Category: Lifestyle & Wellness

  • Improve your health by drinking less soda

    Improve your health by drinking less soda

    West End Healthline By Garrett Boggs, MD The summer was hot and sometimes people reached for soda to quench their thirst. Unfortunately, this significantly worsens…

  • Poor air quality and your health

    Poor air quality and your health

    By Jonathan Dickman, MD, Ph.DWhen it smells like a campfire outside this may bring back memories of setting up a tent at a local park. This,…

  • Ramsey/Washington expands Recycling and Energy Center

    Ramsey/Washington expands Recycling and Energy Center

    On July 17, 2023, Ramsey/Washington Recycling & Energy (R&E), celebrated the completion of enhancements at the R&E Center, a 450,000 ton per year solid waste processing facility…

  • United Family residents highlight work in the community

    United Family residents highlight work in the community

    Residents with the Allina Health United Family Residency Program were able to share their community outreach projects for the first time since 2019 on June 14, 2023…

  • Staying safe in the sun

    Staying safe in the sun

    West End Healthline Staying safe in the sun By Laura Hurley, MD Like bears coming out from hibernation, St. Paul has come alive as we welcome warmer…

  • Fitness in the Parks

    Fitness in the Parks

    A free outdoor exercise program that brings a variety of fitness activities to many of St. Paul’s beautiful parks. There is no registration required and classes…

  • St. Paul updates bicycle plan

    St. Paul updates bicycle plan

    Staff from the City of St. Paul are in the process of updating their original 2015 bicycle plan. The proposed update calls for increasing separated bikeways,…

  • Sleeping is not a luxury, it’s a necessity 

    Sleeping is not a luxury, it’s a necessity 

    West End Healthline By Fernanda Ribas, MDThe month of May brings with it sunlight, flowers and graduations; however, since 1985 May has also been recognized as…

  • Notebook Recollections: A Little About Me

    Notebook Recollections: A Little About Me

    Local icon Tim Rumsey walked to work most days from 1987 to 2000. He began as a form of exercise but kept at it for his…