Mud & Magnolias January 2018

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Contents

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Features Editor’s Letter pg.10 Healthy Meals pg. 13 You don’t have to sacrifice taste for healthy dinner or dessert options.

Bath Soak Recipes pg. 23 Step 1: Make a New Year’s resolution to relax. Step 2: Follow these recipes and soak all your worries away.

Athleisure Fashion pg. 27 Whether you are going to or coming from a workout, don’t go home and change before starting your day.

Haven Studio • pg. 33

For a unique workout, jump on the Reformer machine and follow these steps.

A Work of Art • pg. 41

She’s surrounded by art every day as the owner of Caron Gallery, but she goes home to a collection of her own.

Talbot House Bakery • pg. 49

To an outsider, this business may look like nothing but delicious baked goods. The story behind it makes it even sweeter.

Also check out:

Get Moving • pg. 47 Diabetes Tips • pg. 55 Resource Guide • pg. 65 Trend Alert: Kombucha • pg. 73 Chemicals to Eliminate • pg. 74

New Year’s Revolution pg. 37 Instead of being hard on yourself about resolutions, let’s start a revolution of taking care of ourselves.

Downtown Walking Map pg. 71 Take a stroll in Downtown Tupelo and make the most of the scenery while still getting in the steps.

Trend Alert: Pound Fitness pg. 59

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Editor’s Letter

When we talk about health, particularly at the start of a new year, our minds usually go to physical health. We start making goals to lose a certain number of pounds or to go to the gym a certain number of times. And while physical health is important, the staff and I wanted to focus a little more on mental health. It’s a topic many people shy away from, but the reality is it affects us all. Whether it’s making the decision not to let difficult past experiences define you like the ladies at the Talbot House Bakery (pg. 49) or making a point to be still and soak in a bath of relaxing ingredients (pg. 23), this issue is full of ideas for starting your year off right. We also explore a few trends like Pound Fitness where you use drumsticks to break a sweat (pg. 59) and Kombucha, a drink that is making waves as a magic healthy potion (pg.73). Two things I’m personally going to make a priority this year are surrounding myself with locally made art I really love like Kim Caron does in her home (pg.41) and focusing on cleaning up my beauty products to eliminate toxic ingredients (pg.74). No matter what your focuses are this year, I encourage you to use the Caldwell’s advice on page 37 and set a New Year’s revolution instead of a resolution. Make it less about things you must attain and more about truly taking care of yourself. Doesn’t it feel like the possibilities are endless when you have a full year ahead? Let’s make 2018 the best yet by being good to ourselves and good to other people. One way you can do the latter is come eat dinner at Mugshots in Tupelo on January 23 from 7 to 9 p.m. and let me serve you for the annual Make-A-Wish Mid-South fundraiser “Celebrity Wait Night.” All tips go to the charity and I’ll try really hard not to spill sweet tea all over you. Just kidding! Hope to see you there. Y’all have the happiest New Year!

If you have any thoughts about this issue, please email me at editor@mudandmag.com.

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Recipes BUTTERNUT SQUASH PROSCIUTTO PASTA Ingredients: 1 medium butternut squash, peeled and left whole 3 tablespoons olive oil salt and pepper panko bread crumbs 1/2 cup fresh oregano leaves + 1 tablespoon chopped 8 tablespoons butter 2 ounces prosciutto, finely diced 1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese Directions: Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Using a spiralizer, spiralize the squash into spaghetti-size noodles.

You can also cube the butternut squash. Place the butternut noodles or cubes on a baking sheet and toss with 1 tablespoon olive oil and salt and pepper to taste. Roast in the oven for 10 minutes. Remove from the oven.

Meanwhile, heat a large skillet over medium heat and add 2 tablespoons olive oil. Once heated, add the bread crumbs, oregano, salt and pepper and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from skillet and set aside. Place the butter, remaining 1/2 cup oregano leaves and prosciutto in the skillet and saute over medium heat until the butter is browned and the prosciutto is crisp.

Remove from the heat and add the butternut squash noodles and toss to mix. Divide the pasta among bowls and top with breadcrumb mixture and feta.

COLD-BUSTING CHICKEN SOUP Ingredients: 1/2 onion, chopped 1 carrot, chopped 2 ribs celery, chopped 1 tablespoon ginger, minced 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 teaspoon ground turmeric 4 cups chicken stock 8 ounces cooked chicken, chopped or shredded 1 cup orecchiette juice of half a lemon salt and pepper 20

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chopped fresh parsley for garnish Directions: Heat one tablespoon of the stock in a stock pot over medium heat. When it begins to sizzle, add the onions, carrots and celery. Saute until the vegetables are soft, about 5 minutes. Stir in the ginger and garlic and saute for 1 minute. Sprinkle the turmeric over the vegetables and stir to coat. Add the stock, chicken and orecchiette, and bring to a light boil.

