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Dr. Nigel Brayer, of Living Tree Center for Healing, has introduced a groundbreaking new way to treat female urinary incontinence
For about one in five postmenopausal women, the simple act of coughing, sneezing or laughing could mean embarrassing urine leakage. Several years ago, Dr. Nigel Brayer, director and founder of Living Tree Center for Healing, became all too familiar with this statistic when he noticed how many patients listed urinary incontinence on their...
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With just two twenty-minute workouts per week, you can change the way you look, feel and thrive
Not many families can claim to have five generations living at the same time. It takes a combination of healthy living and a robust gene pool. If you ask Rick Trivisonno his family’s secret to longevity, the answer is an easy one: staying active and loving life. “My mother is 90, my Nonni (grandmother) lived to be 96,” says Rick,...
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Local podiatrist Dr. Danielle Shaper, founder of Finesse Footcare, has made it her mission to put together an arsenal of conservative, minimally invasive treatments to take away heel pain
Thanks to a litany of causes—overuse, injury, ill-fitting shoes, lack of stretching—heel pain is fast becoming one of the most common foot ailments, affecting more than two million Americans each year. Local podiatrist Dr. Danielle Shaper, founder of Finesse Footcare, has made it her mission to put together an arsenal of...
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Is your roof ready for the rigors of winter?
Like squirrels gathering nuts or birds migrating south, like it or not, we’re in the throes of preparing for winter. But before you dive under a blanket with a good book, have you thought about your roof’s readiness to weather the season? Have you taken a walk around your home to look for missing shingles or discoloration? There are two...
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What’s the difference between working out and personal training at Alloy Personal Training?
Evan Ferwerda opened Alloy Personal Training in Fairlawn this summer to offer people the best-case scenario of modalities: trainer-led workouts with the accountability of small classes in a state-of-the-art facility with advanced equipment. Once people discover it, after a few classes, they’re hooked. “I had an idea we would be...
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