By COSHANDRA DILLARD Staff Writer Amy York, a licensed massage therapist, slathers lavender-scented lotion onto her clients' back and arms as the sounds of a waterfall and soft music fill a closet-

By COSHANDRA DILLARDStaff Writer Earlena English loves to dance -- and she does it well. Her thin frame bounced across the white tile floor last week at the Tyler Senior Center, where the 73-year-old at

By COSHANDRA DILLARDStaff WriterSporting tiny pants and even smaller T-shirts and satin Kung Fu belts, a group of six pre-schoolers filed into Kung Fu & Fitness’ facility, where they performed upper

By COSHANDRA DILLARDStaff WriterFormer reality television personalities Phillip and Amy Parham will make stops in East Texas this week for their Community Autism Resources Forum and Family Fitness Tour. Th

By COSHANDRA DILLARDStaff Writer Good health is a result of awareness and prevention, but for some men, it takes a little nudge to get check-ups or special screenings for conditions that may remain hidden

By TIM MONZINGOStaff Writer Contestants in the Fit City 10 in 10 Challenge tipped the scales again Tuesday a little lighter than they did a week ago. The challenge began two weeks ago, after City Manager

Fifty-four people have participated in the weekly weigh-ins for the 10 in 10 Challenge, losing a collective 47.9 pounds so far. The host of this week’s weigh-in, Dr. Kirk Calhoun, president of The Unive

By COSHANDRA DILLARDStaff Writer More than one-third of American children ages 10 to 17 are obese or overweight, according to a report by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Texas ranks seventh

By COSHANDRA DILLARDStaff WriterEfforts to encourage healthy living and to save or improve lives merged Wednesday as participants of City Manager Mark McDaniel’s 10 in 10 Challenge weighed in at East Tex

By COSHANDRA DILLARDStaff Writer The first day of the New Year fell on a Sunday, serving as an appropriate time for David Dykes, pastor of Green Acres Baptist Church, to begin his series, "Habits of Health