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Be Healthy Guide
Maintaining health at work is possible
Maintaining health at work is possible
Healthy habits can actually be incorporated into the workday in more ways than expected and yield positive benefits. Read More »
Healthy Living
Maryland Farms Y holds health expo
Public invited to free event on Monday
Brentwood Home Page news reports
The Maryland Farms YMCA will host its first Healthy Living Expo next Monday, May 21, and hopes to make it an annual event. Read More >>
Posted: Monday, May 14, 2012 10:30 pm |
Treating varicose veins
Newer laser therapy options can help give you a leg up for summer
By KERRI BARTLETT
For Brentwood Home Page
Summer is almost here and with summer comes heat and with heat comes less fabric in your summer wardrobe, which gives issue to the dreaded summer fashion – shorts.So if you have ever felt self-conscious about putting on shorts because of varicose or spider veins lurking down your legs, there could be a few solutions to remedy the problem. However, along with spider veins, health issues could also be lurking, which presents an issue more important than a summer wardrobe. Read More >>
Posted: Monday, May 14, 2012 10:30 pm |
Know your blood pressure
Manage your BP to help avoid health problems
Brentwood Home Page news reports
This Thursday, May 17 is World Hypertension Day. More than 76 million U.S. adults have been diagnosed with hypertension, or high blood pressure (HBP), a disease sometimes called "the silent killer." Read More >>
Posted: Monday, May 14, 2012 10:30 pm |
Jamie Montalto and Blaire Foster |
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Maintaining health at work is possible
By KERRI BARTLETT
Brentwood Home Page
Many business professionals get caught in the daily grind, only thinking about their health outside of traditional business hours. Fitting in a work out before or after work or packing a healthy lunch seems like a chore. However, healthy habits can actually be incorporated into the workday in more ways than expected and yield positive benefits. Read More >>
Posted: Monday, May 7, 2012 10:18 pm |
911 dispatchers answer call to 'Be Healthy'
Second shift officers support each other to get in better shape
By CAROL STUART
Brentwood Home Page
City of Brentwood emergency dispatchers Amanda Lariscy, Kayla Head and Laurel Kazenske are among the ones who help take care of callers when they have to dial up 911. Now they’re also working on taking better care of themselves, thanks to Brentwood Home Page’s Be Healthy Challenge sponsors, gyms and nutritionist. Read More >>
Posted: Monday, April 30, 2012 11:14 pm |
Kristen McBryde shows off her form at Tennessee Kettlebell, which is now offering a prenatal class. |
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Pregnant? New mom? Fitness opportunities tailored for you
By KERRI BARTLETT
For Brentwood Home Page
Expectant moms as well as veteran ones have options in the community when it comes to exercise and building a healthier body for themselves and their baby including strength and cardio training. Read More >>
Posted: Monday, April 30, 2012 11:13 pm |
Urologist Joel Locke, M.D., sits at the controls of WMC’s first surgical robot in 2005. Today WMC is again at the cutting edge of next-generation robotic surgery. |
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Next-generation robotic surgery now at WMC
Brentwood Home Page news reports
Patients with kidney tumors now have an even brighter future at Williamson Medical Center. WMC recently became the first hospital in Middle Tennessee to incorporate a groundbreaking fluorescence imaging technology for the treatment of renal tumors. Read More >>
Posted: Monday, April 30, 2012 11:12 pm |
Child abuse awareness a step to prevention
Vanderbilt: Reporting suspected abuse is the law
Brentwood Home Page news reports
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month and experts at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt are urging all individuals to be able to recognize the signs and symptoms of child abuse, and to be aware that reporting suspected incidents of child abuse is the law in Tennessee and many other states. Read More >>
Posted: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 10:03 pm |
Pampering your tootsies properly
Get your feet ready for spring and summer sandal weather
By KERRI BARTLETT
For Brentwood Home Page
Although your toes might have been a little chilly last week from the surprise frost, most warm-weather lovers have been sporting their summertime sandals for weeks. Now is the perfect time to begin caring for those resilient feet, which can take a beating by wearing high heels at work, chasing after children or standing for long periods of time on the job. Read More >>
Posted: Monday, April 23, 2012 10:37 pm |
Baptist hosts 'Revive Her Health' event
‘Summer Soiree’ set for May 8 at Hutton Hotel
Brentwood Home Page news reports
May is women’s health month and Baptist Hospital is hosting REVIVE Her Health: Summer Soiree, a free ladies-only health event to help women take charge of their health. Read More >>
Posted: Monday, April 23, 2012 10:28 pm |
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