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Lifestyle, Medical, Wellness

Serving Patients by Serving Nurses

Crisp Regional Hospital Crisp Regional Hospital’s mission is to provide quality care through personal touch, compassion, and commitment to patient- and family-centered care at a reasonable cost. At the forefront of those beliefs stands April Dukes, Crisp Regional’s chief nursing officer. Dukes believes that she was born to be a nurse, although it seemed strange at first. She was rarely sick, so she didn’t encounter … Continue reading Serving Patients by Serving Nurses

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Medical, Physical, Wellness

Vereen’s Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Is Game-Changer for Healing Wounds

Since opening its doors in 2013, Vereen Rehabilitation Center has offered a variety of treatment options to patients. Along with providing one-on-one care and helping patients feel stronger and more confident, Vereen has a wide range of therapy treatments that utilizes the best technological advancements to bring modern healthcare to the Southwest Georgia region. Vereen offers an array of services including physical, occupational, speech, aquatic … Continue reading Vereen’s Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Is Game-Changer for Healing Wounds

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Children, Fitness, Lifestyle, Wellness

Fighting to Stay Together

There’s an old saying: Families that break bread together are families that stay together. The Spells family doesn’t only believe in breaking bread together; they actually break boards together. That’s one of the many techniques the Spells family has picked up while learning taekwondo together. Will and Jessica Spells are the owners of S and S Automotive and Diesel of Valdosta, Georgia, and they — … Continue reading Fighting to Stay Together

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TIGHTEN THAT TURKEY NECK BEFORE TURKEY DAY

“I hate my neck. What can you do about it?” I hear this frustration constantly, and until recently, nothing short of surgery was truly effective. Those saggy necks and jowls are the result of the loss of two proteins: elastin, which gives “snap back,” pliability, and softness to the skin, and collagen, the skin’s basic scaffolding. Radiofrequency (RF) microneedling is a hot, new non-surgical treatment … Continue reading TIGHTEN THAT TURKEY NECK BEFORE TURKEY DAY

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Food, Physical, Recipe, Wellness

Artificial Sweeteners Linked to Diabetes

What once seemed like a good alternative to sugar in some foods and beverages has now been called into question. It’s no secret that sugar leads to obesity and, in some cases, diabetes. Sugar releases opioids and dopamine in the brain that create a high like that produced by certain drugs. Sugar consumption becomes more frequent as cravings for the high increase. Since sugar is … Continue reading Artificial Sweeteners Linked to Diabetes

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