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Lifestyles

Too busy to get fit?

You’re too busy to exercise, right? Your job consumes all your time. You’re strapped by professional and family demands. As you get more and more responsibility, your free time shrinks. Well, these blockers don’t have to be an excuse. Making time simply calls for creativity and a ...

Pros and cons of the popular drug Ozempic

Q. I’ve been on Ozempic for several months now. My blood sugar in the morning is around 103, down from about 180 before. I’ve lost 30 pounds. The weight off my knees has been great. Initially, I had constipation, and I was very tired. I lost my appetite and ate a third of what I used to ...

Health notes

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A fruit by any other name …

Every year people plant gardens, trees, bushes and all to gather fruit. Whether figs, paw paws, pumpkins, or Ohio’s perfect summer grown tomatoes, we all enjoy the fruit. So, what is fruit? Fruit is the plant’s response to making seeds appear packaged and enticing to be disbursed out ...

Add some rhubarb to your garden

When our favorite celebrity TV chef recently posted a strawberry-rhubarb dessert recipe, we thought it would be fun to try baking it. We quickly discovered that not only was it difficult to find fresh or frozen rhubarb at our local grocery stores or farmers' markets, but when we did, it was ...

Valley Grows calendar

Here are upcoming gardening events through the Ohio State University Mahoning County Extension Office. For more information and a complete list, contact the OSU Extension Office, 490 S. Broad St., Canfield, 330-533-5538. Office hours, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Thursday. Veggies ...