Sister Supply: Solving Period Poverty
by Eli Cloud Sister Supply is a grassroots non-profit organization that is helping to fight Period Poverty. Our Mission is threefold: Supply the need for menstrual products to those who…
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LGBT & Food: The Uneasy Relationship
by Joan Allison & Danielle McBride | photos courtesy of Fairhaven Treatment Center Similar to any mental health illness, eating disorders and negative body image do not discriminate- and can…
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Being LGBT: The Diabetes Connection
by Dana Cooper A 2018 study published in the medical journal Diabetes Care indicates that lesbian and bisexual women may be at increased risk of type 2 diabetes. Another 2018…
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Love Sessions
by Nick Lingerfelt Back in 2011, Phillis Lewis started her research for what would become Love Doesn’t Hurt, an organization that aims to bring more awareness to domestic violence within…
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Laser Peels: A Modern Approach to Fresh Skin
by Ashley Randall, Ashtoria Aesthetics & Wellness | photos courtesy of Ashtoria (Above photo: Valerie Monismith, R.N., uses the Erbium laser to treat the skin of recording and makeup artist…
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Rock Steady: Fitness Class Has Parkinson’s Disease on the Ropes
by Melinda Lejman | photos courtesy Memphis Jewish Community Center Each year, approximately 60,000 people are diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease (PD), a long-term, degenerative neurological disorder that mainly affects a…
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Meditation: Returning to Now
by Nick Lingerfelt While health tends to be thought of as solely physical, meditation can open people up to how much control they can have over their own health and…
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Planned Parenthood of Tennessee and North Mississippi Helps Patients Explore Reproductive and Sexual Health Options
by Dana Cooper | photos by Selavie Photography When considering low-cost reproductive health care, Planned Parenthood is often the first provider that comes to mind. Its name is also…
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Stressed? Healing for the Chakras
by Robin Beaudoin Chakras are the seven centers in our body through which energy flows. Identify the cause of your tension, and allow relaxation, through practice of a few simple…
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Gay Men: Self Image, Tanning, and Skin Cancer
by Melinda Lejman …sexual minority (homosexual) men were as much as twice as likely than heterosexual men to develop skin cancer. In fact, sexual minority men were found to…
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