Healthy Living

Harvesting the healing power of music

Music can trigger a memory, make you feel better, and serve as entertainment, but it also promotes physical and mental well-being. The role music plays in healing is still being explored. However, it was first referenced as a therapy as…

Up in smoke

Yes, vaping is better for you than cigarettes, but… Christina Page recently joined 11 million American adults who use electronic cigarettes…and she’s wondering if she made the right decision. “I’m concerned about the health aspect. I’ve been researching it, but…

Healthy Inspiration: Sister for Bailey

Abbotts open hearts & home to another girl with Turner syndrome. Photo: Nicole Hamel Ashley Abbott and her husband Chet talked about expanding their family through adoption, and once the Oxford mother saw a little orphan girl online with Turner…

Hungry for change

For Angie Dolan, losing weight helped her gain a happier life. Photos provided by Angie Dolan Several years ago, Angie Dolan desperately needed to get something off her chest. It was more than 100 pounds of unwanted fat. Weighing nearly…

Healthy Inspiration: Positive attitude

Teen confronts polyarticular juvenile arthritis with an autoimmune disorder head on by living a healthy lifestyle. Photo: Nicole Hamel Olivia Howard, 16, of Grand Island, is upfront sharing what it feels like to have polyarticular juvenile arthritis with an autoimmune disorder,…

A new lease on life

A doctor’s warning inspires a mother-daughter duo to lose 154 pounds combined and start “I Lost to Gain” life coaching. Photos: Douglas Tyler Lynn Anoa’i reached a pivotal moment in her life during a routine doctor’s visit in September 2014.…

Healthy Inspiration: Packing a healthy punch

Professional fighter David Derby gets his kicks helping himself and others stay healthy. Bulging biceps. Six-pack abs. A combination of speed, strength and endurance. For 48-year-old David Derby, those qualities are all wrapped into one lethal package. David, who lives…