When I climbed into a Body Magic reshaper last month, I stepped into an emotional magnet.
I tried Body Magic for a few days and wrote about it on Oct. 26 ("Body Magic or medieval torture?"). Following that column, numerous readers and Ardyss independent distributors weighed in about me and the product.

By John Streit

Correspondent

It’s 7:45 a.m. on a muggy, gusty fall morning at Sixth Street, and I’m the only person around looking at the waves with a surfboard under my arm.

On a day like this – southwest winds howling, flattening down what’s left of a northeast wind swell – going out for a satisfying surf session just isn’t going to happen.

FROM THE PROMOTERS

A fashion show of local breast cancer survivor models will be held from 6:30 to midnight tonight, Nov. 7, at the Mariott Norfolk Waterside.
The show, sponsored by The Hague Center for Cosmetic & Plastic Surgery, Inc., will include a cash bar, hors d'oeuvres, music, silent auction and car raffle. All proceeds to benefit Beyond Boobs! Inc.
 

By Irene Bowers
Correspondent
BAYSIDE
Turning inside out is easy at Energy in Motion, a new yoga studio and health center in Bayside. At this tranquil haven, the focus is mindful care of body and spirit:

By Fred Kirsch
Correspondent

They didn’t bring home a second straight title from the World Adult Kickball Association national championships, but the Frosty Balls didn’t miss many parties.

By Megan K. Scott
NEW YORK
Each day, Match.com sends Christie Hyde five potential mates based on preferences in her profile - age, height, education, religion, smoking.
But then she reads "slender" or "athletic and toned" for their preferred body type.
She's a size 24.

LaVerne Alebiosu is not the "touchy-feely" support group kind of person, she says with a shake of her head. Not even after being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2007. Not after beating it into remission within a year, only to be diagnosed with cancer in the other breast this spring.

New this week Hospitals and health departments will begin receiving the state's first doses of the vaccine for the pandemic H1N1 virus, known as the swine flu, this week. The first 43,500 doses will be the nasal-spray version and will be used to vaccinate health care and emergency-services workers who have direct contact with patients.

What's new with the flu? Last week, we told you the basics about the pandemic H1N1 strain of flu and how it's different from the seasonal flu. As flu season continues, we will continue to provide information in this spot each week about vaccine clinics and other important developments. You can find more news at HamptonRoads.com/health.  ____ Are the cases increasing?