Denise Fields: Nutrition & Women

March is National Women’s Month and National Nutrition Month so we sat down with local Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN), Denise Fields, to celebrate women in the nutrition field and obtain a little professional advice for our readers.   Fields first earned a Bachelors of Science degree in Exercise Physiology from Valdosta State University. Exercise physiologists help change people’s lives for the better by developing exercise programs … Continue reading Denise Fields: Nutrition & Women

An Empowering Young Woman

“There is no limit to what, we as women, can do.” -Michelle Obama Noemi Reyes is living up to Michelle Obama’s quote. She is a young Mexican-American woman and the grandchild of immigrants. Her grandparents immigrated to the United States and began working in the fields in hopes of the creating the American dream. They started a huge family with twelve kids, and Noemi is … Continue reading An Empowering Young Woman

The Beauty of Down Syndrome

As a parent, the ultimate fear is for a doctor to give you bad news concerning the health of your baby. Our heads spin, and we instantly feel heart broken, maybe even physically ill.  HealthLife met with two moms, Christina Moore and Jean Kuo, who feel lucky to be raising two amazing children who are diagnosed with Down Syndrome. For them, it is a blessing … Continue reading The Beauty of Down Syndrome

National Mentor Month

Learn About National Mentor Month with Michael Knowles. Not even the best school in the world can teach a young person everything necessary to succeed in life. To cite a well-known proverb, it really does take a village.  One of the most helpful members of that village can be a mentor. And such a person can be especially impactful in the life of an at-risk … Continue reading National Mentor Month

Colquitt Regional

Say Hello to Dr. Franky Davis & the Mako Surgical Robot Colquitt Regional Medical Center has been providing healthcare services to the citizens of Moultrie since 1939. Since then, they have continued to provide care to their patients through the use of updated technologies that have helped the health system forwadly progress. In addition to having over 100 medical providers and 1,350 employees, Colquitt Regional … Continue reading Colquitt Regional