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Metro Creative Connections

Health: Controlling high blood pressure

by Lisa Spear For The RecorderDecember 1, 2017

Molly Merrett works on preparing meals for Atlas Farm’s store in Deerfield. Merrett says by leaving meat out of her dishes, she is able to keep their costs down.

Food

Local women provide creative meals perfect for those always on the go

by Lisa Spear For The RecorderNovember 28, 2017

Gazette Staff/Lisa SpearCatherine Ames does a 30-minue session in a infrared sauna at Thelo Home & Modern Wellness in Northampton. She says in addition to being relaxing, her time in the sauna has relieved an uncomfortable skin condition.

Health: Healing heat: Fans of infrared sauna say it relaxes and restores

by Lisa Spear For The RecorderNovember 24, 2017

Alice Phoenix of Ludlow takes a quick break from punching a bag during a Rock Steady Boxing class for people with Parkinson’s disease at DopaFit Parkinson’s Wellness Center in Eastworks.

Boxing program helps people find balance, relief from symptoms of Parkinson’s

by Lisa Spear For The RecorderNovember 3, 2017

Holyoke Community College freshman Isabella Sacharczyk, 19, and her mother, Denise Sacharczyk, of Westhampton talk about the diagnosis of hydrocephalus that Bella received as an infant and the work they now do with the Pediatric Hydrocephalus Foundation.

Isabella Sacharczyk hopes to help cure a disease she has suffered with since birth

by Lisa Spear For The RecorderOctober 13, 2017

Volunteer Eileen Richard reads selections from area newspapers on air at Springfield-based Valley Eye Radio, a station that broadcasts local news and information to reading impaired listeners throughout the Pioneer Valley.

Valley Eye Radio offers visually impaired a chance to remain connected to local news

by Lisa Spear For The RecorderAugust 25, 2017

Joe Larson, 74, of Pelham, walks in the woods on his property wearing gaiters, a hat and clothing treated with Permethrin to repel ticks and other insects. Larson contracted anaplasmosis, a bacterial tick-borne infection, in June.

Lyme not the only tick-borne illness

by Lisa Spear For The RecorderAugust 6, 2017

A SCOBY, or symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast, floats atop sweet tea in order to create kombucha via fermentation at Tom Benander’s Shutesbury home. Benander owns Hilltop Kombucha.

Health: A tonic for intestinal health, Kombucha has become the latest health craze

by Lisa Spear For The RecorderJuly 28, 2017

Nancy King, director of imaging services at Cooley Dickinson, leads a preview tour of the hospital's new breast center. In the background is Dr. Pacilio. The space is more than double the size of the hospital’s previous mammography area.

Cooley opens $2.5 million breast center; grand opening July 31

by Lisa Spear For The RecorderJuly 23, 2017

Ashli and Andrew Stempel have always been close.

Some kind of love: When Ashli Stempel’s brother fell ill, she didn’t hesitate to help

by Lisa Spear For The RecorderJuly 14, 2017