The effects of stress on my body lingered for months. Red, painful hives erupted beneath the top layer of skin on my hands and arms; visible but unreachable. Finally, after enduring weeks of itching and peeling skin, medication alleviated some of the discomfort. Perhaps your child or teen wrestles with anxiety. Or, in our post-pandemic … Read more
When we hear our physician speak the words “healthy lifestyle,” our thoughts may turn to the gym, to our refrigerator, or a bulging waistline. What should we give up? What can we keep? How can we change? But what does a healthy lifestyle really mean? Finding nourishing choices and achieving balance in our lives is … Read more
If you are like most people, you aren’t certain what healthy relationship characteristics are, and you might not even believe healthy and fulfilling relations exist. Have you taken steps towards building a healthy relationship? You strive to be the best version of yourself through eating a healthy diet, exercising, and getting necessary sleep. However, you … Read more
It is God’s intent that we prosper and be healthy as our souls prosper (3 John 2). I believe that a healthy lifestyle is a choice. Of course, because we live in a broken world, we are subject to that world because of sin and free will, but wisdom and the Holy Spirit (as He … Read more
Did you gain weight during the pandemic? Most of us did. A new study published in the JAMA (Journal of American Medical Association) Network Open showed that most Americans gained almost two pounds per month during the pandemic. After twelve months that may have resulted in a 20+ pound weight gain. Before the pandemic, 40 … Read more