Lifestyle

Dr. Magryta: Safe drug use

Throughout my medical career there has been a mantra: “Kids are NOT just little adults”. What this meant ...

News

Hidden, in the open: Mock bedroom offers clues to teen substance abuse

SALISBURY — It appeared to be the typical teen boy’s bedroom down to the poster on the wall, ...

Lifestyle

Dr. Magryta: ‘Is marijuana safe for use’ 2.0

Last year, I wrote about this topic, laying out the facts for those that are now falling into ...

Lifestyle

Salisbury’s FUMC to host half-day dementia workshop

‘Dementia With Love’ — Supporting care partners with education and compassion Saturday, April 6, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Submitted ...

News

‘I have been given another chance at living’: Women give powerful testimonies for Capstone Recovery Center benefit

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Sara Fields grew up in Kannapolis the daughter of a funeral director ...

Lifestyle

David Freeze: A new fitness journey: Introducing Teri and Phillip

The 2019 version of the Salisbury Post wellness experience has begun. I have two fine participants and I ...

Lifestyle

David Freeze: Gotta Run

A deeper look at the 36th Annual Novant Health Winter Flight races I love adventures! And challenges too! ...

Lifestyle

Dr. Magryta: The perils of sugar excess

How do we get ourselves and our children off of sugar laden foods? Added sugar is still a ...

News

‘Cannonball!’ Rufty-Holmes Senior Center dedicates renovated pool annex

SALISBURY — Feel the tropical warmth of 88 degrees. Imagine moving gently in a heated pool of 86 ...

Lifestyle

David Freeze: Gotta Run

Mary Dudley Bertram Tramazzo comes home to Winter Flight races When Mary Tramazzo comes home to visit, its ...

Lifestyle

Dr. Magryta: How long does the common cold last — and when is a fever dangerous?

A common question that carries much controversy, even from my colleagues. In a literature review published in the ...

Columns

Dr. Magryta: A new year — let’s change our outcomes

With the new year upon us, we will continue to look at new ways to change our outcomes ...

News

Never a pushover: Retiring Phyllis Loflin-Kluttz built the biggest Senior Games program in the state

SALISBURY — Phyllis Loflin-Kluttz’s office at Ellis Park has the feel of a sports museum or hall of ...

Lifestyle

David Freeze: Gotta Run

Doing something different Yes, it is time for resolutions. Just like others, I have had some success but ...

Lifestyle

Mary and Karen: Year-end finds mixed results

Early this past January, Mary Burridge and Karen Leonard embarked on their year-long journey to learn to exercise ...

Lifestyle

Dr. Magryta:Holiday thoughts

What should we model for our kids over the holiday season? Is it the materialism of present giving? ...

Lifestyle

Dr. Magryta: Methylation, telomeres, DNA stability and disease risk

This newsletter deals with a difficult topic that is critical to long term health: methylation, telomeres, DNA stability ...

Lifestyle

David Freeze: Gotta Run

Early opportunities to go running and racing as we roll into a busy 2019 From 2007 to 2011, ...

News

Novant Health breaks ground on new cancer center

SALISBURY — The Wallace Cancer Center ground-breaking represents a beginning for cancer treatment in the Rowan County community. ...

News

Move over, kittens, social media really wants 90-year-olds sledding

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Mary Kidd thinks the last time she went sledding was 1950 in ...

Lifestyle

Dr. Magryta: The microbiome and mental health, part 2

How does a young person, mother or a mother’s future offspring protect their microbiome from perturbation and disease ...

Health

On call all the time: Novant’s air medic team always prepared for emergencies

By Maggie Blackwell For the Salisbury Post SALISBURY — When someone suffers a heart attack or stroke, an ...

Lifestyle

Dr. Magryta: Stress, psychiatry and the intestinal microbiome

Humans develop disease from many different routes including toxic exposures, genetics, poor nutrition, injury, microbial exposures and much more. ...

Lifestyle

David Freeze: Gotta Run

What’s in Santa’s bag for runners, walkers? Each year, I enjoy giving and getting running related gifts. The ...

Health

Dr. Magryta: Nature Deprivation Disorder

As we are getting closer to the end of the year and the cold strikes us hard in ...

Health

David Freeze: Mary and Karen, another bumpy month

When we left you at the end of October, I was excited that Mary had momentum and that ...

News

Prevent diabetes: Rowan Y offers classes to boost health

YMCA of Rowan County SALISBURY — The Rowan County YMCA is offering a series of classes to help ...

Lifestyle

S/R Senior Games & SilveArts NC Senior Games State Final winners

Mary Jo Agner: 200 Yd. Individual Medley -1, 200 Yd. Butterfly-1, 100 Yd. Butterfly-1, 200 Yd. Freestyle-1, 500 ...

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