Health

“I have to get in shape, I have to start exercising,” says Jeanine Whitney, secretary at Colonial School District, recalling what she told herself bac...

Should a sprained ankle or chest pains send a person to the emergency room, or is an urgent care center more appropriate? The choice is difficult, to ...

It’s that time of year again, where football is at the center of many a weekend party. Foods like chips, dip, sliders, taquitos and mozzarella sticks ...

In the grips of a bitter wintry depression and feeling the tug of old demons in the form of drugs and alcohol Yana Khashper and her boyfriend Sean Smi...

If you want to learn how to swing from your knees or walk a tightwire, then you should try out aerial, or circus, fitness. Circus has seen a resurgenc...

It only takes a split second. A patch of black ice or snow lies in wait to trip you up. You’re not paying attention to where you are walking, or you’r...

Here's what usually happens when we get sick. We go to the doctor, get a prescription and, before too long, we're in recovery – managing ourcondition ...

Erin Hassall gets to play on the job. A lot. Hassall, the services manager for the Family Support Center in Spencerport Central School District, is a ...

As the winter weather settles in, there’s one phrase that sends chills down the backs of teachers and parents. “It’s going around.” Yes, cold and flu ...

Let’s be honest. It’s easier to eat healthy when there are loads of delicious, freshly harvested fruits and vegetables available. In Ontario County, t...

Misery may love company, but it also has negative repercussions on your physical and mental health. In contrast, there are people who radiate optimism...

Standing in the underwear aisle, we’ve all thought to ourselves: Boxers or briefs? What about commando? We’ve all had to contemplate which pick is bes...

Native to New Zealand, Manuka honey has recently become the love child for all things healing. Those who love it not only refer to it as the champagne...

It’s autumn, and the markets are filled with a harvest of carrots, parsnips beets and turnips, loaded with fiber and vitaminC. But how do you eat thes...

Want to be more productive, successful and organized? Want less chaos in your life and more Zen? Establishing a routine after you wake up – whether it...

Maybe you like to pop in your earbuds before going on a morning walk. Or, perhaps, you prefer to multitask while enjoying lunch and keeping busy at wo...

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Or is it? Full of festive decor and family traditions, the months of November and December can provide plent...

At some point in your life, you’ve likely attended a party or family get-together, and everything was going great — at first. The hors d’oeuvres taste...

My husband and I joke that we’re the worst couple to have over for dinner. Our problem isn’t that we’re messy eaters or that we chew with our mouths o...

You wouldn’t think Jon the Giant and a group of students from York Central Elementary School would have much in common. But they have an unlikely conn...