Letter from the Publishers, August 2013

There’s still time to play! Everyone seems to share that sentiment as the last few weeks of summer vacation stretch out, and families of ... Read More »

Interval Training Comes to Health By Design

Interval training expert Jackie Florio has joined the fitness team at Health by Design Natural Clinic, in Leola. Interval training is the practice of alternating bursts of intense activity either with rest or with intervals of lighter activity, and can be a valuable addition to any fitness program. Runners, for example, might do a track workout that involves sprinting through the straightaways and jogging through the turns. Read More »

Summer Offerings at Seasons Olive Oil and Vinegar Taproom

Seasons carries a large collection of exclusive, single-estate, extra virgin olive oils and traditional balsamic vinegars, all on tap, for customers to taste and select before bottling for purchase. Read More »

Go Plastic-Free: Ways to Shrink Our Footprint

Plastic is everywhere in our home, but we can start taking baby steps to reduce its impact on our health and the environment. Read More »

Absolute Organics Offers the Other Health Plan

It often seems that good quality organic produce is difficult to find; Absolute Organics’ mission is to provide the best variety in organic produce, selecting only Grade A Fancy fruits and vegetables Read More »

E-book Encourages Adults to Leave a Positive Legacy

Karen Frey, a motivational speaker, consultant and workshop presenter, has authored the e-book, Changing Our Legacy of Stress: Helping Future Generations, a resource that describes ways for adults to make a positive impact on children, communities and the world. A donation of $1 from each book sold will be made to the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund. Read More »

Susquehanna Dental Arts Offers New Whitening Services

Susquehanna Dental Arts has expanded their teeth-whitening services to include customized plans and products to help keep teeth white between sessions. According to Owen Allison, DMD, most staining occurs on the outer part of the tooth. The whitening process prepares the surface to allow the stain to be bleached. Read More »

Qi Activation Wellness Conference

Qigong practitioner Jeff Primack, the founder of Supreme Science Qigong, is leading a seminar, Qi Activation, based upon his experiences and feedback from the 40,000 attendees that have attended one of his 65 Qi Revolution seminars. The four-day seminar runs from September 14 to 17 at the Philadelphia Convention Center Read More »

Roaring Brook Market Opens in Lancaster

Roaring Brook Market has opened at 155 East King Street, on downtown Lancaster’s Historic East Side Merchant Row, owned by local food enthusiasts Sarah McGahran, Trex Proffitt, Rachel Cooke and Drew Nowacoski. The grocery store and café locally sources fresh produce, meat, dairy, eggs and cheese and offers them at a fair price. Seating is available in the café and items can also be ordered for take-out. Read More »

Optimizing Movement Through Healthy Fascia

Many people are familiar with the idea of fascia as the matrix of sinewy fibers that surrounds all of our inner structures—muscles, blood vessels, organs and nerves—allowing them to slide and glide fluidly. This connective tissue also can condense in ways that help transmit forces to our bones and can align itself to support our organs optimally in their vital functions. Read More »

Blue Skies Chiropractic Adds New Practitioners

Susanne Spurlock, MSW, a life and wellness counselor, and Debi Dunn, MBA, an integrative health and emotional wellbeing coach, have joined the staff at Blue Skies Chiropractic of Lancaster. Read More »

Cardiac and Cancer Yoga Therapy Offered in Reading

Rose Mary Herrero, of Integrative Health Coaching and Yoga, offers cardiac and cancer yoga classes at Reading Rehab Hospital and at Goggleworks Center for the Arts, both in Reading. Herrero has extensive training in teaching yoga for the needs of groups under specific medical diagnoses. Her teaching includes meditation, visualization, relaxation and yoga postures, applying the protocols in medical studies done by Dr. Dean Ornish and her training with the creator of the yoga used in Ornish’s program. Read More »

Tree of Life Welcomes New Practitioner

Tree of Life Welcomes New Practitioner Tree of Life Health Ministries is now offering the chiropractic services of Dr. Gary Leidy, DC... Read More »

How Diet Can Help Resolve Symptoms of Autism

Autism is a complex neurobehavioral disorder that is characterized by impairments in social interactions, communication and play. A March 2013 report by the Centers for Disease Control estimates that one in 50 children are now diagnosed with autism, up from its 2006 estimate of one in 166. This staggering statistic gives us good reason to question what we know about the disorder. Read More »

Rx4 Relaxes Body and Mind by Releasing the Core

Founded in 2010 by the brother and sister chiropractic team of Dr. Ben Tanner and Dr. Gwen Gardner, The Core Experience is introducing Tanner’s invention, the Rx4, an innovative tool that enables users to roll, relax and release pain and stress in order to reconnect to their deepest core, the central nervous system and spine, and promote healing and growth. Individuals can try it for free by coming to The Core Experience facility, in Manheim. Read More »

Saddle Up for Health and Happiness: at Greystone Manor Therapeutic Riding Center

Greystone Manor Therapeutic Riding Center, in Lancaster, is a nonprofit that has been providing quality equine-assisted activities for children and adults with physical, social, intellectual and emotional disabilities since 1981. The facility comprises an indoor and outdoor arena, as well as acres of tree-lined paths and pasture. Read More »