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Why you should ditch the bottled salad dressings

Feb 22, 2014 | scoop team

How many times have you seen someone pile their salad plate with all sorts of healthy veggies only to top them off with a pound of extremely unhealthy dressing?  You may even be guilty of doing that yourself. Well, did you know that certain dressings can actually make a simple salad more caloric than a […]


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Are IV Spas in our beauty & fitness future?

Feb 21, 2014 | Susu

When I see something beauty written up twice in one day, I take notice.  Especially when it sounds completely cray to me, but is apparently completely legit. Intravenous therapy is making its way out of celeb-u-dom and into spas and medspas around the country.  IV Therapy is being adopted by luxe beauty outposts, who are […]


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Our look at HIIT continues…with some common injuries for women.

Feb 20, 2014 | Susu

by Aaron Hewitt PA-C, Physician Assistant OrthoCarolina’s Sports Medicine Center Whether it’s competitive sports or staying in shape, who doesn’t want to be a lean, fat-burning machine?  It‘s human nature to push ourselves and to want to be the best, and we it comes to exercise and sports, we can occasionally go too hard. One […]


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High-Intensity Exercise Part II: Some common injuries.

Feb 19, 2014 | Susu

by Aaron Hewitt PA-C, Physician Assistant OrthoCarolina’s Sports Medicine Center When it comes to exercise and sports, it‘s human nature to push ourselves and to want to be the best. Whether it’s competitive sports or staying in shape, who doesn’t want to be a lean, fat-burning machine? One of my favorite parts of my job […]


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Understanding HIIT. When it comes to exercise, can less actually be more?

Jan 30, 2014 | Susu

by Aaron Hewitt PA-C, Physician Assistant OrthoCarolina’s Sports Medicine Center You’ve likely heard of high-intensity interval training (HIIT), a type of workout that isn’t totally new, but is increasingly popular and can be confusing because there are so many types. Usually short in duration, the HIIT intervals incorporate intense periods of work followed by low-intensity […]


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Understanding HIIT. When it comes to exercise, can less actually be more?

Jan 21, 2014 | Susu

by Aaron Hewitt PA-C, Physician Assistant OrthoCarolina’s Sports Medicine Center You’ve likely heard of high-intensity interval training (HIIT), a type of workout that isn’t totally new, but is increasingly popular and can be confusing because there are so many types. Usually short in duration, the HIIT intervals incorporate intense periods of work followed by low-intensity […]


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Our Q&A about Varicose Veins with Dr. Eric Wang of The Vein & Vascular Center

Jan 13, 2014 | Susu

So many of us have them, and just deal, thinking there’s nothing to be done about them that doesn’t involve something major.  Varicose Veins are a progressive problem affecting nearly 80 million Americans. Varicose veins are unsightly…yes, but for some, there is also constant pain and burning sensations. To get the scoop on treatment for […]



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Thinking about a juice cleanse for 2014? Here’s where to go in Charlotte.

Jan 2, 2014 | Susu

We’re not here to judge.  Some folks swear by juicing, some think it’s a dieting and nutritional fad that can do way more harm than good (see Tracy Anderson’s tiny rant comparing them to twinkies here.  Have you seen this woman?  I’m not sure she’d know a twinkie if it marched up and kicked her […]


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5 ways to avoid overeating during the holidays

Nov 24, 2013 | scoop team

This is a really fun time of the year, but it certainly comes with its fair share of challenges.  Some of us have annoying relatives who want to stay over for a week, and others have to put up with co-workers who insist on singing Christmas carols all day long and off-key.  And don’t even […]


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The Cranberry. Not just for Thanksgiving anymore.

Nov 18, 2013 | Susu

It may seem like something for the Grannies, but here are ten health & beauty reasons why you should say, “Please pass the cranberry sauce” on Thanksgiving and why you might want to consider making cranberries a part of your diet year-round.   Image source   1. The vitamin C found in cranberries helps to […]


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scoopgal Completes the FlyBarre Challenge… And Survives to Tell the Tale

Nov 6, 2013 | scoop team

I didn’t lose 12 inches during the FlyBarre Challenge. Instead, I gained. Gained… Confidence. Strength. Grace. And the ability to wear colored leggings. Confidence in who I am as a work in progress. I still struggle with third thigh and have yet to do 1 full range push-up on my toes much less 8. But, I […]


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