How to start and maintain your Seven Days of Love exercise program
Seven Days of Love = seven days of simple exercises. What better way to show yourself some love than to get your body moving. We have some tips for you.
Seven Days of Love. Day seven: Dead bugs!
Every day for the past seven days, Andy Wight from AW Strength & Conditioning has demonstrated a simple exercise. Today he shows us how to do a favorite.
Seven Days of Love. Day six: Romanian deadlift
Day six of Seven Days of Love. If you've been doing Andy's exercises, you must be feeling a lot of love! Today's is a great one for balance and stability.
Seven Days of Love. Day five: Isometric bent over row
Day five of Seven Days of Love. Today, we're going to love our upper backs and improve our posture at the same time. Get ready to do an isometric bent over row. That's a mouthful!
Seven Days of Love. Day Four: Reverse lunge with a slider
Day four of Seven Days of Love. Andy Wight demonstrates how to do a reverse lunge with a slider. Get those legs in shape for summer!
Seven Days of Love. Day Three: Let’s do a plank
Day three of Seven Days of Love. For the seven days leading up to Valentine's Day, Andy Wight from AW Strength & Conditioning will demonstrate a simple exercise. Join us!
Seven Days of Love. Day 2: How to do a push-up
Want to get in shape, but can't get to the gym? Follow Catching Health and AW Strength & Conditioning for Seven Days of Love. Every day a simple exercise.
A recipe for cranberry treats — the perfect thing to bake for your special valentine
Bake something delicious for your Valentine. Try this recipe for Cranberry Treats, compliments of Tin Pan Bakery.
Seven Days of Love: Learn one easy exercise every day
Every day for the next seven days (ending on Valentine's Day) trainer Andy Wight is going to demonstrate a simple exercise. We call it Seven Days of Love.
No more love, but is divorce the answer? How to put it to the test
Relationship coach and divorce consultant Dr. Erin Oldham helps couples (and children) navigate the sometimes rocky world of love, marriage and divorce.
Beyond skill — how communication, collaboration, and coordination helped save my life
Sally Loughridge Busch had a stroke while driving her car. She doubts that she would have recovered or even survived without a network of caring, committed people.
Greek Seven-Layer Dip from the American Heart Association
A heart healthy recipe for a yummy seven-layer dip. Just in time for Super Bowl Sunday!
Enter now for a chance to win a prize AND share some love!
In the spirit of Valentine's Day, Catching Health is having a contest. Check out the beautiful prizes, each designed to help you connect with someone special.
Feeling stronger, feeling sore! Join me in my discomfort zone
After four weeks of working with Andy Wight, my personal trainer, I'm sore, but I feel stronger. Follow my progress — in my discomfort zone.
Using Myers-Briggs to understand the connection between your personality and how you handle stress
Your way of handling stress may not be mine. Knowing the difference can help, especially in the midst of a crisis. One possibly useful tool: Myers-Briggs.
Two delicious mocktail recipes from Vena’s Fizz House
Recipes for two delicious mocktails, compliments of Vena's Fizz House in Portland, Maine.
Are protein and energy bars worth the calories?
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Understanding naturopathic medicine from a naturopathic physician’s point of view
An interview with naturopathic physician Sarah Kozur. She explains the philosophy behind naturopathy, educational requires and tools she uses in her practice.
Zebrafish may hold the answer to why early life stress can make you sick when you’re an adult
Scientists at MDI Biological Laboratory are using zebrafish to figure out exactly what happens when embryos are exposed to elevated levels of stress hormones.
Frontier in Brunswick shares a recipe for mouth-watering fish tacos
Looking for something different to cook? How about some fish tacos? This week's Catching Health recipe is compliments of Frontier in Brunswick, Maine. Enjoy!
Alfond Foundation gives major grant to St. Joseph’s College to expand its nursing program
St. Joseph's College plans to expand its nursing program and create a Center for Nursing Excellence. It just got a major boost from the Harold Alfond Foundation.
You, too, want to be stronger? Join me in my discomfort zone
How working with a personal trainer is taking me inside my discomfort zone. It's also making me stronger. Follow my workouts.
Can a Mediterranean diet keep your brain from shrinking as you age?
A new study suggests a link between eating a Mediterranean diet and brain shrinkage. We have some details in this blog post.
A delicious recipe for crock pot chicken stew
Chicken stew — a great meal for a cold winter's day. Get the recipe and some healthy tips from weight loss coach Lisa Prince.
How do you get rid of foot fungus?
Have you ever had to deal with a foot fungus or athlete's foot? Here's some treatment advice from Dr. Michael Saraydarian, a podiatrist at Central Maine Orthopaedics.
How music therapy can do more than just make you feel good
You might think that listening to music is therapeutic. It is, but music therapist Kate Beever takes it to a different level.
A young man’s struggle with mental illness and why today he’s in a better frame of mind
In 2011, at the age of 19, Logan Price was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder. Now he helps others by sharing his story — the challenges and the successes.
Why we need to talk about what we want at the end of life (and how to begin)
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Why we lose our motivation to exercise and how to get it back
There are two main reasons why people lose their motivation to exercise. Learn what they are and get some help finding your motivation again.
A recipe from Plant IQ for Peppery Pumpkin, Corn and Bean Soup
If you're trying to eat a whole foods plant-based diet, you'll want to learn more about Plant IQ. And you'll want to try this hearty soup recipe.
Six secrets to keeping your New Year’s resolutions all year long
Supposedly, only 8 percent of people in the U.S. keep their New Year's resolutions. Follow these six secrets and give yourself at shot at making yours stick.