Well Being Magazine

Who are the grownups here?

by Lana Turnbull The first school shooting that got my attention was in 1997 in Pearl, Mississippi. My son and I had moved back to the Mississippi Delta and I was sitting at my desk at work with NPR playing in the background when at the top of the hour a newsperson interrupted to report a shooting at Pearl High School. The shooter, they said was sixteen. That couldn’t be right, Read more »

As we are putting the final touches on an issue, I find myself looking back over article topics that less than two months ago were mysteries to me and now are open books. That’s not to say that writing a story about a subject makes us experts, heaven forbid. We are thankful every day for the expert insights we get from seasoned professionals in the fields of healthcare, fitness, nutrition Read more »

Make a Year-round Impact

By Laura Walker, staff writer for Canopy Children’s Solutions Many nonprofit organizations see a surge in charitable giving around the holidays. The spirit of giving is at its peak during that time, but what about the rest of the year? Nonprofit organizations serve their missions all year long, which is why charitable giving is so important year-round. Start by choosing a charity whose mission is close to you. When identifying a prospective Read more »

Beyond Stretching… From Flexibility to Mobility

By Brian B. Parr, Ph.D., ACSM Certified Clinical Exercise Physiologist Achieving and maintaining a high level of physical fitness is essential for good health and an active lifestyle. Regular exercise can promote weight loss, enhance wellbeing, and improve endurance, strength, and flexibility. Of these three components of fitness, flexibility is the one that often gets the least attention. Unfortunately, this can lead to limitations in movement that can interfere with activity Read more »