By Michilea Patterson, The Mercury UPPER SALFORD >> Crunch, crunch, crunch was the repetitious sound about 60 pairs of feet made as they shuffled up a snow covered mountain for the 11th […]
Paint a healthy picture with Selfie Contest (photos)
By Michilea Patterson, The Mercury Keep health in the picture even after the hype of New Year’s resolutions through a photo contest which awards winners $50 in gift cards to local businesses. […]
Pennsylvanians can win trip to Disney World with statewide nutrition challenge
By Michilea Patterson, The Mercury All of Pennsylvania is invited to make a habit of healthy eating during the month of February. The 2016 Nutrition Habit Challenge encourages communities across the state […]
VIDEO: Chill out at Spring Mountain snowshoe race in Upper Salford
UPPER SALFORD >> The annual Pennsylvania Snowshoe Race is Saturday at Spring Mountain. The adventurous winter competition will be held at the Spring Mountain Ski Area Saturday. In a snowshoe race; runners […]
Recipes: 10 fresh takes on mastering easy dinners with pasta
By Alison Ladman, Associated Press On crazy weeknights, sometimes the only thing standing between you and yet another order of takeout… Is a box of pasta. Because a box of pasta is […]
Bleisure Bits: Walk the mall for exercise on a business trip
By Dorothy Abernathy, Associated Press Exercise can be tough when you’re traveling. Sure, many hotels have fitness rooms — but it’s not always convenient to tote athletic shoes and work-out clothes. I […]
‘Bread, Wine, Chocolate’ makes environmental issues tasty
By Kevin Begos, Associated Press The lands, waters and atmosphere of our planet are under tremendous stress from the appetites and endeavors of more than 7 billion people, and such issues often […]
Health care fines press millennials as deadline nears
By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press WASHINGTON >> Millions of young adults healthy enough to think they don’t need insurance face painful choices this year as the sign-up deadline approaches for President Barack […]
Fun new eBooks help kids discover MyPlate
Story Provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture The recently-released Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2015-2020 highlights how many Americans need to shift their dietary patterns to include more vegetables, fruits, whole grains, […]
Long-lived asparagus plants can last decades
By Dean Fosdick, Associated Press Asparagus is a delicious and resilient perennial that can be grown anywhere from kitchen gardens to roadside ditches and flowery meadows. In raised beds, too. But be […]