Reduce heat to low and maintain a gentle simmer for 15 minutes. Squeeze the half lemon into the soup. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Top with parsley before serving.

SPAGHETTI SQUASH PIZZA BOATS Ingredients: 2 whole spaghetti squash 1 cup chopped pepperoni 2 cups marinara 2 cups shredded mozzarella salt pepper parsley (if desired) Directions: Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place spaghetti squash on plate and microwave for 5 minutes.

Halve lengthwise and remove seeds (it will be hot!). Place on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet, and drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Bake with the rind up for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and turn oven up to broil. While baking, crisp pepperoni in a skillet. Transfer to a plate. Loosen up the spaghetti squash with a fork. Mix in 1/2 cup marinara sauce, 1/4 cup mozzarella and 1/4 cup of the pepperoni into the baked squash half. Add 1/4 cup mozzarella and parsley on top.

Return to baking sheet and broil for 5 minutes, or until cheese is melted.

Serve immediately.

ALMOND BUTTER BLONDIES Ingredients: 16-ounce jar of almond butter 1 cup honey 2 large eggs

1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 cup chocolate chips Directions: Preheat oven to 325 degrees. In a large bowl, use hand mixer to mix almond butter until creamy. Mix in honey and eggs. Mix in salt and baking soda. Mix in 1/2 cup of chocolate chips. Pour batter in a greased 9x13-inch baking pan. Sprinkle remaining chocolate chips on top.

Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until firm.

PAN-SEARED FISH WITH POMEGRANATE SALSA Ingredients: 4 filets of fish (cod, halibut, salmon, your choice) 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon black pepper 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder 1 teaspoon olive oil or butter Salsa ingredients: 1 cup Pom-Poms pomegranate arils 1/3 cup chopped cilantro 1/4 cup chopped red onion 1 jalapeno, seeds removed and chopped lime or lemon juice pinch of ground cumin pinch of salt pinch of pepper Directions: Sprinkle fish filets with garlic powder, salt and pepper. Heat oil or butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat until simmering or melted. Add the fish filets skin-side down and cook for about 5 minutes.

Carefully flip the filets, and cook for 2-3 more minutes, or until fish is cooked through. Transfer the fish to a plate and top with pomegranate salsa.

Pomegranate Salsa directions: Add all ingredients into a mixing bowl, and toss until combined. Serve with fish, or cover and refrigerate for up to 24 hours. Served here with garlic kale.

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Bath Soak Recipes Refresh and Energize Citrus Bath Soak 1 cup epsom salt or sea salt 1 cup powdered milk 2-3 drops orange essential oil 2-3 drops lemon essential oil Assorted citrus fruits (we used oranges, lemons, grapefruit and pomelos) Mix together dry ingredients. Soak fruit with essential oils and a sprinkle of salt for 5 minutes. Add dry mixture to warm bath and stir in. Add fruit.

Goodnight Lavender Bath Soak 1 cup epsom salt 1/2 cup sea salt 8-12 drops lavender essential oil crushed lavender Mix dry ingredients together. Mix in lavender essential oil. Add 1/4 cup to bath for relaxing soak. Store remainder in a container with a secure lid in a cool, dry place.

De-Stress Eucalyptus Bath Soak 1 cup epsom salt 1 cup uncooked, blended oatmeal 1 tablespoon sea salt 8-12 drops of eucalyptus oil Mix dry ingredients together, and slowly add in eucalyptus oil. Add 1/4 cup to bath. Add a tablespoon of baking soda if not using right away to prevent ingredients from sticking to each other.

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Start: One knee bent and stabilized against shoulder block; extend arms in front of body. // Movement: Open straight arms laterally as you lift the chest. Return extended arms to opening position and repeat.

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#4 Tree Hug

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#6 Mermaid Stretch

Start: Lori is shown on high knees, however, a modified start position could be seated on carriage or box. Lift arms to form a circle to mimic “hugging a tree.” // Movement: Maintain square hips and “Tree Hug” as upper body rotates toward foot bar; return to starting position and repeat.

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Start: Seated on carriage, place shin of leg closest to pulleys against shoulder blocks, and place opposite bent leg on carriage in front of the body. // Movement: Lift arm closest to pulleys up and over, maintaining a hip connection to carriage for a deeper side body stretch. Then rotate upper body, placing both arms on foot bar and extend carriage, dropping head and shoulders for a full body stretch.

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New Year’s Resolution

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on’t make a New Year’s resolution. Start a “SelfCare Revolution.”

