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Just Begin
by Terri Cowart
May 20, 2009
She was sitting in the driver’s seat of the car with the windows up. The two-inch ash dangled on her cigarette. I thought she must have been waiting on someone.
Laughter, the Best Medicine
Darren Schwindaman
by Melia Dicker
December 31, 2008
During a recent visit to the East Coast with friends, I began to have painful stomach cramps. My friend offered me a therapeutic hot-water bottle, which I placed on my mid-section as I lay on the couch. Just as…
Healthy Holiday Eating
Melissa Webster
by Brandi Herrera Pfrehm
December 17, 2008
Food is the enemy to many Americans. With the rising number of diabetes, heart disease and obesity cases, we see our very sustenance as cause for medical alarm. We rarely indulge—at least not without a hefty dose of…
Living (and Thriving) Gluten-Free
Courtesy Kristin Hockman
by Sarah Christine Bolton
December 3, 2008
Kristin Hockman just knew something was wrong with her infant daughter, Miriam.
Blue Christmas Without You
by Ronni Mott
November 19, 2008
My extended family is tiny compared to most, and we habitually don’t play well together. We live hundreds of miles from one another, and are infrequently inclined to get on airplanes for what could be an unpleasant, if not…
How To Talk To Your Doctor
by Katy Rivlin
November 5, 2008
Have you ever walked out of a doctor’s office feeling more confused than when you arrived? A recent study in the Annals of Emergency Medicine showed that most patients leaving the ER do not understand how or why they…
Choosing The Right Workout
Melissa Webster
by Brandi Herrera Pfrehm
November 5, 2008
Forget size. It never mattered. Still doesn’t. What really matters is personality. What’s imperative is not mixing multiple fitness personalities. In other words, we don’t want to catch an adrenaline-junkie talking your meditation guru into skydiving. We know…
Living With Addiction
Caroline Crawford
by Caroline Crawford
November 5, 2008
Sasha (whose real name is withheld) is an alcohol and drug addict with 12 years of sobriety under her belt. She started attending Alcoholics Anonymous meetings at age 15 with a lot of fear and apprehension but says her…
Got Silk?
Greg Williamson
by Greg Williamson
November 5, 2008
It is Saturday morning. The trees are swaying, and the ground is damp from a pre-dawn shower. Sunlight filters through the cloudy but clearing skies. In a garden courtyard, Stanley Graham is leading a small group in Taiji (T’ai…
Tame That Money Monkey
Melissa Webster
by Ronni Mott
October 22, 2008
The other morning driving to work, I tuned my car radio to NPR to catch the latest news. It was grim: Russia and Brazil suspended trading on their stock markets. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke wanted to cut the…
Ayurveda: 5,000 Years Of Balance
Melissa Webster
by Brandi Herrera Pfrehm
October 8, 2008
The world in which we live can get intense: Over-consumption of processed and packaged foods infect our systems; technology bombards our every move; and an excessive amount of activities pull us in multiple directions. Sometimes, it’s all we…
The Sneaky Way to (Not) Diet
Melissa Webster
by Sarah Christine Bolton
September 24, 2008
The problem with dieting is that it really only works when you have total control over what you are eating. And seriously, who has the time to count, measure and weigh your food? Even if you are choosing…
Don’t Feel Like a Nut
Melissa Webster
by Greg Williamson
Sept. 10, 2008
Before we were married, my fiancée dropped by my house with her two teenage daughters one Sunday afternoon. Michelle, the younger daughter, was 16 at the time. She hugged me at the door, then they swarmed in and pulled…
Taking Risks
by Jackie Warren Tatum
August 27, 2008
All risks are not unhealthy ones, like having unprotected sex with a stranger. Risk-taking can be a normal, healthy part of life.
Let It Be
Ronni Mott
by Ronni Mott
July 30, 2008
It’s Saturday morning. I take a comfortable seat on a floor cushion and close my eyes. For a few moments, I focus on my breath moving steadily in and out. It takes no effort, since I’m breathing anyway.
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::body & soul recent comments
Jul 04, 2009QB, Mississippi Native Steve McNair Found Dead
golden eagle: This is so very shocking. He was one of the toughest NFL players I ever saw play the…
Jul 04, 2009
QB, Mississippi Native Steve McNair Found Dead
L.W.: I blopgged about it, too. This is so sad. I wonder who could have done this, and why.
Jul 04, 2009
Football Star Steve McNair Shot to Death
L.W.: Here is a CNN video of the breaking news.
Jul 04, 2009
Mississippi No. 1 in Obesity, Again
L.W.: I also take issue with the BMI. When I was 19, my weight got down to about 130 pounds when…
Jul 04, 2009
Sarah Palin to Step Down as First-term Governor
WMartin: Is that pic from the actual resignation? LOL
Jul 04, 2009
Precinct 4 to Relocate
J.T.: YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!
This is such a wonderful move for Precinct 4's residents.
Jul 04, 2009
Sarah Palin to Step Down as First-term Governor
BubbaT: Macedonian- Do you find it amusing she correctly quoted Gen. MacArthur or do you find it amusing she…
Jul 03, 2009
Sarah Palin to Step Down as First-term Governor
Tom Head: I don't know that I'd put any credence in this, but BradBlog is bringing out rumors…
Jul 03, 2009
Mississippi No. 1 in Obesity, Again
Lady Havoc: Yep. And probably half these kids will be diagnosed with diabetes before they graduate high school.
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Jul 03, 2009
Bold ‘New’ City
L.W.: Thanks for the WAPT link because I missed the report. There is a tinge of doom and gloom in the report, but I…