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HEALTHLINKS MAGAZINE
Inside This Issue
- Healing from a toxic relationship
- Body Dysmorphia
- When Allergies Grow Up with You
- Parkinson’s Moving Day
- Stop a stroke before it starts
- Unequal birth
- Talking to kids about divorce
- Raising kids in a screen-filled world
- Ketamine Therapy
- Time matters in memory care
- Pharmacy Benefit Manager change
- Types of therapy
- Five Lowcountry Hikes
- Healthy Eating
- More…
From the Current HealthLinks Magazine
A Two-Way Street
How Your Mind’s Stress Shows Up in Your Gut By Jenny Peterson If stress or anxiety has ever sent you reaching for the Tums, you’re far from alone. The gut-brain connection is a very real interaction with sensitivity between your … Read more
One Step at a Time
Moving Day 2026 aims to raise $85,000 to support Parkinson’s research, programs and services By Jenny Peterson A Parkinson’s disease diagnosis is a progressive reality. Because symptoms often emerge gradually, the earliest signs can be easy to overcome or dismiss. … Read more
When Allergies Grow Up with You
Why do some people develop allergies later in life? By Colby Denton Spring has sprung, and with it, allergy season has begun. But what if you only started developing symptoms later in life after going allergy-free for years? New research … Read more
The ‘Weird’ Treatment Rewiring Depression
What ketamine treatment is — and who it’s for By Jenny Peterson The billboards across Charleston are hard to miss. Clean, clinical, and featuring a word that still feels loaded: ketamine. The name alone raises questions: What is it? Is … Read more
Silencing the Voice in the Mirror
Body dysmorphia took over her life, then hypnosis saved her By Sara Novak Jamie Curnett, 44, of Mount Pleasant, can’t remember a time that she wasn’t obsessing about her weight. As a child, she was curvy, not the stringbean she … Read more
Walking on Eggshells No More
Healing from Toxic Relationships By Jenny Peterson Ask anyone healing from an abusive or toxic relationship, and one word comes up again and again: confusion. Not just heartbreak — confusion. It’s the kind of relationship built on emotional inconsistency, a … Read more
Not all therapy is created equal
Finding the right kind of help By Jenny Peterson Mental health deserves the same level of care as physical health. If you break a bone, you go to an emergency room or an orthopedic specialist. If anxiety, depression, trauma, or … Read more
In My Protein Era
Do you ever feel that things are getting ‘whey’ out of hand? By Jenny Peterson The day I considered adding protein powder to my water bottle is when I knew things were getting out of hand. Water — a perfect … Read more
Closing the Gap
Nurses are a key to expanding mental health resources in many communities. By Jenny Peterson Across many communities, nurses are on the front line of a growing mental health crisis. “Nurses are frequently the first to notice changes in patients’ … Read more
PBMs and Patients
State pharmacy switch sparks wave of drug denials, appeals and disruption By Jenny Peterson Mary Wise, a pharmacist and owner of Herold’s Pharmacy serving Charleston and West Ashley, says the Jan. 1 switch in the pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) contract … Read more
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Senior Health
Aging Backward
While we can’t stop time, targeted therapies and lifestyle strategies may help slow biological aging. As people age, it’s only natural that we search for ways to turn back the clock and improve our quality of life as we get … Read more
Pushing the Bounds of Human Longevity
On June 20, 1785, a farmer named Eilif Philipsen died in his hometown of Kinsarvik, Norway – an unremarkable event except that Philipsen was the first documented human centenarian, dying one day short of 103 years. While Philipsen was something … Read more
Kid’s Health
The Gift of Giving to Young Cancer Patients
A toy that sparks imagination? A book that transports the reader to another world? Finding the perfect gift that meets the unique needs and desires of young cancer patients can be a challenging, yet profoundly rewarding experience. Thoughtfulness, empathy and … Read more
An Insider’s Guide to Annual Blood Work
Before you visit your doctor, he or she will usually have you get your blood drawn and tested. This can be inconvenient, especially if you need to have your blood drawn after fasting for eight hours. However, your doctor will … Read more
Diabetes Health
Preventing Diabetes: Changing Your Lifestyle Can Delay or Prevent Diabetes
Type 2 diabetes is a serious disease caused by an excess of sugar in the blood because the body is unable to make or efficiently use insulin, a hormone created by the pancreas that helps turn glucose from food into … Read more
Diabetes: Changing the Course from a Lifetime of Illness to a Better Life
We are experiencing a health epidemic – an avoidable one at that. Diabetes is categorized as a group of metabolic diseases in which the body either does not respond to insulin or simply doesn’t produce enough insulin. There are different types of diabetes, and all of them impact glucose levels. Type 2 diabetes is typically […]
Cancer Health
Skin Cancer Treatments: Closer To A Cure but Still A Long Way To Go
Skin cancer prevention and treatment Few words inspire as much fear in men and women as “You have cancer.” Besides affecting your physical and mental health, this affliction in almost any form still too often has the last word, limiting … Read more
Oral Cancers Are Something To Talk About
John Thornton had some serious chops when it came to playing his axe. In his case, that means he was a great trumpeter. He played in local jazz bands and in bands for well-known singers and groups like the Four … Read more
Alternative Health
Moving The Needle In Healthcare: Acupuncture’s Integration into Mainstream Medicine
Introduced to the United States during the Nixon era, acupuncture was initially viewed as a fringe modality in American health care. For two decades, it remained a niche practice, primarily due to language barriers faced by Chinese practitioners. However, as … Read more
Whole Heartedly Whole Health
Before we can define the magic that Amanda McNabb, B.U.S., D.C., N.M.D., is performing over at Charleston Health, we need to define a term that is often bandied about rather carelessly these days: holistic medicine. Holistic medicine is rooted in … Read more
Women’s Health
Sculpting a New You in the New Year: Female Fitness Leaders Weigh in on Working Out
As we transition into 2025, people will be making their New Year’s resolutions, and one of the most common goals that individuals aspire to after indulging in all that sweet and savory holiday food is to exercise more. But as … Read more
Palmetto Digestive Health Gains a New Female Physician
Good gastroenterologists can keep you in peak health if they know what is bothering you, but intestinal issues can sometimes be difficult to talk openly about when your doctor is of the opposite sex. “Women are more likely to see … Read more
Men’s Health
A Natural Part of Aging
Andropause, the midlife decline in testosterone, can affect body and mind – but treatment and healthy habits can boost well-being. Midlife testosterone decline can affect physical and mental well-being Men and women both experience hormonal changes as they age. In … Read more
Finding Hormonal Balance: The Importance of Testosterone in Men’s Health
While many of us associate hormones like testosterone with masculinity and sex drive, it has wide-ranging impacts on male biological functions. Dr. Stuart Markovitz, M.D., an internal medicine specialist with Charleston Men’s Clinic, said that hormones such as testosterone play … Read more
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