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Valley Grows Calendar

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Here are upcoming gardening events through the Ohio State University Extension Office. For more information and a complete list, contact: • OSU Mahoning County Extension Office, 490 S. Broad St., Canfield. 330-533-5538. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday. • OSU Trumbull County Extension Office, 520 W. Main St. Suite 1, Cortland. 330-638-6783. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Plant and Pest Clinic You can submit your questions by calling the Mahoning County office at 330-533-5538 or emailing us at ...

The dial-up approach to improving your health

Lisa Resnick Column

Let me start by saying this: By no means should you take anything I say after this sentence as an absolute. I am not a doctor. I am not a dietitian. I am not a nutritionist. I am nothing more than an avid Googler, podcast listener and someone with my own experiences. That said, I think a lot about health. Probably because, like many of you, I’ve spent years trying to figure out what works and what doesn’t. Right now, we’re living in the world of GLP-1s. Whether you love them, hate them, are considering them, or are already using them, they have changed the conversation ...

Speaker recounts Holy Land pilgrimage

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CANFIELD — Millions of people visit the Holy Land each year. The most recent First Friday Club of Greater Youngstown speaker, George Beelen, PhD, discussed his pilgrimage there more than 10 years ago in his talk “Glimpses of the Holy Land.” “My wife, Betty, and I have traveled a ...

I wasn’t screaming. It was the Tarzan yell

Burton Cole column

I wanted to be Tarzan. In my youth, I studied all 24 Tarzan novels that Edgar Rice Burroughs wrote. I practiced the language of the great apes (“mangani”). If I worked at it, I could yodel that Tarzan yell without it dissolving into fits of coughing. Only two things held me back from ...

Religion news

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GATEWAY TO PRESENCE: The Unity Spiritual Centre, 1226 Naylor Lloyd Road, Liberty, will have a Gateway to Presence workshop 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Aug. 22. The event will be facilitated by Gabrielle Smith, founder of the Solas Healing Arts. The event is designed to help participants slow down, reconnect with themselves and rediscover the joy of creating without judgment. The workshop is open to adults of all skill levels seeking a meaningful opportunity to reduce stress, cultivate creativity, and connect more deeply with themselves and others. All painting materials will be ...

TO YOUR GOOD HEALTH: Benefits, risks of multiple statins

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DEAR DR. ROACH: I had a preemployment physical for my current position as a firefighter/EMT back in January. I had another preemployment physical for a new position with the fire department last month, and both physicians suggested a statin based on my high cholesterol. Both tests had similar results; my cholesterol was 272 mg/dL, my HDL was 52 mg/dL, and my LDL was 199 mg/dL. My other blood tests and electrocardiogram were fine. I figured that I should probably try to get on a statin and manage the situation. I had a telehealth visit with a physician’s assistant who put me on 40 mg ...