By Dee Griffin Keto, intermittent fasting, paleo, carnivore, Atkins, Mediterranean – diet trends are everywhere but which one is right for you? Not an easy answer. With all the diets flooding social media and everyone trying to sell you the next weight loss secret it’s hard to separate fact fromContinue Reading
By Dee Griffin Have you ever gotten to the late afternoon or evening and had to take just a moment to reflect and remember if you have actually taken the time to eat that day? Have you ever scarfed down your lunch in-between the ever growing list of things toContinue Reading
By Tom Poland, A Southern WriterTomPoland.net Roads tell stories. I’ve come across the “Mule Kick That Killed Eight People” in Edgefield County. I’ve seen stores fall to arsonists along Highway 378. I’ve seen homes go dark and swallowed by vines, and I’ve seen wheelchair ramps go up as the yearsContinue Reading
By Tom Poland: A Southern Writer TomPoland.net A reader and friend, Zilphy DuRant of Florence, mailed me a letter and clipping from The Post and Courier about an architectural feature I’d never heard of, rain porches. In the clipping Seth Taylor wrote about the Pee Dee being the “birthplace ofContinue Reading
By Eileen renders You may know someone who has recently had stomach flu. It is also called gastroenteritis. Notice the ending “it is” that always indicates inflammation. This norovirus can have a sudden onset and can cause intense pain with stomach cramping pain, vomiting, and diarrhea. It is important toContinue Reading
By Eileen Renders Celiac disease is not an allergy, it is a gluten intolerance whereby one’s body does not recognize or tolerate white, flour, barley, or rye. When ingested it can cause a high level of inflammation and damage to the intestines, such as indigestion or as serious as pancreatitis.Continue Reading
By Dee Griffin During the summer heat people are susceptible to various heat related issues that can range from mild to severe. You have probably at least heard of if not experienced some of these yourself. These issues can be as simple as heat induced cramps and can progress toContinue Reading
By Al Dozier Pet owners in Lexington County will be required by law to have microchips injected into their dogs. That requirement is part of the new regulations approved by Lexington County Council designed to help better identify lost and missing pets that often wind up in animal shelters.Enforcement ofContinue Reading
By Mike DuBose Everyone has experienced rude or bad customer service, defective products, long telephone-wait-times, and staff or contractors who “overpromise and underdeliver!” When you call for help, some astonishing examples of customer-service frustrations are: Contacting the DMV and hearing 50+ times, from recorded, unenthusiastic tones, “It’s a great dayContinue Reading
By Mike DuBose with David Hurst, DVM Animal owners will go through horrific grieving when their furry companions die — sometimes multiple times with different loving companions. The Journal of Mental Health Counseling documents the deaths of pets can be equally traumatic or worse than close friends and family membersContinue Reading