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Should you crack your joints?Body & Mind

Should you crack your joints?

We’ve all heard the old wives’ tale that cracking your knuckles or popping your joints will cause arthritis. But is
“Falling back” an hour: How daylight savings can impact your healthBody & Mind

“Falling back” an hour: How daylight savings can impact your health

Fresh from a summer of long days filled with sunshine, the transition to fall and fewer daylight hours can feel
Listen to Your HeartFeatured Articles

Listen to Your Heart

Jim is an active and healthy 70-year-old. He always hit the gym and avoided fast food. For years, he walked
Hot Topic Alert! Let’s Talk MenopauseBody & Mind

Hot Topic Alert! Let’s Talk Menopause

Menopause is a natural, normal process. For many women, it can feel mysterious — because we don’t talk a lot
Prepregnancy & pregnancy nutrition basicsBody & Mind

Prepregnancy & pregnancy nutrition basics

Whether you are pregnant or want to become pregnant, your nutrition and lifestyle can help ensure a safe and healthy
Get screened, gentleman. It can save your life.Advances in Healthcare

Get screened, gentleman. It can save your life.

In general, men don’t do as good of a job as women when keeping up with their health screenings, which
Thanks, Dr. Pap!Featured Articles

Thanks, Dr. Pap!

Dr. George Nicholas Papanicolaou invented the test that everyone loves to hate. However, before the Pap test became a regular
How healthy is your poop? 💩Body & Mind

How healthy is your poop? 💩

Your stool offers useful information about the health of your digestive system. Here’s how to “read” it. Healthy poop varies
Facts about the Delta variantFeatured Articles

Facts about the Delta variant

According to the CDC, the Delta variant causes more infections and spreads faster than early forms of the COVID-19 virus.
Dry DrowningFamily

Dry Drowning

Stories of dry drowning are frightening accounts of children who seemed fine at first but then became dangerously ill hours
How We Grill Really MattersFeatured Articles

How We Grill Really Matters

Backyard grills across the Lowcountry are getting quite a workout with summer in full swing. That’s why Dr. Valerie Scott
Multivitamins for Better Health: Yes or No?Body & Mind

Multivitamins for Better Health: Yes or No?

Do you take a multivitamin every day to help improve your health? Or maybe you supplement your limited diet with
Don’t delay: Everyone 12+ needs a COVID-19 vaccineFamily

Don’t delay: Everyone 12+ needs a COVID-19 vaccine

Vacation plans, cookouts and beach days are filling up our calendars once again. But if there’s one activity that should
Hydration key to avoiding painful kidney stonesFeatured Articles

Hydration key to avoiding painful kidney stones

The heat is on. And with rising temperatures and increased activity levels, you may be at greater risk for dehydration.
Navy Veteran loses 100 lbs after a life-changing momentFeatured Articles

Navy Veteran loses 100 lbs after a life-changing moment

Ed knew he needed to do something about his weight. He had to buy a new belt; he couldn’t zip
What’s causing my back and neck pain?Body & Mind

What’s causing my back and neck pain?

Did you know that back pain affects eight out of 10 people at some point in their lives? For many
Why every high school should have an athletic trainerCommunity

Why every high school should have an athletic trainer

If your child is a student-athlete, you already know the importance of keeping them in tip-top condition. Between training sessions,
Balancing a healthy diet before, during and after pregnancyBody & Mind

Balancing a healthy diet before, during and after pregnancy

If you are pregnant or thinking about getting pregnant, nutrition might not be at the top of your priority list.
Five signs of perimenopauseFeatured Articles

Five signs of perimenopause

Menopause is a natural change in a woman’s body, signaling that your childbearing days have passed. At Roper St Francis
When life gives you lemons, make a mocktailBody & Mind

When life gives you lemons, make a mocktail

Whether you’re on a boat with the wind blowing through your hair or soaking up some sun at Folly Beach, alcoholic beverages tend to call from every cooler and
Beating Cancer with Help from AngelsFeatured Articles

Beating Cancer with Help from Angels

Pam was feeling fine the day she found the lump on her neck. But a couple of days later, her
Working from home: Ergonomics to maintain productivity and reduce injuriesBody & Mind

Working from home: Ergonomics to maintain productivity and reduce injuries

Are you juggling work tasks from the sofa or the kitchen table? If so, you’re not alone; the COVID-19 pandemic
March Madness: Brackets for Health?Body & Mind

March Madness: Brackets for Health?

In case you live under a rock, here’s a friendly heads up that it’s “game on” for hoops fans. Yep,
Colorectal Cancer—It’s Not Just for Older AdultsFeatured Articles

Colorectal Cancer—It’s Not Just for Older Adults

Like more and more colorectal cancer patients nationwide, Mount Pleasant resident Marielle McLeod was young—she’d just turned 36—when she had