Each month the Competitive Edge Athletic Performance Center selects an Athlete of the Month. The athlete for January is baseball player Cooper Ryan.
Ryan spends his time at Competitive Edge in Woodbridge working in the batting cages, doing agility exercises, and participating in camps. He is the pitcher for the 13U Competitive Edge Baseball team. In addition to pitching, he plays third base.
Your body benefits in many ways from a fiber-rich diet with foods like whole grains, fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, beans, and lentils.
Fiber helps you feel fuller longer. It slows the breakdown of carbohydrates, which helps control blood sugar levels, and lowers LDL cholesterol levels, known as “bad” cholesterol levels. Fiber also promotes regular bowel movements.?Fiber comes in two forms – soluble fiber and insoluble fiber.
You can take more steps than hand washing and getting enough sleep to fight off the flu. Eating a balanced diet will also boost your immune system to resist flu viruses.
Micronutrients that help our immune system include antioxidants, such as vitamin A, vitamin C, and zinc. Foods with anti-inflammatory properties also help immune function because chronic inflammation can weaken and disrupt your immune system.
Six students from the Chick-fil-A Leadership Project visited an area nursing home this month to bring some holiday cheer.
In a partnership with Chick-fil-A Bristow and Youth for Tomorrow, students have monthly leadership projects within this program. December’s was “Do Good December.”
The holiday season is often a time for overindulging in food, while the colder temperatures and shorter days typically are associated with much less physical activity than we need.
Children will follow the lead of their parents in choosing food serving portions and activity level. Traditional holiday food is loaded with calories and is often available in large quantities at every party.
WOODBRIDGE — A new Urgent Care center has opened in Woodbridge, aiming to provide swift medical care through its partnership with Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center.
Located at the intersection of Park Lake Road and Prince William Parkway, one mile west of Old Bridge Road, the center is a joint venture between Practice Velocity and Sentara Healthcare. Another Velocity Urgent Care center is slated to open in the nearby in Port Potomac neighborhood in early 2019.
The City of Manassas recently released results from the third City Citizen Satisfaction Survey.
Healthy living can be tough, but for Dr. Adam Brown, Chief of Emergency Medicine at Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center and Sentara Lake Ridge, he’s practicing what he preaches. Over the last year, Dr. Brown has lost 65 pounds through diet and exercise.
• It can be challenging to change habits. As a Doctor, what would you tell folks who are working on getting healthier?
Join us for our final Lunch & Learn of 2018 on December 18 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
