Healthy Living Archives - Sanford Health News

Greg Wilcox speaks to a group of people scattered at tables.

Keeping a positive mindset amid COVID-19 pandemic

Fear is a natural response. Here are 5 tips for managing it

Simon Floss ⋅ 5 min read

Justin Underwood holds a plank

Working toward that world-record plank while stuck at home

Courtney Collen ⋅ 7 min read

Social distancing: Woman works from home sitting on exercise ball at her desk faces a computer screen and large windows.

COVID-19 FAQs: What is social distancing?

Katie Foutz ⋅ 5 min read

Bucket with variety of disinfecting and cleaning products on wooden table.

What to disinfect first: Tips for the germiest places

Keeley Meier ⋅ 5 min read

Two women walk on treadmills in the background with a row of dumbbells prominent in the foreground.

Personal trainers add expertise and fun to exercise plan

Mick Garry ⋅ 10 min read

Sanford Fit Kids Zone at Great Shots features and blue and gold climbing wall, interactive floor, TV and "move, play, recharge" on the wall.

Podcast: Sanford Fit builds active waiting rooms

25 min ⋅ January 21st

Climbing walls and dance videos get kids up and out of their seats

Nate Malloy smiles as he speaks into a microphone in an orange office.

Podcast: Profile by Sanford fights disease with science

20 min ⋅ December 10th

Nate Malloy on living longer & pushing the boundaries of conventional medicine

Smiling Dr. Abrea Roark talks with a patient in an exam room. The patient's back is to the camera.

What women ask about, and what their doctors tell them

Answers to questions such as 'When am I most fertile?' and 'Do I have a UTI?'

Jane Thaden Lawson ⋅ 22 min read

Aerial view of a basketball court with several games of pickleball going down the length of the room.

Pickleball offers wellness and good company

Court-based sport appeals to multiple generations, and it's easy to learn

Mick Garry ⋅ 10 min read

Male basketball player shooting

Athletic trainer helps keep ankle injury from ending season

An ankle injury interrupted but didn't stop basketball player Troy Hilz

Alexandra Johnson ⋅ 7 min read

A provider gives a prenatal ultrasound to a pregnant woman to check the health of mom and baby. Maternal mortality rates are a concern nationwide.

Maternal mortality: Working to keep moms safe

Doctors focus on patients' health with regional projects, hospital practices

Jane Thaden Lawson ⋅ 23 min read

family history: human genes are the instructions for your body development

Family history: It’s an important part of your health

"We can’t change our genetics, but we can change behavior"

SHN Staff ⋅ 6 min read

Healthy food on a heart shape cutting board on a rustic wooden table.

Heart doctor: Maintaining a healthy heart starts with you

First, get good information. Then make heart health a lifestyle

Mick Garry ⋅ 9 min read

Cold And Flu. Portrait Of Ill Woman Caught Cold, Feeling Sick And Sneezing In Paper Wipe. Closeup Of Beautiful Unhealthy Girl Covered In Blanket Wiping Nose.

Number of influenza cases remains high, CDC reports

Long flu season expected, vaccinations still available

SHN Staff ⋅ 6 min read

colorectal cancer screening: men and boy eating lunch

Colorectal cancer screening: Check out the options

With early detection, colon cancer is 90% treatable

SHN Staff ⋅ 8 min read

A parked semi trailer bears the words Heart & Vascular Screening on the side to advertise Sanford Health's mobile service.

Heart screening ‘means my life was saved’

EKG and alarming coronary calcium score led to surgery

Jane Thaden Lawson ⋅ 9 min read

School-age boy dances in kitchen in red and white striped pajamas and socks. Behind him is a Happy Valentine's Day banner spelled out in heart shapes.

Keeping your heart emotionally healthy

Connect what you're thinking, feeling and doing, says pediatric chaplain

Sanford Fit ⋅ 7 min read

What you need to know about the flu and the flu vaccine

Noe Mateo, MD ⋅ 5 min read

What you need to know about dense breast tissue

SHN Staff ⋅ 5 min read

A healthy life: Advice for women from their 20s to their 80s

Lacey Krebsbach, MD ⋅ 9 min read

Melanoma survivor who had cancer at age 15: Save your skin

SHN Staff ⋅ 11 min read

Heart screening ‘means my life was saved’

Jane Thaden Lawson ⋅ 9 min read