by mcl | Apr 8, 2013 | Columns, Health & Wellness, Healthy Living
By C. ROCHELLE CULP Kathie Washington’s family would describe her as an understanding mother, loyal wife, devoted daughter, and supportive sister. Friends would use words like fun loving, spirited, and motivating. When I met her eight years ago, one word came to my...
by mcl | Mar 8, 2013 | Columns, Health & Wellness, Healthy Living
By Dr. Catherine Sledge As the temperature outside warms up and springtime approaches, our thoughts often turn to graduation and that next step into the future for the special high school student in your life. It is a time of much planning, list-making (isn’t that...
by mcl | Mar 8, 2013 | Columns, Health & Wellness, Healthy Living
By Bea Smith Everyone dreads the “Freshman 15.” Studies show that college students gain an average of 3 to 10 pounds their first two years of school. Students are on their own for the first time in college and new temptations arise. Students can now eat whenever they...
by mcl | Feb 4, 2013 | Columns, Health & Wellness, Healthy Living
Connie Grantham, RN, BSN, FNLA Jackson Heart Clinic, P.A. The words “heart-healthy diet” often conjure up thoughts of boring, tasteless food. There is an almost automatic response to these words that invoke thoughts of what must be eliminated in order to...
by mcl | Jan 1, 2013 | Healthy Living
by MARILYN TINNIN Vivian Taylor at the studio’s grand opening. MCL: What makes the Pilates method unique? VIVIAN: Developed by Joseph Pilates, the Pilates method is unique in that it is ageless and emphasizes the mind and body as...
