Tips and inspiration for living your best life.
Beating diabetes
It was Gary Johnson’s 18th birthday on March 31, 1972, when he made his first visit to the eye clinic…
Self care for the caregiver
November is National Family Caregivers Month, when we recognize the more than 34 million unpaid caregivers and countless caregiver professionals…
Targeting breast cancer
WHEN MARY NELSON scheduled a routine annual breast exam in August of 1999, cancer was far from her mind. The…
Beyond coping
If you’re suffering from a chronic condition, or experiencing symptoms that might indicate one, you’re not alone. About 117 million…
Role model
In a small South Minneapolis basement, leaning over a table cluttered with wood scraps, hand tools, glue, and photos, Greg…
Healthy together
To compete on the world’s largest stage as an Olympic athlete requires extraordinary individual commitment, sacrifice and more than a…
Home run for health
On a steamy July morning at McQuillan Fields in Rochester, Bob Adams took to the mound to defend his team’s…
Second take
Sitting at the dining room table of her Plymouth, Minnesota, home, Diana Pierce still looks every part the TV personality…
Rising above arthritis
MARY ELLEN CARLSON was 39 years old in 1975 when she found out she had rheumatoid arthritis. She had developed…
Spotting signs of arthritis
Member: I’ve started to notice some stiffness and pain that comes and goes in my joints. How can I tell…
Walk this way
Walking in harsh weather is no big deal for Joan Monson. She’s endured rain, wind, snow, sub-zero cold and sweltering…
Let’s talk about driving
Driving is an important way that elderly adults can maintain their independence. But age-related decline of the physical body and…