Could your child’s backpack cause back problems down the road? How much it weighs and how it’s worn can certainly have an impact. Some advice from an expert.
What are you grateful for? In this podcast, researcher Dr. Robert Emmons discusses what gratitude is, how easy it is to find it, and why it’s important to try.
It’s Childhood Obesity month, but instead of focusing on obesity, an organization that is trying to tackle the issue recommends an approach known as 5-2-1-0.
If you live in New England, you’ve probably been to a bean supper. But have you had bean hole beans? Find out what you’re missing and sample some brown bread.
Did you know that practicing gratitude can make you happier and healthier? Don’t know where to begin? Some tips from Dr. Robert Emmons, a gratitude expert.
A list of some Maine orchards that let you pick your own apples. It’s a great way to spend a late summer/early fall afternoon.
More than 3 million cases of mono are diagnosed every year. The majority are teenagers, but you might be surprised at how many people over 40 get the virus.
If you’ve been doing crunches to tighten your abs or core, Strength Coach Andy Wight thinks you should stop and try something else. He tells us why and what.
Packing nutritious school lunches that your child will actually eat isn’t easy. We have some tips from two moms, one’s a vegan and the other is not.
If you have a burning pain in the ball of your foot or it feels numb or tingly, you may have Morton’s neuroma. What’s that? Catching Health has the answer.
For more than 20 years, Diane was the health reporter on WCSH 6. Before that, a radiation therapist at Maine Medical Center and after, Manager of Marketing/PR at Mercy Hospital. Now she writes the award-winning blog Catching Health with Diane Atwood.
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