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Men and women sometimes take different approaches to staying healthy, but they are fighting the same diseases. Throughout South Carolina and the United States, the top five diseases plaguing men and women are: heart disease, cancer, stroke, chronic lower respiratory and a toss-up for fifth place between diabetes –men – and Alzheimer’s – women. These … Read more
Nearly every woman will go through some form of menopause at one time or another, but many of us don’t know what to look for when it happens. Menopause is the natural decline of estrogen and progesterone, usually in your 40s and 50s, that occurs as we age out of our reproductive years. While the … Read more
When Dr. Melisa Holmes agreed to talk to her boss’ daughter about puberty, she had no idea that it would lead to Girlology, a nationwide program that has provided age-appropriate sexuality education to hundreds of thousands of girls. Dr. Holmes was a practicing OB-GYN in Charleston in 2003 when her boss’ wife asked if she … Read more
Ask two twins what it’s like being twins, and they’ll laugh and ask you what it’s like not being a twin, because having a twin is what they know. At least that’s what happened to me when I interviewed twin sisters Kimberly and Katherine Waters, who grew up in Inman, South Carolina, and their mother, … Read more
In the beauty industry, aesthetics represents a philosophy that refers directly to health and appearance utilizing a variety of techniques which allow clients to be proactive in their choice of treatments. These services help avoid more invasive medical procedures, while providing comfort and confidence both emotionally and physically. The following services focus on many different … Read more
A little over a year ago, as COVID-19 was rearing its head and the nation was collectively realizing that it may become a much bigger problem than expected, I was laid off from my sales job with a large print shop in Montana, a result of company profits being halved overnight as our customers shut … Read more