Category: Lifestyle & Wellness

  • New Year Brings New Motivation to be Healthier

    New Year Brings New Motivation to be Healthier

    West End Healthline New Year Brings New Motivation to be Healthier By Jonathan Dickman, MD, PhD Goodbye 2022, hello 2023! With the New Year comes familiar…

  • St. Nicholaus Day at Waldmann

    St. Nicholaus Day at Waldmann

    Step aside Santa! In Germany St. Nicholas rules the day, and Sankt Nikolaus Tag is Dec. 6! That’s the day kids wake up to find their…

  • How Stress Impacts Our Health 

    How Stress Impacts Our Health 

    West End Healthline By Chatterton, PhD, LP We have all heard that we should manage our stress in order to stay healthy. Many people, however, do not…

  • A Lesson from the Past: Why the Flu Vaccine Matters

    A Lesson from the Past: Why the Flu Vaccine Matters

    By Brooke Gensler, MDDid you know that in 1918, in the midst of World War I, an influenza epidemic swept the globe? This “Spanish Flu”…

  • Be Prepared with an Advance Directive

    Be Prepared with an Advance Directive

    West End HealthlineBy Anna Dovre, MDAs the season shifts ever on toward autumn, I’ve been noticing the ways that we’re all making preparations. The squirrels…

  • Our voices should not go unheard 

    letters to the editor   Let’s talk numbers for a minute. In the 12-month period ending June 30, 2022, Xcel Energy reported a gross profit of…

  • An Infant’s Choice

    An Infant’s Choice

    Building an Antiracist Community  He is only 4 months old, yet even at this early age he has already discovered a lesson that can guide him…

  • Health Benefits of Being Outside

    Health Benefits of Being Outside

    by Nathan Hinrichs, MD Over the last century, more and more people in the U.S. are moving to large cities for work opportunities and socialization. One consequence…

  • Free electronic recycling

    Free electronic recycling

    Ramsey County residents now have a free and easy way to recycle laptops, televisions, cell phones or other electronics. Ramsey County residents can drop off unwanted electronics…