One family turns their grief into a mission to give back. On a May afternoon in 2022, Cottage Grove’s Dowdle family was forever changed. Their...
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Awaken for Wellness Offers Beneficial Experiences for All Ages
One hour a day in a room filled with Himalayan salt is said to improve your child’s overall health—such as clearing out the bacteria in their...
Adding a Dash of Wellness for the New Year
Kowalski’s Markets nutritionist explores the benefits of staple spices. As the new Year rolls in, it’s the perfect time to spice up your health...
Cheryllyne Vaz Uses Her Clothing to Advocate for Change
Cheryllyne Vaz learned in late 2019 that she had a brain aneurysm. What started as slight swelling in her neck progressed further, and after an...
Get Up and Go With the Healthy Kids Running Series
Woodbury’s Healthy Kids Running Series turns exercise into fun for all ages. Run, skip, hop, roll; it’s not about the finish but instead about the...
Meet the Woodbury Resident Behind Live Brave
On August 12, Woodbury streets and trails will be filled with the sound of running shoes pounding the pavement. This is the annual Live Brave 5K and...
Lions KidSight USA Program Keeps Eyesight in Focus
The Woodbury Lions Club KidSight program detects eyesight issues. To John and Katie Degelmann, their son, Teddy, was a normal, happy, smiley...
BenngiHealth Creates a Universal Healthcare Portal
Local company launches consumer-driven health care app. Managing one’s wellness journey through varying stages of life can be tricky, but a local...
Take the (Cold) Plunge This Winter
Dip into the freezing water this winter. Some might view cold plunging. or dipping one’s body into ice cold water, as thumbing their nose at a...
Basecamp Fitness Provides an Effective and Efficient Fitness Alternative
A new boutique gym fuses high-intensity cardio and strength. Growing up and moving away from organized sports is an interesting shift to go through...
Advocating for Accessibility
Linda J. Hood uses her platform to improve bathroom accessibility. When the M Health Fairview Achievement Center director Darcy Hager-Slavin first...
Happy 25th Anniversary to the Woodbury YMCA
Woodbury YMCA celebrates with an honorary ribbon-cutting ceremony. Our local YMCA is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a celebratory...
Restore Hyper Wellness Offers Forms of Holistic Therapies
Restore Hyper Wellness specializes in different forms of holistic therapy. From the studios in Hollywood to the famed pages of Instagram, it seems...
The Family Achievement Foundation Supports Local Families
A Woodbury-based physical therapy clinic offers a new way to support families. At the Family Achievement Center, family comes first. From...
A Prescription for Produce
Woodwinds Clinic fights hunger in the community with its Veggie Rx program. This year, M Health Fairview Clinic–Woodwinds celebrates its second year...
The Year of Self-Care
How Practicing Mindfulness in the New Year Helps you be Your Best Self On January 1, some of us believe the next 365 days will bring a wave of being...
Sharing Smiles
Hope Dental Clinic provides services to those in need. Since its inception as a program of the Twin Cities Union Gospel Mission in 1965 to its...
Let’s Get Physical
Combat deconditioning due to post-COVID and isolation. For patients recovering from COVID-19 and those who have been in isolation for some time, Jan...
A Hot New Workout
Hotworx incorporates infrared saunas into recovery and workout sessions. For the Klein family, recovery is the most important part of a workout...
The Power in Community
In light of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we share the stories of three mothers who overcame one of life’s biggest challenges. Three young mothers...
