Exercise burns calories which can lead to weight loss. Everyone knows that. But the RockyMountTelegram.com explains how it helps manage weight by also elevating the mood and combating Seasonal Affective Disorder during the winter. A vigorous workout increases the body’s production…

Bundle up, people! A study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found that the number of cases of hypothermia and other cold-related diseases is higher than estimated, and treatment of it at emergency rooms is costly because it’s resource-intensive. …

Two years ago my friend, Zeta Cooper, and I were running on a morning when the temperature had dipped to the single digits — and that’s without the windchill. I’d put on running tights and several layers of shirts. About…

Some guy gargling

GGGGGGGGGGGG . . . . “Excuse me” . . . . Spit! . . . . . “I’m gargling.”

Neil Schachter, MD, medical director of the respiratory care department at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City, has…