Lifestyle
2 days ago in Lifestyle
Why losing weight isn’t just about counting calories — and what to do about it
Fad diets come and go, but the underlying message almost always follows a simple equation. If you consume fewer calories than you burn, the weight will melt away. In principle, it's true. And counting calories can be a useful tool for managing weight. But it only works if you know what numbers you're counting.
1 week ago in Lifestyle
Nutrition apps can help build healthy habits. For some users, their gaming features carry risks
Green means go, red means stop. Trophies or confetti come with good performance, and people who fall behind get nudged to do better. Those brightly colored engagement tactics long ago jumped from smartphone games to everything from online shopping to sports betting and classrooms. So it should come as no surprise that many nutrition-tracking apps like MyFitnessPal and Noom also use gaming features to keep users coming back.
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2 hours ago in Crime & Safety, Local
Woman found dead along Old Mars Hill Highway in Buncombe County
Deputies and North Carolina State Highway Patrol responded Thursday morning after a woman was found near the roadway
Asheville ‘VISION House’ will showcase the future of healthier, more resilient homes
Asheville builder Alair Asheville | Red Tree chosen for national demonstration home focused on wellness and resilience
3 hours ago in Health & Wellness, Local
UNC Health buys Westgate Shopping Center for about $20M
The nonprofit health system plans a 92-bed hospital at the West Asheville site, one of four competing projects seeking state approval
3 hours ago in Local, Native Advertising, Outdoors
Rain, storms headed to Asheville, but drought persists across WNC
Several days of showers and thunderstorms are in the forecast, but officials say more steady rainfall is needed to ease ongoing drought conditions across mountains
4 hours ago in Local
Asheville bus system overhaul could mean faster service for some, fewer routes for others
Plan would add more frequent service on major corridors while removing or changing routes in some neighborhoods
Entertainment
3 hours ago in Entertainment
New ‘Little House’ series explores complicated history but keeps heart, community at the center
It's a story with covered wagons and one room schoolhouses, but showrunner Rebecca Sonnenshine says the "Little House on the Prairie" remake for Netflix still speaks to today's American dream.
3 hours ago in Entertainment
Behind Christopher Nolan’s 6-country epic undertaking to bring ‘The Odyssey’ to the big screen
Christopher Nolan has never been afraid to dream a little bigger. It's almost a calling. With every film, he's pushed himself and the medium further — playing with form, storytelling, visuals and audience expectations to create lasting cinematic spectacles.
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