What to do when the Summer Sun Sets on LBI

Summers in LBI make it easy. Easy to stay in the present moment, easy to stay active, and easy to connect to our loved ones, the planet and ourselves. Each summer morning you’ll wake up to find hundreds of people across the island out on a jog, hitting up a beach yoga class or catching some waves. Our afternoons are filled with sandy toes and salty skin thanks to our glorious beaches a...

Some signs of stress you can’t help but notice: sweaty palms, nausea and tense muscles. Other signs you can’t feel, but they can have serious concerns for your health. 

A new study published in the journal Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, showed that women’s hearts may be especially vulnerable to the effects of stress. During a stressful experience, women showed a greater restriction in their blood vessels co...

Staying young and beautiful forever might sound like the plot of a sci-fi movie, but what if there was a way wind back time naturally? If you have a medicine cabinet stocked with skin masks, creams, anti-aging potions and products, take a closer look at the ingredient label. You may find the ingredient “collagen” more than a few times. You should know that collagen is actually the most abundant protein already found in your bo...

Since opening its new medical facility and a new Urgent Care Center last summer in the AtlantiCare Health Park Manahawkin Campus, AtlantiCare, a member of Geisinger, has welcomed far more patients and community members than it anticipated. 

The Park is AtlantiCare’s fourth health park in southern New Jersey. The consumer-focused parks are located in retail corridors convenient to the communities AtlantiCare serves.

The main buil...

Plenty of people miss their share of happiness, not because they never found it, but because they didn’t stop to enjoy it”- William Feather. “Stop and smell the roses” - My Grandma (and probably everyone else’s grandma). “Adopt the pace of nature, her secret is patience” -Ralph Waldo Emerson. The quotes can go on and on. The wisdom being passed down from generations, yet it is still so hard for us to follow this wise advice. O...

Every woman can recall moments that matter. Your first job. The moment you realized you were in love. Your first baby. But little moments matter too. Making time for yourself... stealing a moment with a good book, exercising, or setting your health and well-being as a priority and scheduling a mammogram.

 This year, it’s estimated there will be 8,500 new cases of breast cancer among women in New Jersey. Early detection is a wom...

Jon gray is the Islands best kept Fit secret. He doesn’t advertise but has a waiting list of clients here in south jersey. When he isn’t training his exclusive clients in their homes or on location he is also well known for training beauty queens for the Miss USA Competition.  What makes him unique as a trainer? Jon lives what he preaches and believes that fitness and living a healthy lifestyle should be fun. On any given day...