Well Being Magazine

READING: A Gift of Time that Lasts a Lifetime.

By Susan Phillips Did you know that reading to your baby is one of the best ways to help your child succeed in college? Reading aloud is the single most important activity parents can do to improve their child’s vocabulary and reading comprehension. Talking with your child about the story and asking open-ended questions as you read, encourages your child’s involvement in reading and builds his or her vocabulary. By second grade, Read more »

The Winter Blues

By Richelle Putnam Outside, overcast skies hide the afternoon sun. Summer’s vibrant green and the kaleidoscopic colors of fall have long vanished, leaving only fallen leaves to sweep across the cold, barren ground. Winter in the south may be relatively short, but its colder and shorter days can still bring on the winter blues. Seasonal depression, otherwise known as SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder), strikes up to 6% of the U.S. population and Read more »

Rheumatoid Arthritis: Early Diagnosis Can Prevent Long-term Joint Degeneration

By Janna Jones Coleman Identifying RA Symptoms For the past few weeks, you’ve awakened with swollen joints, the stiffness lasting for hours. The pain is mirrored in the joints of both hands and fingers, which feel tender and warm to the touch. You’re more tired than usual and don’t feel well in general. You may even be running fever or losing weight. You’ve been ignoring these symptoms for a month in hopes they’ll Read more »

Managing Medications

By Jamie O’Quinn Whether we are dealing with the latest flu bug, the declining health of aging Baby Boomers or a wide range of other physical and mental illnesses, with the help of medications many conditions can be controlled, improved or even cured. Prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines and various supplements, all have the potential to impact our health positively or negatively, depending on how well they are managed. By taking some Read more »