Health & Fitness
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Feeling Exhausted? It Might Be Adrenal Fatigue
Feel like you’re so stressed, even your stress is stressed out? As a collective, we’ve all seen better days—no doubt. However, if you find yourself perma-exhausted with unrelenting brain fog, your adrenal glands could be the culprit. Read more
Sep 22, 2021
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Just Wondering: Can I Get a Flu Shot AND the COVID-19 Vaccine Simultaneously?
As we prepare to enter the season of the "twindemic," is it possible for me to get a two-for-one? Read more
Sep 22, 2021
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Minnesota Department of Health Announces Immunization Record App
Get a digital record of your COVID-19 vaccine. Read more
Sep 17, 2021
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Good Bones: Modern Orthopedic Care
Orthopedics is more than dad shoes. From the dreaded snap of an impact injury to the nagging tweaks wearing over time, local specialists share common injuries, lesser-known care fields, and new treatments promising a better (and less painful) future. Read more
Sep 14, 2021
Up the Creek with the Minnesota Boat Club
What to know before your first rowing lesson on the Mississippi from the oldest sporting organization in Minnesota. Read more
Sep 10, 2021
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Sen. Amy Klobuchar Reveals Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
The senator says that after surgery and a successful radiation treatment, the likelihood of the cancer reappearing is no "greater than the average person." Read more
Sep 9, 2021
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Gourmet Purée: A Local Woman's Mission to Healthify Baby Food
After losing her restaurant job to the pandemic, Lilian Carroll turned her lifelong love for food and hospitality into Bramblebee Baby Food, a subscription meal service delivered "milkman style." Read more
Sep 8, 2021
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A Mini Guide to Back-to-School Health
These days, classroom prep means keeping an eye on backpack weight, elevating your child's heart rate every day, setting up a posture-friendly homework nook, and diversifying the lunchbox. Read more
Sep 8, 2021
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Free COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics Come to YMCA of the North
First and second Pfizer COVID-19 doses are coming to a Y near you. Read more
Sep 7, 2021
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When Kids Get Cancer, Pinky Swear Offers a Lifeline
The Minnesota-headquartered foundation provides families with an infusion of support to help with everything from groceries to mortgage payments—so they can focus on their child’s health. Read more
Aug 31, 2021
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True Life: I Had a Breakthrough COVID Case
One of our fully vaccinated editors shares her shock, experience, and what she would do differently. Read more
Aug 25, 2021
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Working in Wellness: Why Medical Assistants Are the Backbone of Health Care
Got empathy? A desire for fulfilling work? Looking for a way to get your foot in the door to help our taxed medical system? This in-demand role is a fast track to the front lines. Read more
Aug 25, 2021
