Archives of Health

Sponsored Content: Rest and renew at The DRIPBaR

Cape’s newest IV vitamin infusion center offers ways to proactively care for your health If you’re looking to proactively boost your health while relaxing in a spa setting, The DRIPBaR is your place. As Southeast Missouri’s newest intravenous (IV) vitamin infusion center, The DRIPBaR offers intravenous vitamin infusions to help health function well at the […]
6 days ago

Live in Rhythm: The power of cycle syncing

By Taylor Babich, FNP Every day, women are navigating the ups and downs of their hormones changing and shifting. Teenagers often struggle with heavy, painful or irregular cycles. Women in their 20s and 30s may be trying to conceive or looking to find balance after pregnancy. By the time women reach their 40s, many begin […]
7 days ago

meet along the way: Laura Irvan

This story first published as “Survivor Stories: Surviving Breast Cancer” in the 2025 issue of Survivor Stories, inserted into the Southeast Missourian Oct. 9, 2025. While laying in bed one night reading at age 34, Laura Irvan felt a lump in her breast. Although she didn’t think much of it at the time, she called […]
4 weeks ago

Sponsored Content: Giving Birth? Consider donating birth tissue to help others heal

What if, after giving birth to your healthy baby, you could also help heal people suffering from chronic wounds, help athletes recover from sports injuries and advance arthritis research? And all through donating birth tissue that would otherwise be thrown away. With the help of Cardinal Biologicals, a company that repurposes non-transplantable human biological material […]
3 months ago

Sponsored Content: Pickleball, your new favorite hobby

Sponsored Content If you haven’t tried pickleball yet, consider this your sign to grab a paddle and get in on the fun. It’s the sport everyone’s talking about, and for good reason: It’s easy to learn, super social and a great way to stay active without feeling like you’re grinding through a workout. At The […]
10 months ago

Give Your Time to Something You Care About: It Takes a Village

According to World Population Review, the state of Missouri is 31st in the nation for infant mortality, where No. 1 is best and No. 50 is worst. According to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, from 2017 to 2021, Missouri had 32.2 pregnancy-related deaths for every 100,000 live births, barely avoiding the category […]
1 year ago

Give Your Time to Something You Care About: Runnin’ Wild Trail Running Club

Anna Nordwald, naturalist at Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center, started running in high school. Raised in Central Missouri, she often ran on her family’s farm or on the surrounding county roads, enjoying that the pastime allowed her to be outside. As a volleyball and softball player, she wanted to try something new, so she quit […]
1 year ago

A Look at Period Poverty

A Lifetime of Bleeding: How much do women spend on period products? We calculated the cost of having a period at approximately $7,500, spent on organic pads, tampons and pantyliners, over a lifetime of menstruating — not adjusted for price inflation throughout the 30 to 40 years a woman will spend menstruating; estimates from other […]
1 year ago

Sponsored Content: A Pathway to Inner Harmony Through Yoga

In an era where wellness trends frequently shift, yoga remains a steadfast practice, offering profound insights into self-discovery and inner peace. For many, including seasoned practitioners Sue Nesler and Savitri Atma Kaur Khalsa, yoga is more than physical exercise; it’s a lifelong journey toward understanding and harmony. Sue Nesler’s encounter with yoga at age 25 […]
1 year ago