Nutrition & Exercise

Walk/run to raise funds for AEDs in law enforcement vehicles Franciscan Health Michigan City is again teaming up with Bolt for the Heart for the annual race to place life-saving automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) in law enforcement vehicles....

When 15-year-old Natalia Davis started her summer internship, she never thought it would turn into an opportunity to become an urban farmer. This farm, located in the heart of Milwaukee in the Sherman Park neighborhood, features rows of hydroponic...

School is right around the corner. Along with all the excitement comes lots of to-do’s for parents to check off. Marram Health Center is doing everything it can to make that list a little bit shorter.  Focused on its mission of providing...

Series of classes focuses on factors that contribute to healthy families Franciscan Health Michigan City’s free FIT-Together program, a family-centered approach to health and wellness, is back and open for registration. The unique, 10-week fitness...

For Chris and Stacy Disney, dropping more than 330 pounds was more about what they gained than what they lost. The couple light up when they talk about their journey together through Community Healthcare System’s Healthy 4 Life program. “I still...

After more than 30 years of working under her belt, Sherry Bruster was ready for the next stage of life – retirement. But amid her excitement, that major life change came with some uncertainty and worry. “When I retired, I didn’t know what I...

Franciscan Health hosted its second Walk with a Doc in Michigan City on Wednesday. It is the second walk of their 10-week Walk with a Doc program. The 5-kilometer walk started at the city hall and continued through Washington Park.  “People...

More than 37.3 million people, or 11.3% of the population, are living with diabetes, making it an epidemic in the United States. In Nevada alone, 11.5% of the population is diagnosed with diabetes. Recognizing this pressing health...

“We are fighting back against the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease and it gives us hope,” said Lyn Batzer, a Rock Steady Boxing program participant at Northwest Health – La Porte. Rock Steady Boxing is a program designed for people with...

Looking back, most adults would say they were not big fans of the lunches they received at school. So how did one DC nonprofit receive a 96% student satisfaction rating for its farm-to-school meals? “If they don’t like it, they’ll tell you,”...