The Raleigh Campus Farmers’ Market is now open. Please join us in the outdoor courtyard today until to 2 pm. Our favorite vendors have all returned this week, including: Produce Ball’s Berries & Produce – Offering wide variety of North Carolina-grown produce – today featuring cantaloupes, seedless watermelon, shelled peas, tomatoes, blueberries and more. Little […]
With the 2014 World Cup in full swing, soccer is in the air all around us. Now is a good time to remind soccer players, especially those who are new to the sport, about the importance of warming up and stretching before putting a foot to the ball. Why? To avoid serious injury and to play at your […]
We are lucky that many talented artists call the Triangle area home. And thanks to organizations like the United Arts Council, you don’t have to take a special trip to the North Carolina Art Museum or to a dedicated art gallery to view artistic creations. United Arts of Raleigh & Wake County coordinates art installations around […]
There are many reasons why you should be eating your blueberries on a regular basis! #1 – Blueberries are full of fiber. They are full of fiber. One cup provides 14 percent of the recommended daily dose of fiber. Fiber helps keep you regular, is heart healthy and may help you keep your cholesterol in check. #2 […]
Preparing for the Race The days and hours leading up to the Scrub Run can dramatically impact your performance during the race. We asked Hailee Wingfield, a Fitness Specialist at WakeMed Healthworks, our onsite medically directed fitness facility, to provide some insight on what to do and what not to do before, during and after […]
The following blog was contributed by Michael Gruman, attorney Yates McLamb Weyher, LLP, and an avid runner planning to participate in Saturday’s Scrub Run. WakeMed Scrub Run event planners asked me to run the route and report back to help other participants prepare for Saturday’s race. I typically run five to eight miles about three times […]
This Saturday, June 21, WakeMed will host the 2014 WakeMed Scrub Run 5K/10K & Fun Fest in downtown Raleigh. We’re expecting sunny weather, energetic runners and walkers, and a great day to raise money for WakeMed Children’s. The entire community is invited to convene in Raleigh’s City Plaza to enjoy this festive, family-friendly event which will […]
Access to healthy foods is key to a healthy lifestyle. For many of us, access is not a problem. Where I live, for example, there are two, soon-to-be three, grocery stores within walking distance of my house. In southeast Raleigh, however, access to healthy foods is not that convenient. That’s why the new WakeMed Farmers Market […]
Safe Sitter is a one-day class offered by WakeMed for children ages 11 to 13 who wish to become babysitters. The class teaches them the necessary skills and techniques needed to be a good childcare provider who is prepared for potential emergencies. WRAL recently came to WakeMed to learn more about Safe Sitter and interviewed pediatric nurse Michelle Davis as well […]
If you need to stock up on some fresh fruits and vegetables, come on over to WakeMed! The WakeMed Raleigh Campus at 3000 New Bern Avenue is now home to one of the area’s newest farmers’ markets. Beginning June 3, the WakeMed Farmers’ Market will be open every Tuesday throughout the summer from 10 am to […]
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