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What American City Was Just Named the 'Laziest'?

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 16 May 2013 12:55:34 +0000

America is known for its obesity crisis and penchant for lounging on the couch instead of getting up and doing anything physical. As it turns out, some cities perpetuate that stereotype more than others. Menâ€™s Health magazine has finally answered the age old question “What are the laziest cities in the country?” For the sake [...]

Angelina Jolie has Preventive Double Mastectomy

Renee Nelson — Tue, 14 May 2013 11:14:12 +0000

Angelina Jolie, who is 37, announced she underwent a preventive double mastectomy. She made the decision after learning she carries a mutation of the BRCA1 gene, which sharply increases her risk of developing breast cancer and ovarian cancer.

Greg Michaels: Vikki Goes To The Doctor

Greg Michaels — Mon, 13 May 2013 19:08:31 +0000

For the past couple of weeks, Vikki, our almost two-year-old daughter has been stuffy and over the weekend, she had a mild fever at 99.5. With her history of ear infections, we thought we’d bring her in to the doctor just in case it was an infection or sinusitis. As it turns out, it was [...]

Frozen Dinners, What's Your Pick?

Greg Michaels — Thu, 09 May 2013 20:35:22 +0000

Normally my wonderful and talented wife cooks a meal before I go to work and when I get home, I either eat the leftovers if there are any or snack on or make something like Kraft Dinner or ramen noodles. Today I had to be at work earlier than normal for a meeting and to do some behind the scenes stuff. So I didn’t get my home-cooking this lunchtime.

Lyme Disease: What You Should Know to Be Safe This Summer

Renee Nelson — Mon, 06 May 2013 12:39:55 +0000

That is one gross picture of those nasty little blood suckers. I have shared how much I HATE ticks and how they scare me. It is time to take on some facts about Lyme disease. How can we leave the house and protect ourselves, our families and pets.

Lyme Disease: Why Renee Nelson is Afraid to Walk in the Woods [Part 1]

Renee Nelson — Sun, 05 May 2013 14:44:56 +0000

That is my old dog, Coffee, he passed way from complications of Lyme disease. I love walking in the woods. In the Augusta area we have some AMAZING places to walk. But I have become overcome by fear. I am scared of ticks and Lyme disease.

March of Dimes, "Walk For Babies" is Tomorrow in Waterville, See You There!

Greg Michaels — Fri, 03 May 2013 16:13:48 +0000

At this time of year, March of Dimes has their “March For Babies” walks throughout the State. Locally, the walks are in Waterville tomorrow, Augusta on Sunday and coming up next weekend there is one in Lewiston. Tomorrow, I ‘ll see you in Waterville for the kick off at 8:30 and I’m walking as well [...]

Don't Let Drugs Ruin Life Or Even Worse End It

Greg Michaels — Thu, 02 May 2013 23:21:09 +0000

I am passionate about a few things in life, one of which is fighting drug abuse. On the heals of the celebrity death of Chris Kelly a.k.a "Mac Daddy" from Kris Kross I think it's time for the soapbox again.

'The Rock' Eats a Small Grocery Store Every Day to Stay in Shape

Jeff Schiller — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:56:10 +0000

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson is a mountain of a man. He’s always been a big dude but it seems the last couple years he’s bulked up. A lot of jokes have been thrown around questioning his methods, but there is no denying The Rock looks like he came straight off the pages of a comic [...]

Is Crossfit a Good Way to Get Into Summer Shape? — Ask Coach Rick Scarpulla

Rick Scarpulla — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 19:00:07 +0000

“Is Crossfit a good way to trainÂ to get into summer shape?” – Derek, 24,Â Cincinnati I think Crossfit is a good way to train for the average person who is not an athlete with specific needs.Â The nice thing aboutÂ it is that it is a great way toÂ incorporate both cardio and weightÂ training.Â Most “boxes,” as they are called, [...]