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Cardio or weight-training for weight loss?

Which is more effective for weight loss — cardio or weight-training? It’s an age-old question for exercisers and is under constant scrutiny.

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Vaccination — taking a purposeful approach

Vaccination has removed terrible scourges from human ken.

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County offers free diabetes prevention

Deschutes County Health Services has announced upcoming dates for the Prevent Diabetes Central Oregon program.

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CBD is everywhere — does it work?

CBD is everywhere these days — in oils, tinctures, salves, gummies; coffee drinks, honey and smoothies can be infused with it. It is as though CBD is some new magic potion that can cure all ills.

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Strength training: Why compete?

You’ve broken through the stereotypes and the trepidation and started hitting the weights.

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Getting strong is for everyone

Over the past decade or so, a quiet revolution has taken place.

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Trainer is excited to work in Sisters Country

Cody Tweeten has a wide and deep background in exerices to bring to the benefit of his new clients at Sisters Athletic Club (SAC).

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Water does wonders for wellness

Water is wondrous.

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Physical therapy can help concussion recovery

Awareness of the risks and effects of concussions has grown tremendously in recent years.

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Recovery is critical to health and performance

Recovery is the art of providing the body with what it craves after performance and training to help it come back stronger, leaner and faster.

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Mountain-biking offers fitness and fun for families

There are few activities as well-geared to providing fun while promoting fitness than mountain-biking.

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Practitioner explores treating autism with Qigong massage

Practitioners of qigong massage say that applying the technique can help mitigate the effects of autism.

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Women’s health services available

Starting August 1, St. Charles Center for Women’s Health will see patients at the St. Charles Family Care clinic in Sisters.

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Sisters bring nutrition therapy, wellness and barre

Cindy Miskowiec is new to Sisters. She grew up in Florida, got a degree in psychology, and moved to Hawaii and Albuquerque. No matter where she landed, she danced, especially ballet. “I danced throughout my whole life,” she told The Nugget.

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Allergy levels are high, but pine pollen is not to blame

A fine mist of dust, electric-yellow, descends upon Sisters Country this time of year. It lands on decks, cars, and roads. It shudders onto the forest floor and sifts into people’s hair.

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Medical van will be returning to Sisters

The Mosaic Medical Mobile Community Clinic is returning to Sisters. They are now seeing patients at Ponderosa Heights Apartments, every Tuesday evening, 6-8 p.m.

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Pinworms make their unpleasant rounds across Sisters

The common intestinal parasite known as pinworm or threadworm is affecting some Sisters residents. A pharmacist at Bi-Mart said Friday that the store’s inventory of pinworm medicine had sold out.

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The Center keeps Sisters kids safe in sports

High school athletics can be one of the most beneficial aspects of a student’s education — but injury can cloud the experience.

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Leading with accountability

March is Women’s History Month. It is a time to reflect on the many women and men who have carved pathways toward the sought-after hopes of equity, respect, and opportunity.

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Melting snow delivers lawn, health headaches

As long-term snow melts, an intricate web creeps across Sisters and our surrounding forest. It looks like filaments of cobweb or tufts of dog hair, etched across lawns, leaves, and pine needles.

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