LIFE/TRAVEL

02/22/2010

Team Move combines exercise, counseling for improved mental health

STEWART F. HOUSE/Special Contributor

Holly Lockett and counselor Steven Scott created Team Move as part group therapy and part boot camp. It's a way to help people heal from grief, anxiety, depression or other problems by keeping their bodies moving.

02/25/2010

Sleep tips put a spring in your step for daylight saving time
Safety experts advise changing your smoke-alarm batteries with each time change. And now, with daylight saving time beginning on Sunday, March 8, sleep experts say it's a good time to check your sleep habits, too.

02/24/2010

Dallas/Fort Worth Curling Club shows novices that curious sport tougher than it looks

NATHAN HUNSINGER/DMN

The Dallas/Fort Worth Curling Club is working to educate the casual spectator what the sport is really like. More than 200 novices took to the ice at the Dr Pepper StarCenter in Farmers Branch this weekend to give it a try.
Blog: Olympics
Link: The Dallas/Fort Worth Curling Club

Moms blog: protecting children from Type 2 diabetes
Diabetes, a chronic disease marked by high levels of sugar in the blood, continues to plague our family - my mother has it and my husband's father is borderline diabetic. Do I worry about getting diabetes? No, because healthy eating and exercise are a part of my life, and always will be. Do I worry about my children getting diabetes? Honestly, yes.

02/22/2010

Diabetes drug Avandia hurts heart, reports conclude
Hundreds of people taking Avandia, a controversial diabetes medicine, needlessly suffer heart attacks and heart failure each month, according to confidential government reports that recommend the drug be removed from the market.

02/15/2010

How doctors practice what they preach with diet and exercise

ANDY JACOBSOHN/DMN

Dr. David Balis works out.

Everyone has heard a doctor explain how daily exercise and healthy eating make a difference in your overall physical well-being. Here's how local physicians fit healthy eating and fitness into their lives.
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Workout: From beer belly to six-pack

02/18/2010

Health insurers often balk at weight-loss surgery

JIM MAHONEY/DMN

Patient Terry Johnson discusses managing his weight with Dr. Nick Nicholson at the physician's Plano office.

With a high concentration of bariatric surgeons and one of the nation's worst rates of obesity-related diseases, North Texas is a hotbed for weight-loss surgeries. But many candidates for surgery complain it's still too difficult to get health insurers to pay.
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Texas Energy blog: Health department studies impact of natural gas facilities on Dish residents
The Texas Department of State Health Services collected blood and urine samples from residents in the Dish area to test whether natural gas activity is affecting their health.

Moms blog: Training for a half-marathon: one busy mom's story
Lisa Keys-Blair is a busy working mom of two that lost 50 pounds while also helping her family eat healthy and stay active. Now she's training for a race despite a crazy schedule.

02/16/2010

Texas challenges EPA ruling on greenhouse gas threat
The state accused the federal government in a lawsuit Tuesday of using "tainted data" to declare that heat-trapping gases are a threat to the public, warning that Texas' economy could suffer as a result.

Tips for losing the last few pounds
Many successful dieters get stuck near the end of their weight-loss journey, but nutritionists and trainers say there are ways to move past the frustration:

Dallas-area physicians on board with first lady's initiative to tackle childhood obesity
First lady Michelle Obama announced her Let's Move initiative, aimed at combating childhood obesity, last week at the White House.

02/15/2010

Don't let cold weather spoil your workout

Don't let uninviting weather derail your workout. Some cold-weather athletes offer some advice.

Check the local forecast

02/16/2010

6 weeks to a bikini-ready body

Jack Deutsch

Commit to six weeks of these exercises and start to see results in your shape.

If you aren't ready to strut your stuff in a bikini because of lumps and bumps, get your body moving with these exercises. You could be bikini-ready in six weeks.

02/15/2010

Workout: From beer belly to six-pack
Mike Thornton may have enviable abs now, but it wasn't always that way. About eight years ago, the Dallas personal trainer had a feature that he shared with more than two-thirds of American men: a beer belly. Here's his workout for getting better abs.

02/08/2010

Workouts for couples in the Dallas area

KYE. R LEE/DMN

A tandem bicycle helped Audre and Warren Casteel of Plano set aside competitive feelings and get on the same speed.

There’s nothing more romantic than exercising together because sweat emits pheromones, a chemical signal that triggers a natural, extra-loving feeling. Here are some workouts that Dallas couples enjoy.
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Kids with Down syndrome, autism and other special needs find calm and balance through yoga classes
Special needs yoga instructors see classes as a way to improve kids' physical abilities as well as their attention span, balance and self-control.

02/10/2010

Study: 'Bored to death' may be more than a figure of speech
In a commentary to be published in the International Journal of Epidemiology in April, experts say there's a possibility that the more bored you are, the more likely you are to die early.

02/08/2010

What would lead a child to suicide? Signs to watch for
The story hit like a punch to the gut. Montana Lance, a 9-year-old with a toothy grin and a love of anything mechanical, had apparently committed suicide in a restroom at his elementary school in The Colony.

Woman with MS finds strength, friendship in Frisco Pilates sessions

VERNON BRYANT/DMN

Sharon Marchioli says her savior has been Frisco Pilates trainer Rebecca Swieczkowski, whose patience and compassion have given her back her life.
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02/01/2010

Heart screenings reveal treatable conditions

MONA REEDER/DMN

Henry “Hank” Princehouse IV watches during a test at The Heart Hospital at Baylor Plano, which offers $100 screenings for ages 13 to 22 on Saturdays.

Karen Schrah, whose 16-year-old son Zachary died of sudden cardiac arrest last year, wants to spare other parents the pain of learning about a child's hidden heart problem too late.
Link: Living for Zachary
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02/04/2010

Study: 1 in 30 North Texas school athletes has suffered concussion
A limited study of 15,000 North Texas athletes has found that about one in 30 has suffered concussions since 2008, according to researchers with the Texas Health Presbyterian system.

02/02/2010

City seeking members for Bicycle Advisory Committee
The city is looking for 15 volunteers to serve on a Bicycle Advisory Committee to help update the city's 1985 bike plan.

02/01/2010

Heart health: Is vitamin D the new superhero?
Is vitamin D the next big thing in heart health?

02/02/2010

Turn up the power on your push-ups
To many people, push-ups are intimidating. Maybe it's because we associate them with the military. They conjure up images of a stern drill sergeant screaming, "Drop and give me 20!" Or maybe it's because they're just plain hard. After all, you're lifting and lowering your entire body weight using nothing but your arms. It's pretty much torture.

Shelton jump-a-thon honors memory of arrhythmia victim
Brian Price of Dallas died of Long Q-T Syndrome, an arrhythmia, at a movie theater after playing back-to-back basketball games for Cistercian Preparatory School in Irving on Jan. 31, 1998. He was 15.

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