By Olivia C. Rossi, RN, MSN Resistance training, also known as strength training or weight training, is one of the components of a balanced exercise program that I discussed in my September 9th article.  It is an important part of every health and fitness program and provides health and functional […]

Lisa Unsworth Varsity Student Institute College Advisor There are several reasons why families choose the wrong college, but many find out the hard way.   These families choose the wrong school and end up transferring which costs a lot of money!  For high school student-athletes who choose to play NCAA […]

If you have been remotely considering the variety of different hair removal options out there, you are likely to have heard about waxing. This procedure – waxing – is quite simple, but painful. For many, it will be something that they will subject themselves to every couple of weeks to […]

Submitted by Kay Helbling September 25, 2008     In memory of David Steele, an Ashland rugby player, and the other eight men who lived their lives with honor and lost their lives with courage..    You haul them off to football in the fall, wrestling in the winter and […]

How Should I Exercise?…Let Me Count the Ways…Your Personal Trainer, Olivia C. Rossi, RN, MSN I’d like to begin this article with a response to a question I received from Evergreen in my September 9 “At the Heart of What Matters.”  She asked:  “Are all movements equal?  Moving while walking […]

Sara Larsen stared at the fragile baby boy in her arms. The victim of extreme neglect, he still had vomit sticking to his hair and filling his ears. The foster mother sighed, knowing how much work this child would be, and wondered if she and husband Dick could handle it. […]

Article Written By: Gerry Briggs, Eugene Oregon I can’t help myself. We get up in the morning, my husband grabs the paper, I put the coffee on and while we wait for caffeine he reads the Register Guard. I use to read it. Well, That’s not quite true, I’m like […]

Here are seven ways you can maintain motivation for fitness. As Fall and winter approach, there are many ways to be fit,but how to get motivated you ask? Use the following 7 steps consistently, and you will begin to see the benefits to staying active.

Submitted by Kay Helbling The Animal Liberation Front continues their raids on mink farms. It was the second this year for the S & N Fur Farm in Scio, with more minks dying as a consequence. (Eco-saboteurs Release Minks, Oregonlive. 9/9/08). These are not isolated incidences. In a communiqué written […]

The use of glycolic acid for the removing of acne scars is carried out through the use of a chemical peel containing glycolic acid. To understand how a chemical peel works, we must first understand the causes of scars and how to prevent them. Our skin has sebaceous glands which […]