Health and Fitness

No doubt about it. Yakima is sunglasses country ! Whether fashionable or functional, our abundant sunshine calls for eye protection.

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Asparagus is a valley specialty and a national favorite.  The asparagus is a member of the lily family. It grows easily in the home garden right in the flower bed - it is a perennial and can yield a harvest for decades

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Yakima Valley Wineries are celebrating a new study that finds those who drink in moderation - no more than 14 drinks a week and no more than three a day for women and four a day for men - have better overall scores than those who abstain completely

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Summer's here and with it comes the chance of an epic sunburn. I distinctly remember the worst sunburn I ever got.

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Seems like everyone I know has had a brush with breast cancer in some way or another.  My brother’s wife, Lance Tormey’s mom, the list goes on.  Information and inspiration are key to waging a successful war on breast cancer.  To that end author, Breast Cancer Survivor and Organizational Coach Sheri Kay will speak at a Learn at Lunch program on June 15 at 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM at North Star Lodge Cancer Care Center, 808 N. 39th Ave., Yakima. 

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love my wife…she is awesome…SO, that being said, she does “encourage me frequently, to lose a few and get in shape.  Her intent is pure even if her methods are sometimes…repetitive?  But there is research out of Denmark that might provide me some of the cover for which I have been searching! 

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Yakima Valley Community College’s Athletic Department is hosting basketball, softball, and volleyball camps this summer.

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Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences has been a terrific addition to Yakima. Now the good gets even better!  PNUHS will host a  public groundbreaking ceremony on June 12 at 10:30 a.m. at the College of Osteopathic Medicine, Butler-Haney Hall (BHH).  This $5 million Phase II addition to BHH will add 22,000 sq. ft. to the university’s main academic center, including two large auditorium classrooms and offices. The project is slated to be finished by fall, 2013.

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A lot of us do not get around to weight loss until the pounds we are packing start to take a toll on the joints and bones. But heads up, don’t put your bones in jeopardy in your effort to give them a break. There are a lot of approaches to dieting and losing weight, or should I say lifestyle adjustments, but one thing you should always do is drink your milk.  Hey Mom knew best! 

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New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has decided that the most dangerous threat to the safety and well being of New York City residents is now apparently Big Soda. What's your take?

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