walking, talking, sloshing bag of chemicals and electrical impulses. Thumb through the Physician’s Desk Reference or...

The Visiting Nurse Association (VNA) is preparing for another busy flu shot season. Influenza (flu) is a serious disease of the nose, throat, and lungs. It can make you sick for a week or longer with coughing, fever, aching, and more. It can lead to...

Come one come all to the Fitness 4 All Wellness Challenge! Develop a healthier lifestyle, lose weight and improve fitness levels during Porter's "Fitness 4 All Wellness Challenge," an eight-week wellness challenge for families, groups and individuals...

Please join in at the Portage YMCA next Wednesday, Aug 26th at 9AM for a Total Cholesterol Screening, a complete computerized risk assessment and a presentation by Mike Nimmons of Porter's Cardiac Rehabilitation Department all hosted by Porter's...

THURSDAY, Aug. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Heavy drinking can affect the ability to recognize other people's facial emotions, a new study has found. Researchers used functional MRI to monitor brain activity in 15 abstinent long-term alcoholics while they...

August 6, 2009 Georgia Kostas has helped more than 50,000 patients use diets for disease recovery, prevention and weight control. She was also a consultant to the 1996 U.S. Olympic team. I look at myself as a nutrition coach," says Georgia Kostas....

The Valparaiso WIC program is here to provide healthy foods to women, infants and children at no cost.  They also reach participants how to eat better.  Realizing the importance of breast feeding, the WIC program provides breast feeding education...

To most people, birthdays are just a reminder that they're getting older. But at the American Cancer Society, "Happy Birthday" is a victory song, because a world with less cancer is a world with more birthdays. And that's definitely something to...

Exercise has always been linked to better mental health, but until recently researchers have struggled to prove why.Work at the University of Georgia and the Indiana School of Medicine suggests that exercise not only increases the release of...

Antioxidants are a certain type of vitamins, minerals, and enzymes. They help protect your body from some health problems, such as: cancer artery and heart disease arthritis cataracts Beta-carotene, vitamins C and E, and selenium are the antioxidants...