Farm-to-Fork Project Launched
A new program kicks off today in Jackson to get healthy, affordable produce to families in Mississippi.
Fuel Your Day
When you are on the go, it can be difficult to find portable and healthy foods that still satisfy your hunger. Planning ahead and packing smart solve the dilemma.
State Segregating Mentally Ill
One night last fall, Watson Dollar became angry when his mother would not let him drink from her water bottle. At the time, Pam Dollar was fighting a cold and did not know how to explain to Watson why he couldn't drink after her. Watson has limited language capabilities due to the autism he developed at age 2.
Change Your Mind; Change Your Life
My first encounter with Mrs. Martin (not her real name) was the day before my birthday in August 2010. She came to my office complaining of fatigue. She was 49 years old and working as a secretary. I noticed during our initial conversation that she made poor eye contact.
Sweet Tartness
Vinegar is one product with multiple uses. It has benefits for the home (inside and out) and benefits for better health.
Emergency Kit
Are you heading out to the 30th Annual St. Paddy's Parade this Saturday? Here are a few items you might want to bring:
Natural ‘Wonder Drugs' for Stress
My alarm woke me at 6 a.m., and I headed for the shower. Soon I was out of the house and headed to work to arrive by 7 a.m. This was going to be a great day.
Strong and Natural
In April 2010, I had my last chemical hair relaxer. "I have had it," I thought as I decided to go natural once and for all, and I made the firm decision that I would never use a relaxer again in my life.
Vulnerability and Strength
To love is to care deeply enough about an idea to see it come into being, whether that idea is a romance with another person, writing a novel or starting a business. Love sparks your desire to learn all you can about that someone or something. It is what keeps us engaged during difficult times.
Your Annual Tuneup
When I was a resident physician, I drove a Mercedes. I thought I was doing what people expected of a young doctor in the show-off city of Los Angeles, where I completed my medical training.
Get Screened
In addition to the normal tests performed during a physical, the American Cancer Society recommends getting screened for cancer at specific intervals. The following is a summary of recommendations for low-risk patients.
Questions for the Doc
When you go for a physical, be prepared to let your doctor know about any physical or emotional problems (like depression or anxiety) you may be having.
Somebody Say Something
This past month, I spent a lot of time reflecting on the fact that it has been 10 years since my suicide attempt.
Ouch! What a Pain
Last year, pain radiated from James Lynch's neck down his right arm. A professor and interim chief of neurobiology and anatomical sciences at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, he knew from years of research and teaching where his pain was coming from and which nerves were being pinched. But he was still victim to his pain.
Growing MLK's Community
In an empty lot next to a BP gas station on Northside Drive, Erika Roberts pointed to a few tall twigs poking out of the muddy ground, almost indistinguishable from surrounding grass. They don't look much like an orchard, but soon they will be blackberry bushes, blueberry bushes and muscadine vines.