Health & Wellness Section :: Page 31

• Voters to decide on healthcare

  By Megan BachmanOctober 20, 2011

  Health insurance reform in Ohio and the quality of local healthcare services will be affected by the outcome of two election issues on the Nov. 8 ballot.

• Local vendors support the purchase of a service dog

  By Lauren HeatonSeptember 16, 2011

  

  Area vendors are holding a fundraiser to help local resident Ashton Gueth get a service dog for his diabetes.

• Alley event to support women’s rights

  By Megan BachmanAugust 25, 2011

  

  Legislative attacks on women’s reproductive rights are pushing them “back in the alley,” according to organizers of a local event to protest state and federal efforts to limit abortion.

• Family Dental practice purchased

  By Sehvilla MannJune 30, 2011

  The two dentists who recently assumed control of Yellow Springs Family Dental are more than professional partners. They’re also close friends, who see running a practice together as an excellent combination.

• Storms pass through village

  By Diane ChiddisterMay 26, 2011

  

  Three storm systems charged through Yellow Springs on Wednesday evening, May 26. The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning in Greene County a little after 7 p.m. due to possible tornadic activity spotted by Doppler radar, but there were no actual tornado sightings, according to the NWS.

• A day for kids and wellness

  By Megan BachmanApril 21, 2011

  

  Many parents may not know that holistic approaches — yoga, massage, aromatherapy, good nutrition, herbs — may help to prevent illness and injury in their children and lead to a long, healthy life.

• Kids wellness day at Children’s Center

  By Megan BachmanApril 13, 2011

  

  Local health practitioners Erika Grushon and Keri Speck have organized a kid’s wellness day on holistic health alternatives for children.

• A weekend of wellness, healing in the village

  By Megan BachmanMarch 17, 2011

  

  Learn new practices for optimal health. Refresh your body and renew your spirit after a long winter. Meditate, do yoga, make art, use herbs and explore the unconscious.

• Young minds, bodies take to yoga in the schools

  By Sehvilla MannMarch 3, 2011

  

  A group of 19 students sits cross-legged on purple mats in Sarah Lowe’s classroom at McKinney Middle School; they’ll be spending the next 50 minutes practicing yoga.

• Cemex fined, to cut emissions

  By Megan BachmanFebruary 24, 2011

  Cemex, Inc. agreed to pay a $1.4 million fine for Clean Air Act violations at its cement plant off of Dayton-Yellow Springs Road in Fairborn.