We often think of the new year as a time to hit the reset button in some area of our lives. This often comes in the form of setting resolutions.

Ultimately, resolutions are statements of intent, so they are really about will power; but, revolution is different, because revolution is not just about change. Revolution is always about truth.

Will power will fail you, often times as early as the second week in January. However, much more is possible when you identify what your self-care needs are and then make a commitment to that.

It’s about coming into your own health, not about punishment or trying to be good enough. You are already good enough. Start from there. Self-care requires inner work. No fad diet, calorie counting, or latest fitness craze are a substitutes for a commitment to being honest with ourselves.

When we make resolutions, we make ourselves into a project. And when we make ourselves into a project, we are, in essence, objectifying ourselves. Self-care is not about being a fitter, better version of ourselves — it’s about relating to ourselves ethically. We all have diverse needs, so it is also about meeting ourselves where we are and honoring our own individual bodies, minds and spirits.

No one can tell you exactly what you need in order to care for yourself properly. One must be still and take an honest look within to determine what is needed. What keeps us running

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to things that are not working for us? What keeps us running from being still, looking within and taking responsibility for our own self-care? Ask yourself this, “Where am I headed for disaster? Is it in my work, eating habits, negative self-talk, my relationships, my spiritual life, exercise, parenting?”

We have to be soft enough to look within ourselves and fierce enough to meet the challenge of what we find there. If you are critical, judging, or comparing yourself to others, then that is your work. If you are impatient or can’t relax, that is your work. If you are eating fast food each day and your health is declining, that is your work. That is part of your revolution, to begin to work with these internal states daily and to change the tired storylines that block your success in the area of self-care. Revolutionizing how you relate to yourself and then ultimately to others is inner work.

A personal revolution is about making amends with the parts of yourself that you have failed to take good care of. For real life change, we have to be willing to surrender all the parts of ourselves for transformation. It’s not enough to work on our bodies and lives just on the surface. We must also look within and take responsibility for changing any part our lifestyle that does not honor our new commitment to wholeness.

Every behavior we wish to change is driven by something in our inner world. None of us are exempt from this. If we want real and lasting change we must go inward, find what ails us, and nurture it back to health. The self-care revolution is rooted in love. M

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A Work of Art

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Kim Caron

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Each piece we have is something about us that we are sharing with the people who enter our home.”

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hree years ago, Kim and Richard Caron moved to their current home in Tupelo. They had decided to downsize once their children were in college.

The new home is smaller, but the layout gives Kim more wall space than her previous home. For an art gallery owner, filling walls with beautiful things

is easy.

The Caron Gallery opened seven years ago in downtown Tupelo, featuring a rotating roster of Mississippi’s most talented artists. Kim spends her days surrounded by their varied works. At home, the pieces that hang on the walls are carefully chosen by Kim and her family, representatives of their tastes and values.

The Caron home is classic traditional, with a neutral color scheme and a mix of antique and modern furnishings. Kim purposely chose subtle hues and understated pieces to be a canvas for her colorful and eclectic art.

“We wanted the art to speak, not the furniture,” said Kim. “We just buy something we like and that we can afford and we make the space work.”

Most of the art traveled with them from their previous home, and it took on a new life when arranged by a new set of eyes. At the time of the move, Kim’s life was chaotic. When

Staggs Interiors’ Kelly Holcomb asked Kim if he could hang her art for her, she did not hesitate.

“It was really fun to see how he displayed my art differently than I had before. Some of my art I hadn’t seen in a while or found a home in a new spot. In this house, they are grouped by how they coordinate, and it’s great,” she said.

Holcomb also arranged the pieces by color in a way that Kim had not thought to — placing the more serene images in the bedroom and the more high-energy pieces in heavily trafficked areas. The dining room features both.

“Before, we had to be intentional about going to the living room and dining room. Now, we go through them to go to our master bedroom, so we are able to be more interactive with them,” said Kim. “I get to see all the pieces and think about when I got them. The art kind of tells the story of the different stages of our life, like ‘this one is from when we were first married and we didn’t have any money and we paid $100 for something and it was hard.’”

Kim did get one new piece for the new home from one of her favorite artists, Ellen Langford. She had never owned one of the Mississippi artist’s pieces before, and she saved the spot above the mantle while she waited on her custom painting.

“There’s something about her work — you just know it’s

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Kim Caron’s Top Tips for Displaying Art in Your Home: 1. Just buy what you like.

Don’t stress about matching your art to a piece of furniture or to a piece of fabric. All you need is a good neutral background. When you go look at art, if something speaks to you and you can figure out how to pay for it, get it. Put it on layaway if you have to. Then, take it home and walk it around your house and think about where it might fit. After a while, you’ll find your art collection has an underlying theme. They will work together.

