by Courtney Jerome | Nov 12, 2019 | Counties, Live Here, People, Towns
Are you ready to make a healthy lifestyle change but don’t know where to start? Advice can come from all directions, and it can easily become overwhelming. Here’s a simple solution: Start small. We consult with Traverse City Behavioral Health Specialist Mandy Remai,...
by Courtney Jerome | Oct 18, 2019 | Counties, Live Here, Towns
Tara Rybicki, a Traverse City-based Community Health Coordinator for Munson Healthcare, shares insights on what behaviors caregivers should be particularly mindful of and ways to be a healthy role model. We’ve all heard the analogy that kids are sponges—while...
by Courtney Jerome | Oct 15, 2019 | Counties, Live Here, Towns
Munson Healthcare Community Health Coordinator Tara Rybicki, MS, says small, healthy lifestyle changes quickly add up and are key to meeting your goals. There’s a well-known quote by teacher and author Eckhart Tolle, “If you get the inside right, the outside will fall...
by Courtney Jerome | Oct 4, 2019 | Live Here
There are many ways technology can help you live a healthier lifestyle, no matter where you live in Northern Michigan or what equipment you have. And these resources couldn’t be more convenient than through cell phone apps. From fitness to food to sleep, check out...
by Courtney Jerome | May 25, 2018 | Live Here
Are you looking for a way to lose abdominal fat? Patrick Friedli, MD, the medical director of Munson’s Healthy Weight Center, may have one of the simplest ways to shed a few pounds: Eliminate sugary beverages from your diet. Yes, that means you should quit drinking...
by Carly Simpson | Mar 30, 2018 | Live Here
Should you take vitamins? That depends on your personal health and lifestyle. Read on. As we age and our bodies change, our nutrition needs change as well, but is the answer to maintaining the right nutritional balance to be found in pills like vitamins and other...
by Jeff Smith | Feb 14, 2018 | Live Here
The more researchers learn about the earliest years of a child’s development, the more they see how important those years are to the long-term development of a child. The Healthy Futures program in Northern Michigan was created to make sure those earliest years,...
by Courtney Jerome | Dec 18, 2017 | Live Here
During the holidays, even the healthiest eaters splurge on dessert, knowing we’re consuming unnecessary calories. We’re not surprised to hear our 4-ounce slice of red velvet cake has around 400 calories—almost a quarter of the recommended daily calorie intake....
by Jeff Smith | Sep 19, 2017 | Counties, Farm and Agriculture, Live Here, Towns
The year was 1826 when the French physician Anthelme Brillat-Savarin wrote, in the Physiology of Taste (Physiologie du Goût), “Tell me what you eat and I will tell you what you are.” Food as a prescription for good health. It’s not a novel idea. But what is fresh is...
