Health & Wellness

Virginia Hospitals Earn ‘A’ in Leapfrog Safety Grades

Virginia hospitals that achieved a Grade A from The Leapfrog Group’s Spring 2025 Hospital Safety Grades:

by Madeline Mayhood

Retirement Coaches Explain How to Make the Most of Your Post-Work Life

As millions of Americans age, the need for retirement coaches is on the rise. Now, some companies are beginning to offer the service as an employment benefit.

by Sandra Shelley

Develop a Major League Mindset for success

Ever wonder how you can learn to better manage the stress of everyday life? The answer may surprise you: think like a baseball player.

by Sherrie Page Guyer

King Spa in Chantilly

When you step into King Spa, you must make some choices: Do you take off your clothes to soak naked in a 102°F pool with strangers? Or do you change into a provided cotton uniform and step into a hot sauna?

by Staff

Blue Mountain Equine Therapy

These horses lead the charge with real health benefits. Blue Mountain Therapy (BMT) provides a full range of coordinated therapeutic services, including physical, occupational, and speech therapy, family training, and autism support. Expanding its footprint, BMT in Abingdon has introduced hippotherapy—the use of horses—in two therapeutic riding programs. Horses and trained […]

by Staff

Choosing a Wellness Retreat

How to get what you need from a wellness retreat. For those seeking a spa retreat, the confusion is real. From wellness resorts to ashrams and day spas, there are loads of options. But how do you find what you need? What if the “destination resort spa” you’re booking turns out to […]

by Amy Brecount White

A Million Lives Saved and Counting

For each organ transplanted in the U.S., Richmond’s UNOS makes it possible. Kyle LaFerriere Heather James spent much of her young life fighting to breathe. Born with cystic fibrosis, she was losing that fight by the time she’d reached 19. In November of that year, with her lung function at barely 15 […]

by caroline kettlewell

The Science of Friendship

A neuroscientist finds the key to connection in movement. (Ray Meese: Virginia Tech) For some, the spark of friendship comes naturally. Others, not so much. And while friendships can be serendipitous—a combination of proximity and luck—our ability to create social ties also protects our health. In fact, social isolation increases our risk […]

by Staff

Blue Zone Living

Could Virginia be the world’s next healthiest place? Skylar Arias Adventures Hawksbill Mountain Flourishing is a hot topic among scientists studying human health these days. Sure, we’d all like to live longer. But the question on researchers’ minds goes more like this: how can we live longer while also avoiding disease and […]

by Staff

Finding Balance

East meets Southwest at Eupepsia Wellness Resort. I can’t pinpoint exactly when Dove squares and Nightingale Ice Cream Sandwiches became a food group in my book, but sugar had me on speed dial, and I knew it was time to regroup. In years past, I’ve taken healthy getaways to Hilton Head Health, […]

by Staff

Marathon Marvel

“I found a reason,” says Eddie Gordon, of her 19 races. At 80, Eddie Gordon, a retired Richmond public school teacher, is twice the age of the average marathoner. But age didn’t stop her from completing the Richmond Marathon—19 times. Gordon had run 8Ks before but, in her 60s, another idea […]

by Konstantin Rega

Active Rest

Done right, active recovery delivers better results with less workout time. After an intense workout, an afternoon of yard work, or even a day at the office, rest is the elixir that lets us recover to do it all over again. But there’s more than one way to rest. And the […]

by Staff

Counting Sleep

Ten surprising remedies for sleepless nights. If you’re lying awake at night, you’re not alone. One in three of us gets fewer than seven hours of shut-eye each night, according to the Centers for Disease Control, and chronic sleep disorders impact 50-70 million Americans. Research proves that a lack of sleep […]

by Staff

Bar Craze

IV drip bars are the latest in wellness therapy. Remember when oxygen bars were all the rage? They touted energy boosts, speedy exercise recovery, increased concentration, and headache relief. Now IV drip bars are turning up in malls, offering intravenous drips that deliver a promising array of benefits—from improved immunity, to decreased […]

by Staff

Chinese Medicine in the Blue Ridge

Alternative therapies use ancient healing practices. Shutterstock High Angle View Of A Relaxed Young Woman Receiving Cupping Treatment On Back Based in Floyd, the Blue Ridge Clinic for Chinese Medicine employs acupuncture, Tui Na—a form of Chinese medical massage—heat therapy, cupping, and traditional Chinese herbs to promote health and relieve pain. The […]

by Staff

Student Well-Being

Emotional wellness has become a top priority on campus. (Students at Randolph College) Virginia’s colleges and universities are leading the nation in embracing innovative mental health programs designed to address the challenges that students are facing now. Just ask sophomore Kevin Aviles, a wellness ambassador at William & Mary in Williamsburg. “A […]

by Staff

A Weekend Vineyard Escape

At Veritas, there’s more than fine food and wine on the menu. (Photography by Hannah Malloy) We meet on yoga mats, breathless from travel. The 12 of us stretch as we gaze across rows of sleeping grapevines framed by the Blue Ridge Mountains. As our teacher invites us to sit comfortably, an […]

by peggy sijswerda

Wonder Woman

She was just hoping to get back in shape. Now Keira D’Amato is an Olympic contender. JOHNNY ZHANG Ninety seconds. That’s how long Keira D’Amato could run eight years after she hung up her sneakers as a four-time Virginia All-State High School Champion and four-time college All-American. It’s a number that’s hard to fathom […]

by Kinsey Gidick

Award-Winning Sanctuary

Eupepsia ranks first among wellness seekers. As spas everywhere record an uptick in bookings, one Virginia wellness retreat is earning national accolades. Located in Bland County, an hour southwest of Blacksburg, Eupepsia Wellness Resort was recently voted the No. 1 Best Wellness Resort in the U.S., earning USA Today’s top Reader’s Choice […]

by Madeline Mayhood

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Virginia’s Best Small-Batch Ice Cream Shops

Move over, chocolate and strawberry. It’s not that you’re boring, it’s just that Virginia’s small batch scoopers are churning out so many flavors that it makes plain old vanilla seem, well, vanilla. In the Old Dominion, we found that Scoop in Richmond’s Fan District is out of this world, with flavor bombs like Tahini & […]

by Madeline Mayhood

Top 10 Fall Festivals in Virginia 2025

Alexandria – 23rd Annual Alexandria Art Festival Sept. 13–14: Stroll Old Town’s John Carlyle Square Park as it’s transformed into an outdoor art gallery for this fall festival. Admire the work from more than 200 juried artisans from around the globe. VisitAlexandria.com Virginia Beach – VIRGINIA BEACH NEPTUNE FESTIVAL Sept. 26–28: The 51st anniversary of […]

by Madeline Mayhood

Why Virginia Is Becoming a Major Tech Hub

Everyone knows tech geniuses are around every corner in Silicon Valley or Seattle. But don’t underestimate Virginia. The Commonwealth is becoming an increasingly major player in the tech industry, appearing on top techy lists worldwide. Hyperscale Hub From projected fusion plants to 3D-printed houses, it’s never a slow news day in the Old Dominion’s tech […]

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