Diagnosis: Racial Bias
by“This is the week, here we go!” I tell myself with a mixture of dread and excitement. For the last two years I have…
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Good Health So Much More Than Not Being Sick
byIn the past, good health was defined as the absence of disease. Today, we acknowledge that good health is more complex than just being…
Recovering From Overwhelming Grief
byA friend of mine drives a technologically advanced car. Recently, she told me about experiencing car trouble. While driving she rolled over a nail…
A Word for the Weathered
byIt was January 15, 2018. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. The campus was closed for the day except for a program later in the…
Biblical Herbs Complement Autumn Fruits and Veggies
byAutumn is a spectacular time of year as leaves and flowered mums dot the landscape with shades of red, yellow, and orange. Just as…
Vaping: The Health Crisis Affecting Our Teens
byOur teens are in crisis. Over the last several weeks the number of teens reporting respiratory illnesses related to a new craze called “vaping”…
Coping With Dysfunctional Families
byIn the 5th grade I won the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E) essay contest. I don’t remember what my paper was about or what…
The Debate That’s Beyond Impossible
byBefore Popeye’s and Chik Fil-A, Message food editor Donna Green-Goodman’s parent’s made the best vegan “sammich” in town. Donna dishes on what it means…
A Lesson on Exercise From an 88-Year Old Champion
byFor several years I worked in a nursing home. Daily there were six or seven elderly residents lining the halls in wheelchairs. They were…
CrossFit and the Process of Progress
byI am obsessed with working out. More specifically, I am obsessed with CrossFit! A global exercise phenomenon, CrossFit began in the small garage of…