May 2009 | Erie Life Magazine

Erie Life’s Second Annual Health Care Issue

This May is the return of Erie Life Magazine’s Health Care Issue, which promises to be our most comprehensive yet. From the area’s cutting-edge medical facilities and best doctors to how obtaining health insurance is still possible despite a recession, Erie Life provides you a guide to everything you need to know about living a healthy life – including lessons on how to raise healthy children as well as preserve your health in your golden years. And with Mother’s Day on May 10, we met some of the mother’s of our local media personalities to get the stories they thought (or maybe hoped) no one would hear. All this and more, including our 100 Preventive Measures, can be found in the newest issue of Erie Life Magazine, on sale now at over 340 retail locations. To subscribe to Erie Life Magazine call (877) 374-3483 or click here.

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What keeps you healthy? Diet, exercise, friends and family? I wish I could say I exercise the way I should, and I wish I could say I always eat healthfully, but producing a magazine every 30 days, raising two very active little boys under the age of seven, and juggling a household complete with four cats, a fish, and mountains of dirty laundry, most days I am proud to have found matching shoes and gotten out the door on time. And I don’t think my life is really any different than that of most folks. It seems we all overdo our responsibilities but underdo the things we need for our own good self-care. Kids are great at reminding us to stop, enjoy the moment, and put a puzzle together or read a book. Read more ...

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7 Top Docs7 Top Docs of the Tristate Region

For our second annual Health Care Issue, we looked across the tristate region to find the area’s top doctors. Seven physicians who selflessly dedicate their lives to providing the best possible care for their patients while helping to break new grounds in medicine. From the nation’s first Chief Experience Officer to the former President of the Pennsylvania Medical Society these are this year’s “7 Top Doctors of the Tristate Region.”

Band of the Month

Band of the Month

For our May issue we had an exclusive interview with Canadian rock legends The Tragically Hip and discussed their new album, their new tour, and their lasting impression on rock music. Click on the tracks below to hear songs from their new album, We Are the Same, then visit www.thehip.com to see the band’s tour schedule, shop for merchandise, and more.

Morning Moon

The Exact Feeling

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The Young People’s Chorus of Erie Takes Manhattan

The Young People's Chorus (YPC) of Erie met face to face with its affiliate, the Young People’s Chorus of New York City, this past March when the chorus made a special trip to New York City on March 27.

Downsize Me!

Can you actually lose weight eating fast food? By Rebekah Aluise

When Morgan Spurlock came out with his film Supersize Me several years ago, his premise was simple – Americans are fat because of fast food. Spurlock went on an all-McDonald’s diet for 30 days to prove his point. Spurlock, who was healthy and fit at the beginning of the film, ended up 40 pounds heftier and a whole lot unhealthier. While the movie is truly entertaining – Spurlock spews a Quarter Pounder at one point – one thing always bothered me.

Can Erie’s Shriners Hospital for Children Be Saved?

Erie’s Shriners Hospital for Children is on life support, hanging on the brink of closure at the behest of their national organization.

Media Moms

Media Moms In honor of Mother’s Day we paid tribute to the unsung heroes who are the mothers of some of our local media’s biggest stars and asked them to share the funny, embarrassing, and heartfelt stories about what today’s radio and television personalities were like as children.

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