How to extract coconut water and crack a coconut
Using a hammer and a Phillips-head screwdriver, punch holes in the three eyes of the coconut and drain the coconut water into a bowl or jar. Then tap the hammer around the circumference of the coconut
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ABOVE: A group of home schoolers and their parents weed the Gray Mockingbird Community Garden in Lake Worth. The group grows fruits and vegetables on the plot of land run by Brian Kirsch, the garden founder.
BELOW: Kristen Litteken gives her daughter
INSET BELOW: Dr. Matthew D'Alessio; Dr. Andrea Klemes; Dr. Robert Mellman; Dr. David Ahlquist.
By Linda Haase
Mention you’re going to get a colonoscopy, and you’ll usually get a look of sympathy. Perhaps an earful of some graphic jokes. Or, eve
A look at reflexology pressure points on the feet.
SOURCE: www.newhealthguide.org.
By Linda Haase
The holidays bring out the best in us. And the worst.
Over-the-top cookie baking and marathon shopping tire our bodies — and our minds. Frankly
April Markee (left, in pink) leads an hourlong fitness program along A1A in Delray Beach. The program provides
new moms an opportunity to meet other local moms and their babies while getting fit.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Linda Haase
Squat
Walking the Morikami Museum gardens can be relaxing.
Photo courtesy of Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens
By Linda Haase
The unexpected breast cancer diagnosis was traumatic enough. But when the treatment made Jaclyn Merens so ill she could no
Aesthetician Dalia Reichbart applies a mask to breast cancer survivor Annie Rolle of Fort Lauderdale
at the Spa Care Center in Boca Raton.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Linda Haase
For Susan Karsin, there’s nothing like a spa visit to relax a
Hypnotherapist Annette Annechild with Coastal Star columnist Paula Detwiller.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Paula Detwiller
Why do we continue unhealthy habits knowing full well we’re paying a price? Why does our own “will power” so often fai
Former LPGA golfer Meg Mallon, who suffers from back, neck and shoulder pain, receives
shockwave therapy from Dr. Erich Menge at Boca Delray Pain & Rehabilitation.
Mallon says the therapy has helped her feel better.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By
Maxine Sonnenschein of Boynton Beach works out along the shore at Ocean Ridge.
An employee of the Tax Collector’s Office, she has lost weight and lowered cholesterol numbers
after learning to eat differently, thanks to wellness classes.
Tim Stepien/
Vanessa Lovvorn lost nearly 100 pounds,
but has regained 95 pounds after
spinal stenosis hampered her activities.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Joe (left) and Henry Ostaszewski (far right) flank friends Aaron and Kathy Corr
following a fitness outing
What better way to reduce stress than a simple walk on the beach?
Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Paula Detwiller
'Tis the season to be jolly.
But in modern America, the “jolly” often comes with a helping of stress. There’s the shopping,
In the studio (l-r): Parkinson’s Foundation volunteer Heidi Rosenberg tells radio listeners
about her fundraising venture Pretzels for Parkinson’s while Stuart Perlin,
Dr. Cenk Sengun and Jeff Dowd look on.
Paula Detwiller/The Coastal Star
By Pau
Mike Buonaiuto Jr. and Nate Frankoski cross the Texas state line.
Photo provided
Watch video of plea to be on the Ellen DeGeneres Show
By Paula Detwiller
With the provocative slogan “Biking for Boobies,” two recent graduates of Florida Atlantic
Janine Tiede instructs students in the SloBody method, which she pioneered with partner Kirk Slobody and recently brought to Delray Beach. Photos by Paula Detwiller/The Coastal Star
By Paula Detwiller
When you’re dedicated to helping people stay fit
Students practice breathing exercises during a Meditation and Mindfulness seminar facilitated by Charlene Wilkinson at Unity of Delray Beach. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Paula Detwiller
Meditation dates back thousands of years. In modern times
Health and Harmony: Biggest Loser Continues Between Two Brothers
March 2
3/2 - Saturdays @ Sanborn: Yoga Class at Sanborn Square, 72 N. Federal Hwy., Boca Raton. Held every Sat. 8:45 am; class: 9 am. Free. Registration: 393-7703.
3/2 - Jazzercise at
Note: Events are current as of 1/25. Please check with organizers for any changes.
FEBRUARY
Saturday - 2/2 - Making Cancer History Seminar is presented in the Cohen Pavilion of the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, 701 Okeechobee Blv
Arvid Johanson, 73, and Dr. David Danzer, 70, perform
their morning walk for several miles through Highland Beach
for exercise. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Paula Detwiller,
It’s a simple, healthy ritual. Six days a week at about 7:30 a.m.,
The holidays are over. It’s a new year, full of promise and possibility. Is 2012 the year you improve your personal health and harmony by shedding excess pounds?
If the answer is yes, you’ve come to the right place for inspiration. We rounded up
