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StretchPlex: A tool in a toolbox

Posted by Rich Schwartzman on September 6th, 2023

Julius Toth, manager at StrengthPlex in Kennett Square, works with one of his own body coaches who needed some help with her own stretching routine.

The tagline for an old milk commercial applies to stretching as well as milk: “It does a body good.” And that’s why StretchPlex exists. StretchPlex is an assisted stretching facility where body coaches help a person stretch. According to Julius Toth, the manager at the Kennett Square location on Mill Road, “The idea behind assisted stretching is that folks come into ...

 
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ChesCo holds listening sessions for seniors

Posted by Press Release on August 6th, 2023

The Chester County Department of Aging Services will host listening sessions on the Pennsylvania Department of Aging’s development of the Master Plan for Older Adults. This 10-year, state-led, stakeholder-driven strategic plan is designed to help transform the infrastructure and coordination of services for older Pennsylvanians. The Master Plan will also reflect the ...

 
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Health department holds community conversation

Posted by Press Release on July 29th, 2023

The Delaware County Health Department holding a second round of Community Conversation health events, with one in Chester on Aug. 9 and the other in Concord Township on Aug. 10. Both run from 6- 7:30 p.m. These Community Conversations are an opportunity for residents to share their thoughts regarding community factors that guide healthy choices, existing barriers to ...

 
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Bracelets for a broken record

Posted by Rich Schwartzman on July 26th, 2023

One local woman is helping people with OCD by making bracelets. The National Institute of Mental Health defines OCD, or obsessive-compulsive disorder as “a common, chronic, and long-lasting disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts ("obsessions") and/or behaviors ("compulsions") that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.” Katie ...

 
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Open house for acupuncture

Posted by Press Release on April 29th, 2023

Acupuncture Healing Arts, a new non-profit organization in Chester County providing acupuncture and related therapies, will have an open house Saturday, May 6 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at its new office, 704 West Nields Street, West Chester. According to a press release, AHA’s “mission is to provide accessible and affordable acupuncture and related therapies to improve ...

 
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Gambling site on dreams

Posted by Rich Schwartzman on March 15th, 2023

A gambling website, BetPennsylvania.com, has been doing some research into dreams and found that dreaming about speaking a foreign language has increased in Pennsylvania. A press release said there was a 53 percent increase in such dreams from 2021 to 2022. There was also an increase in dreams about being trapped in an old house, seeing spiders, flying, and aliens ...

 
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BP screening and CPR in DelCo

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on February 18th, 2023

Delaware County Health Department is offering free blood pressure screening and CPR training on Friday, Feb. 24. The blood pressure screening is a partnered effort with Main Line Health in recognition of Black History Month and will be held at the Yeadon Wellness Center located at 125 Chester Avenue, Yeadon, PA 19050 from 10 a.m. to noon. “High blood pressure is the ...

 
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Commissioners: Get out and take care

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on January 25th, 2023

Chester County announced the launch of “Fresh Air, Self-Care Chesco,” a campaign that encourages residents to practice effective self-care for better health and wellness through easy outdoor activity. Introduced during the Jan. 25 commissioners’ meeting, “Fresh Air, Self-Care Chesco” brings together the knowledge and services of the County’s Mental ...

 
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YMCA doubles down on family-friendly fun

Posted by Press Release on January 14th, 2023

During the cold month of January, when winter blues are likely to set in, the YMCA of Greater Brandywine (YGBW) invites area families to leave the house for a dose of good, old-fashioned family fun. Between January 21 and 28, YMCA branches across Chester County will open their doors to the public, hosting free open houses. It’s all to celebrate the Y’s expansion of ...

 
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ChesCo 5K raises $120K for COPE

Posted by Press Release on December 17th, 2022

The 2022 Chester County Color 5K, held in October, raised $120,000 for the county’s Community Outreach Prevention and Education (COPE) program to help in the battle against opioid and heroin addiction. Commissioners Marian Moskowitz, Josh Maxwell, and Michelle Kichline presented a check to Jamie Johnson, Director of the County’s Department of Drug & Alcohol ...

 
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Avoiding the ‘tripledemic’

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on December 8th, 2022

Christiana Care is urging people to practice proper hygiene and to get vaccinated in the face of what is being termed a “tripledemic.” The tripledemic refers to a surge in flu, COVID, and RSV, according to Physician’s Assistant Allyssa German at Christiana’s Concord Township facility. RSV stands for respiratory syncytial virus and has symptoms similar to the flu and ...

 
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