Try resistance training for a new angle. It might seem counterintuitive, but resistance training is the best way to lose weight and keep it off....
Wellness
Family Achievement Center Seeks to ‘Treat the Whole Child’
Woodbury business provides occupational therapy and services for kids. Caring for children—and their illnesses and special needs—is the goal of...
Cue, Routine, Reward: How to Develop Healthy Habits
What’s the key to making healthy habits stick? How do healthy people stay healthy? They make it easy on themselves. They develop habits that are...
Woodbury Doctor Hopes to End Stigma of Talking About Women’s Pelvic Health
Woodbury physician focuses on women’s pelvic health— and breaking taboos. Growing up in Woodbury, Emily Myer, MD, knew she wanted a career helping...
Could High Intensity Interval Training Be a Real-Life Fountain of Youth?
See where high intensity training can take you. We all dream of the mythical fountain of youth. As fitness professionals, you’d expect us to say...
Blissful Balance Opens ‘Safe Space’ for Women’s Work and Wellness
Woodbury co-working space helps women with work-life balance. From grocery stores to the gym, wellness is the word of the moment. People are looking...
Sisters Turn Grieving into Giving with Bash for Brains
Woodbury Foundation supports Alzheimer’s respite care. Bash for Brains returned to Woodbury last fall for its sixth year, drawing over 300 guests...
Easy, Realistic Tips for Losing Weight
Realistic steps for starting the journey. Wanting to lose weight is a far cry from losing weight. It’s easy to make excuses for skipping your...
How to Set Healthy Screen Time Limits for Your Kids—and Yourself
Screens have become an everyday part of life, to the point where most of us feel that we can’t live without them. But how are screens impacting our...
Woodbury Resident Named 2018 Chiropractor of the Year
Scott Schreiber brings an award-winning approach to MN Spine & Sport. Most people occasionally indulge in daydreaming about being recognized for...
Lyme Disease Survivor Turns Diagnosis into Education
Woodbury resident Holly Zelinksy is promoting educational books for children. Since she began her intense battle against Lyme disease, which...
Are Your Hormones Driving You Crazy?
If you’d like to try rebalancing your hormones without hormone replacement meds, birth control pills, or surgery, here are a few ideas. Many women...
Get Better, Simply
Woodbury’s Orthology helps with physical therapy in a straightforward way. When a patient is told they need surgery, there aren’t many who look...
Wellness in the New Year
With some advice from local gurus, make this your healthiest year yet. Yoga is a great and versatile way to strengthen both the body and mind in...
The Emily Program Battles Binge Eating Disorder in Woodbury
The Emily Program in Woodbury seeks to end stereotypes and soothe the pain of eating disorders—regardless of your age or stage in life. There’s an...
Local Orthodontist Competes in Worldwide CrossFit Game
Seeking the “Fittest on Earth,” the worldwide fitness competition challenges those who dare to enter in three parts: the Open, Regionals and the...
Mayo Clinic Physician Understands What It’s Like to Be a Patient
Dr. Jessica Ulrich uses her own experience with Crohn’s disease to help her patients. Like all physicians, Jessica Ulrich, M.D. understands...
Oakdale Resident Incorporates “Bee Power” Into Her Skincare Line
From acne spot treatment to lip balm and deodorant, BeeNaturalz offers an array of natural products with beeswax, honey, pollen and other...
From Angst to Empathy
According to the World Health Organization, anxiety disorders are the most common mental health challenges in the U.S. and they impact young people,...
Holistic Approach Helps Kids Who Struggle with Behavioral Issues
While working in the Woodbury community for years in private practice and in the school system as a licensed marriage and family therapist, Sheila...
