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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 […]
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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 month 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 […]
4 months 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 […]
4 months ago

How We Work: The menstrual cycle

Fact-checked by Kimberly Luedecke, RN, BSN, CFCP As women — and as men — we’re not always taught the intricacies of how the female body works and what each signal the body gives to us means. Here, we want to rectify that, so you can be empowered to understand and advocate for your body. Let’s […]
4 months ago

The Female Reproductive System: Let’s learn about our bodies

In a 2016 U.K. survey, fewer than one-third of women were able to correctly name and identify six parts of their own reproductive system, according to the book “Pain and Prejudice: How the Medical System Ignores Women — And What We Can Do About It,” by Gabrielle Jackson, published in 2021. If you’re wondering if […]
4 months ago

Sponsored Content: Options for Women, Help for Families Medical Directory

Leah Schrum RN, BGS, MPA Options for Women, Help for Families Options for Women, Help for Families, is a nonprofit committed to supporting individuals and families facing unplanned pregnancies. We offer free services, including pregnancy testing, ultrasounds, parenting education and material support. Our expert team provides personalized support and resources, ensuring clients receive compassionate care […]
4 months ago

Sponsored Content: Jackson Healing Arts Medical Directory

Dr. Philip Pappas Jackson Healing Arts Dr. Philip Pappas has been a devoted chiropractor since 1999. Growing up with a wellness-focused mindset, he founded Jackson Healing Arts in 2006 to enhance his patients’ overall health and quality of life. Since then, the practice has expanded to offer a variety of services, including regenerative medicine, allergy […]
4 months ago

Lack of Women in Medical Studies Creates Barriers to Healing

Often throughout history, women’s pain has either been dismissed, found to have an unknown cause, or labeled by the medical system as hysteria or mental illness. This is in part due to cultural taboos that surround talking about women’s bodies and in part due to our health care system’s historical bias against women. Historically, male […]
4 months ago

Medical Journeys: Dr. Rina Patel-Jerls, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)

Dr. Rina Patel-Jerls ate a lot of sugar. She often had cravings for carbohydrates and felt tired. She gained a lot of weight, and her face was swollen and puffy from insulin resistance. A doctor diagnosed Rina with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in 2021. Rina, who is a pediatric and prenatal chiropractor, wondered how she […]
4 months ago