Health & Fitness
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Levittown Designer Defeats Life-Threatening Sepsis in Ireland, Finds Renewed Passion for Life
Matt Small, a Levittown resident who fell ill with sepsis while visiting family in Ireland last Christmas, is now fully recovered and has a new appreciation for life, writes JD Mullane for the Bucks County Courier Times. Last year, Small was comatose for a month as doctors frantically worked in a lab to try and…
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Crush Crew Jui Jitsu Offers Free Self-Defense Classes for Teen Girls
6abc news anchor Alyana Gomez recently visited Crush Crew Jiu Jitsu in Flourtown to learn some of the self-defense lessons the owner is teaching teen girls to keep them safe. The owner Omar Cruickshank began offering free self-defense classes for teen girls after an attempted abduction of a 14-year-old girl at the Willow Grove Park…
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Philadelphia is the Nation’s First Officially Designated Sensory-Inclusive City
Philadelphia is gaining recognition for its efforts to being more welcoming to people with sensory sensitivities as it’s been named the first U.S. city to become certified as sensory-inclusive, writes Chris Compendio for Phillyvoice. According to city data, an estimated 17% of Philadelphia’s population has a disability. That is more than any other major city…
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Comcast’s MachineQ, in Partnership With Spotta, Launches Service To Help Hoteliers Catch Bed Bugs Before They Bite
MachineQ, Comcast’s IoT unit, has launched a new service that will help hoteliers detect bed bugs before they spread, writes Carl Weinschenk for Telecompetitor. The company is working with Spotta, one of the leading companies that specializes in bed bug detection, for this endeavor. The service features Spotta’s Bed Pod sensors, which are installed under…
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TLC: Let’s Get Moving! Physical Activity and Strong Mental Health
In a world of ever-present distractions, it’s easy to overlook the creeping signs of anxiety, depression, or frustration. Often the go-to remedies involve self-soothing distractions like substance or alcohol use, digital escapism, and comfort foods—but what if the key to mental wellness lies in a different direction? Exercise is arguably the most affordable, immediate, and…
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Owner of Fitman Performance & Physique Center Shares How to Get in Contest Shape
As an NGA Pro Natural Bodybuilder and USATF Masters Sprinter, Eric “Fitman” Brown, the owner of Fitman Performance & Physique Center in Roslyn, knows well how much time it takes to get in the type of shape needed to win a natural bodybuilding competition, writes Ryan Genova for the Glenside Local. “The first thing that…
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Lower Merion Family Grew Mustaches to Raise Money for Movember Foundation
Three members of the Fink family from Lower Merion spent last month growing mustaches and raising money for prostate cancer research with the Movember Foundation, according to a staff report from the Main Line Times & Suburban. The Movember Foundation is a global men’s health movement that challenges men to grow mustaches during November to…
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Local Youth Reach New Heights at Reach Climbing and Fitness
CBS News sports anchor Pat Gallen and producers Becca King, Sutton Sinclair, and Andrew Greth, joined local youth at Reach Climbing and Fitness in Bridgeport on Monday for a rock-climbing event that was organized by the KB Foundation, reports CBS News Philadelphia. The KB Foundation is a mentoring program that helps youths in the Philadelphia…
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West Chester Anti-Vaping Event Organized by Students for Students During Great American Smokeout
West Chester University marketing students are fuming that vaping is inhaling an entire nation with more than 2.1 million youth and about one-third of college students currently using e-cigarettes (National Youth Tobacco Survey, 2023 and Respiratory Care, 2023). Members of the WESCON Student Marketing Club banded together recently to help their college peers publicly commit to…
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Main Line Health Scientist on a Quest to Find the Secret to Regeneration
Regrowing nerves and healing wounds without scarring? It might seem a little too sci-fi right now, but one Main Line Health scientist has dedicated her career to finding the secret to regeneration, writes Tom Avril for The Philadelphia Inquirer. She is getting close, but not all of her peers are as optimistic as she is…
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Montco Is Having a Cold Plunge Revival, Learn the Health Benefits
Mostly everyone in the Philadelphia region has known at least one brave soul who has participated in the polar plunge in Wildwood. But did you know that the practice of taking ice baths for your health goes back centuries? Cold therapy dates back as early as 3500 B.C., and athletes have touted for years the…
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Salus University’s Looking Out for Kids Gala Honors Founder Dr. Susan Oleszewski
The Salus University stars came out for the 16th annual Looking Out for Kids charity fundraiser Saturday night, not only to support the program but to honor one of their own, Susan Oleszewski, OD ‘76, Resident ‘78, MA, FAAO, as the 2023 Lighthouse Award winner. Several of the University giants were in attendance, including current…
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Two Air Force Veterans Create Unbreakable Bond Through Collegeville Bakery Facebook Post
Two retired Air Force veterans who found each other through a Collegeville Bakery Facebook post now share an unbreakable bond after one of them played a critical role in saving the other’s life through kidney donation, writes Stephanie Stahl for CBS News Philadelphia. When they met for the first time at Penn Medicine, Craig Harris,…
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Get a Little Physical and Give Back at a Main Line Turkey Trot This Thanksgiving
If you are looking to work up an appetite before your Thanksgiving meal this year, join one of the many turkey trots being organized around the Main Line, including a pair in Montgomery County, writes Claire Chmiel for the Main Line Today. The region’s annual turkey trot races are a unique local tradition that also…
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Go for the Greens Garden Thriving at Jefferson Einstein Montgomery in Norristown
The Go for the Greens garden project continues to thrive this season on the roof of the Nicholas and Athena Karabots Medical Building in Norristown, according to a staff report from the Main Line Times & Suburban. The garden provides fresh produce along with garden education to families with young children in Norristown. The project…
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Enduring Lyme Disease, Phoenixville Woman Improves Quality of Life with Holistic Healing
After decades of her weight yo-yoing, Tara Watson, of Phoenixville, managed to lose 40 pounds for good and improve her quality of life significantly by focusing on her overall wellness, writes Stephanie Thurrott for Today. The 51-year-old Watson lost and regained weight several times since her twenties. “I was focused on food restriction and calorie…
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NewSpring Health Capital, PCOM Invest in Vybe Urgent Care Centers
NewSpring Health Capital of Radnor and the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine led the Series B funding for Philadelphia Urgent Care Management, owner of vybe urgent care center, writes John George of Philadelphia Business Journal. Five years earlier PCOM and NewSpring Health Capital first teamed up to invest in vybe urgent care. The urgent care…
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Abington Actor Adam Shapiro Hosting New Season of ‘Chasing Sleep’ Podcast
Abington native Adam Shapiro who has been making his career in Hollywood is now adding another technique to his resume: podcast host, writes Max Bennett for the Patch. Shapiro has been appearing in movies and popular shows for years. His most recent projects include the critically acclaimed series “The Bear”, “Never Have I Ever”, and…
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