Health + Wellness

School is soon to be over, and our routines are about to change, ONCE AGAIN! I moved my kids from virtual school to ‘brick and mortar’ in mid-February which finally gave me some sense of normalcy amidst the pandemic....

May 15th is International Water Safety Day. This significant day is dedicated to “help spread global awareness of the ongoing drowning pandemic and educate the youth in becoming safer in and around water. It is a day to spread drowning...

Can any of you relate to the "curse words":  fine lines, wrinkles, sun spots, age spots, dry or crepe-y skin, dark circles? I know I have said a few as I enter my 30s and quickly see the youthful skin...

Around 2:00 am one morning, I woke to numbness taking over my right side. Within what felt like minutes, I lost the ability to speak and move my right arm and leg. As my ability to speak was fading,...

Eleven years ago, my husband and I decided we needed professional help to save our marriage. We loved each other, but was that enough? We were about to find out. We hope you will read this together with your significant...

I live a very busy life (I know you can all relate). I have a full-time job. I am raising two young girls. I am involved in the community. I like to stay busy. I like to be on...

"How long has that mole been there?' "I don't know? A while. You never noticed it before?" That short conversation with my husband sent me into a mild panic (ok, maybe not so mild). Could that mole on the inside of my...

We all know sleep is important for our kids (and us!), but I recently had the chance to chat with Gulnur Com, MD, and Sonia Smith, DNP at the Studer Family Children's Hospital at Ascension Sacred Heart Pediatric Sleep...

Living in the same town I was born in, I can throw a rock and hit a friend--not that I would, but you get the idea.  I’m surrounded by friends of my childhood who watched my goofy front teeth arrive;...

Dear Self, You are heartbroken right now. There was yet another negative pregnancy test result. You just received the news from your kind, almost apologetic doctor. You are at a loss. So much loss. Right now, you want to get into your...