Health and Fitness

Sycamore Health Center | April 2015   With the snow finally gone and the school year wrapping up, you probably have your sights set on summer. The lazy days of summer can be a nice break from the routine, but a...

I read a quote online a few weeks ago, it said "Be kind enough not to tell other people's stories, and be brave enough to tell your own".  Just a few words, but it really made me think.  My...

The end of summer is a rough time of year for me. It’s a shame really, because it is one of the most beautiful, joyful, exciting times of year, and therein lies the problem: I’m just not ready for...

Did you make a New Year's Resolution? Are you still on the bandwagon, or have you broken it yet? I'm not usually one to make resolutions because I'm not really great at keeping them.  But if you were following...

Now that the little ones are back in school and we've all (mostly) come down from our holiday sugar-induced highs, it's time to get back in our routine. After eating festive meals for the company party, serving special appetizers...

I'm so mad I could spit. (Don't tell my kids I said that.) This is not the post I wanted to write. One of my students–at 13 years old–just died of pediatric cancer. (I don't remember the long scary name of...

A few weeks ago the Iowa City Press Citizen featured a piece on local, healthy restaurant options. The author promised places where you could eat and still maintain your New Year's resolutions. I read about the first three great places and...

Let me tell you a little story about a friend (spoiler alert: I’m the friend). This “friend” set a New Year’s Resolution to lose the baby weight, get in shape, and eat healthy.  She thought she’d accomplish this goal by...

It’s that time of year when fish sticks are starting to be everywhere at the grocery store – the start of Lent, when lots of Christians give up meat on Fridays. Even if observing Lent is not part of...

One of the simplest and most nostalgic traditions of summer is the classic red, white, and blue Bomb Pop. While we are reminded daily of the divisiveness in our nation, most of us can come together and agree that the...