Eating Disorders

Up to 24 million people of all ages and genders suffer from an eating disorder in the U.S. Jim Greenblatt, Chief Medical Officer of Walden Behavioral Care and author of a new book, “Answers to Appetite Control,” talks about the struggles with eating and also different...

Web Exclusive: The Annoying Mole

Deb Girard, Executive Director of the Melanoma Foundation of New England, and Tania Chrzanowski, melanoma survivor and educator at South Hadley High, talk about a new public awareness campaign called “The Annoying Mole” about checking not ignoring any...

Mental Health Awareness Month

Bernice Drumheller, President of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of Western Massachusetts, discusses the work the organization does to help individuals and their families dealing with mental illness. May is Mental Health Awareness Month. National...

Nutrition Label Changes

The Food and Drug Administration is proposing several changes to the nutrition labels you see on packaged foods and beverages. To give us a picture of what’s being changed is Richard J. Wood, director of the Center for Wellness Education and Research (CWER) at...

Weight Loss Surgery

More than one third of US adults are obese. That’s according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And a small minority of adults and now teenagers are taking matters into doctor’s hands and opting for weight loss surgery. On Monday, March...

Camp Care

Camp Care offers therapeutic riding services year round in a newly completed indoor arena for kids and adults with physical disabilities. The concept of Camp Care originated through a strong desire to serve the children in need at Crossroads Physical Therapy, LLC. A...

Combating Obesity in the Berkshires

Amanda Chilson, Project Coordinator for Mass in Motion/Northern Berkshire Community Coalition, talks about childhood obesity in Berkshire County—especially in rural communities. They are utilizing grants from Mass in Motion to fight the epidemic in schools, at home,...

Diabetes Awareness Month

It may not be a coincidence that November is Diabetes Awareness Month as the holidays from Thanksgiving through the New Year pose the greatest challenge for those with diabetes–kids to adults. Dr. Chelsea Gordner, Director of Inpatient Diabetes at Baystate...

Project Baby Springfield

Julie Pimental of Project Baby Springfield, a working group of Springfield’s Department of Health and Human Services, talks about the Pioneer Valley having a higher infant mortality rate than other communities and the state as a whole. Project Baby Springfield aspires...

Exercise Boot Camp

Summer is almost here!  If you’re worried about your body being beach ready, experts say its not too late.  Good old fashioned boot camp style training is back in vogue and, according to one local fitness guru, its producing some incredible results! But not...