Category: Healthy Lifestyle
Discover new ways to improve your overall health and well-being with tips on nutrition, exercise and building healthy habits. There are a lot of benefits to an active, healthy lifestyle, from preventing disease to reducing stress.
8 ways to stick with exercise and a healthy diet at home
Do you find yourself ditching healthy habits when you’re at home, even if you didn’t intend to? Here’s how to stay on track.
5 min read | Healthy Lifestyle
Need last-minute ideas for celebrating Mother’s Day? Take a hike your mother will like!
Adventure guide Joe Miller's top picks for a Mother's Day hike, including a meadow of flowering rhododendrons and a lodge tucked away in the Blue Ridge Mountains...
Seven Tips: Helping Children Overcome Anxieties About Returning to School
Dr. Nora Dennis shares seven tips on helping kids adjust to in-person learning during COVID-19 and how to recognize signs of anxiety...
3 min read | Healthy Lifestyle, Coronavirus
Exercise from home with online classes (plus two awesome free options!)
Michelle Rogers breaks down the benefits of online workouts and tips for getting the most out of your virtual exercise class. Plus, she shares two free classes she teaches...
How to support a loved one recently diagnosed with cancer
When Margaux was diagnosed with cancer, she quickly learned what kinds of support from loved ones were most helpful. Here she shares ideas on how to be there for...
4 min read | Healthy Lifestyle, Health Conditions
Six surprising ways hiking can improve your mental health
We all know that hiking has benefits for our physical health. But the mental health benefits are powerful, and they might surprise you...
10 ways to support loved ones with chronic health conditions
It can be hard to know how to support someone with a chronic illness, or what to say to a friend struggling with health issues. Here are a few...
2 min read | Healthy Lifestyle, Health Conditions
Why you should quit dieting — and how to ditch it for good
A piece of advice from a Certified Personal Trainer: Diets don't work. Not only are they too restrictive and unsustainable for most people, but they can also be unhealthy....
5 min read | Healthy Lifestyle, Fitness, Nutrition
Looking for a way to unplug after work? Try an evening hike
If you're looking for a way to unplug and de-stress after a long day at work, evening hikes may be an option you haven't considered. Here are some things...
4 min read | Healthy Lifestyle, Explore NC
Do You Know the Signs of a Brain Injury?
Dr. Anuradha Rao-Patel talks brain injuries--the different kinds of brain injuries, how they can impact our lives, and the symptoms to look for if you suspect someone has had...
4 min read | Healthy Lifestyle, Health Conditions
5 places to find spring in North Carolina
Hiking expert Joe Miller knows where to find the first signs of spring. Here are 5 hiking trails in North Carolina to find budding wildflowers and enjoy some time...
