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Tips for finding your stress comfort zone |
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Wellness
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By Munroe Medical Center on
9/29/2006
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Psychologists find that the photographs amusement parks sell to roller coaster patrons can be a useful tool. The photos demonstrate that people react differently to stress.
For every wide-eyed passenger sitting at the front of the roller coaster, there's one toward the back, white-knuckling the safety bar and looking very uncomfortable.
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Raise vegetables in a raised bed |
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Gardening
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By Anne-Marie Conard on
9/29/2006
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There are times I miss a vegetable garden in my own yard. However, I am lucky to know some dedicated vegetable gardeners through the Marion County Master Gardener program. One in particular, Carol Ann Baldwin, has not only been in charge of the demonstration vegetable garden for the last 8 years but is also the expert I turned to when deciding to write about growing vegetables through the winter.
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Annual checkups are worth the time |
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Wellness
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By Munroe Medical Center on
8/18/2006
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You may service your automobile regularly, make home repairs promptly and even take your pets for shots as needed. But are regular medical checkups on your list of things to do? For most adults, an annual checkup is worth the effort.
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Vines need support, pruning |
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Gardening
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By Anne-Marie Conard on
8/18/2006
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What group of plants sleep the first year, creep the second and leap the third? Vines. With central Florida's long growing season, annual vines grow rapidly until frost. Deciduous and evergreen vines thrive. Picking the right vine depends on your goals.
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How’s your brain health? |
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Wellness
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By Munroe Medical Center on
8/2/2006
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The strength and well-being of the brain are vital to a long, healthy life. Yet, proper brain maintenance, including how to sharpen memory and invigorate motor skills, is often overlooked.
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Hurricane season calls for wind-tolerant plants |
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Gardening
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By Anne-Marie Conard on
8/2/2006
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August is finally here, and we’ve all been instructed on how to prepare for hurricanes. Landscaping for wind damage from hurricanes is actually something we can do now. Our landscape choices may either save or destroy property.
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