Well Being Magazine

Hit the MS Seafood Trail the highway to Gulf seafood lovers’ heaven

The Mississippi Seafood Trail of restaurants was established by the Mississippi Hospitality and Restaurant Association in 2014 to promote restaurants that proudly serve wild-caught, genuine Gulf seafood. With 42 participating restaurants from North Mississippi to the Gulf Coast, you’ll find daily menu specials featuring seafood favorites like fresh crab and tasty finfish, to delectable oysters and succulent shrimp. According to Mike Cashion of the MS Hospitality and Restaurant Association, to qualify, Read more »

Food for Thought

Eating well is good for your mental as well as your physical health. Your brain requires nutrients just like your heart, lungs, muscles and other organs do. Brain foods rich in antioxidants, good fats, vitamins and minerals provide energy, aid in protecting against brain diseases, help you to keep focused and stay sharp. When you give your body whole, nutritious foods, you’re actually benefiting your body and mind – helping Read more »

Parsley: From Disregarded Garnish to Heralded Hero

By Lana Turnbull Call it the influence of a particularly memorable college nutrition professor, but as long as I can remember my mother has been an unabashed fan of parsley. When every other patron in the restaurant dining rooms of my childhood walked away from their plates leaving untouched parsley sprigs languishing among the last morsels of baked potato or chopped salad, I was admonished to “Eat your parsley, it’s full Read more »

The Hibernation Factor

By Rebecca Turner, MS, RD, CSSD, LD Does an ancient human instinct lead us to eat more during the winter? Some researchers believe we could be driven to consume more calories and eat faster when the days grow shorter and the weather turns colder, despite the fact that we now spend most of our time in climate-controlled offices and homes. Maybe we haven’t come as far out of the “cave” as Read more »