Articles by Sharon McMahon

Be Well “The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain.” – Aristotle My topic this week is one that we hear more about almost…

Be Well “In a thousand years, archaeologists will dig up tanning beds and think we fried people as punishment.” – Olivia Wilde, Actress While my article quotes are usually from…

Be Well “He who buys what he does not need steals from himself.” – Swedish proverb The good news: We are celebrating our country’s 243rd birthday! (And I might say…

Be Well “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” – C.S. Lewis Well, we are facing that mid-point in our “New Year’s…

Be Well “Spring flew swiftly by, and summer came; and if the village had been beautiful at first, it was now in the full glow and luxuriance of its richness…

Be Well “How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.” – Winnie the Pooh Dear Readers: This is a “rerun” of a column from one…

Be Well “Once you have had a wonderful dog, a life without one is a life diminished.” – Dean Koontz Some of you may recognize the author of the quote…

Be Well Readers: I received a lot of comments when this column ran previously a couple of years ago and I believe it is important to remind everyone, especially females,…

Be Well “I never struggled with injury problems, because of my preparation – in particular my stretching.” – Edwin Moses, winner of gold medals in the 400m hurdles at the…