by Shaina Clark | Dec 4, 2019 | Double Up Food Bucks, Haywood County, Healthy Eating
Author: Angela Mucci — Clyde resident Ron Hall was walking across his yard last May when “My whole life changed in 2 seconds,” he stated while interviewing him at the Haywood Historic Farmers Market. He was enjoying the warm weather and looking at the sky when...
by Shaina Clark | Oct 18, 2019 | Active Living, Haywood County, Healthy Eating, Worksite Wellness
Author: Angela Mucci — Workplace Wellness Programs are increasingly popular and are often designed to be easily accessible and convenient, but that wasn’t always the case. According to Corporate Wellness Magazine, when co-workers started horseback riding...
by Shaina Clark | Jun 18, 2019 | Active Living, Cherokee Strong, Diabetes Prevention Program
Author: Angela Mucci — The CDC reports that “Native Americans have higher rates of diabetes than any other racial group.” Furthermore, kidney disease stemming from diabetes is highest amongst Native Americans, with 2 out of 3 cases of kidney failure resulting...
by Shaina Clark | Feb 25, 2019 | Active Living, Transylvania County
A Story Worth Sharing Senior Citizens MOVE towards a "Fountain of Youth" In the eight westernmost counties of NC 30% of the population is age 65 or older - twice as high as the U.S. population. Author: Angela Mucci “If I don’t keep moving, my arthritis hurts so much...
by Shaina Clark | Feb 6, 2019 | Active Living, Haywood County, Worksite Wellness
Author: Angela Mucci — Waynesville Fire Chief Joey Webb has been working as a firefighter since the late 70’s. This last summer, at age 61, he found himself in a doctor’s appointment learning he had high blood pressure and was borderline diabetic. “I was also...