2. Look at your art as a collection.

When you add pieces and you aren’t sure where to put them, take everything down. Take it all off the wall, spread it out and look at it. Have someone with fresh eyes take a look with you. Take your time putting it back up. Leave it there overnight and look again in the morning. Take a day or maybe even a weekend. Decide what things have to go in certain places because of size, and then you can start making little collections or vignettes on the walls.

3. Don’t rush it.

Don’t decide to hang something an hour before someone comes for dinner. Lean it against the wall. They won’t care. They are just happy to be welcomed into your home.

4. Choose original.

Having original artwork in your home makes it more about you and your family. When people come in, they feel welcome because you’re sharing that art with them. It has such a warmth to it. Something generic won’t feel the same as something you’ve specifically chosen to be in your home.

5. Don’t let that special piece slip away.

It’s not about having the most expensive art; it’s about what you fall in love with. If you would be so upset if someone got it instead of you, that’s when you figure out how to pay for it — ask if you can put it on layaway, talk to the artist about sending money in installments. There are a couple pieces that I still think about not getting ten or fifteen years later.

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from her heart. It’s like her family she’s putting on the canvas, even though it’s not her family,” said Kim. “They are very much Southern images.”

Kim asked specifically for a big dog to be prominent in the painting, as labradors had always been part of their family life and carried nostalgia for her.

“If you just trust an artist and tell them a few things you like, they will do it. They’ll get it right. You just have to let go.

We want to control it and make sure we get what we expect in our mind. If you don’t expect anything and just know they will create something beautiful, you will be so surprised and so happy,” Kim said.

Kim and her family spend a lot of time in the living room, where they can admire the piece in its place of prominence.

The Carons also gather in the kitchen, where her collection of beloved figures are.

“They’re in some of the shelves and on the walls. Some of

them are kind of strange, but I don’t care. There’s something about them I enjoy,” she said.

Most of Kim’s collections, including her figures, happened on accident over the years. She also enjoys encaustic pieces, or paintings made from layers of wax.

As an art gallery owner and an art collector, Kim’s primary motivation is supporting artists.

“If we can contribute to them living as a full-time artist and not having to paint at night as a second job, that is the biggest reward,” she said. “At the end of the day, it’s about the art and connecting people to it.”

Second only to that is her pure enjoyment she gets from seeing an artist’s heart in a tangible object.

“That’s why we downsized. We wanted to be able to see the art and live among it,” Kim said. “Each piece we have is something about us that we are sharing with the people who enter our home.” M mudandmag.com

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Let’s get going, literally. For some people, the hardest part can simply be getting started. If you are completely new to exercising, don’t be afraid to ask for help — whether that means joining a gym and getting a trainer or just asking a friend for advice. Some people might be afraid to go to a new gym because they are worried people are staring at them. I can assure you this is not the case. People go to a gym to work out, not watch other people work out. If you are still concerned, take a buddy with you.

This brings me to my next point: Find a workout buddy.

People who work out with a friend are much more likely to stick with it and be consistent. Hold each other accountable.

Probably, the best advice I can give is to find something you actually enjoy doing. It sounds so simple, but I think most people overlook this obvious fact. If you don’t like lifting weights, then don’t force yourself to lift weights four days a week. Same goes for running — if you don’t like running, then don’t train for a marathon. If you hate how you are exercising, you will not stick with it. Find something fun. Experiment — take up tennis or obstacle course racing.

Don’t be so hard on yourself. I believe people, in general, are too hard on themselves when it comes to working out and getting in shape. We tend to focus on the negative and forget about the positive. So you missed a workout this week? Think

positively about the three workouts you did make this week.

Remember how far you have come. Try not to get caught up in comparing yourself to others and what you can and cannot do versus what they can and cannot do. Remember, it’s about “me” and not them.

Challenge yourself. I like to set short-term and long-term goals. My short-term goal is simple — do better today than I did last time. That’s it. Don’t make it more complicated than it needs to be. Long-term goals will be a little more individualized. It could be run your first 5K, do a Spartan race, fit into a certain pair of jeans, whatever. When you achieve that goal, reward yourself!

Change it up and vary what you do. Not only will this keep you more engaged in the process, but it’s better for your body, too. Speaking of your body, listen to it, especially when first starting out. An early injury can be physically and emotionally difficult. When starting out, change up your routines and start slowly. Listen to your body and rest when you need to rest.

We all know we need to be more active, but it can be challenging. Life is busy, but exercising is so good for us that we have to find time for it. I don’t have enough room to list all the positive things about being more physically active. You know what they are — better health, more energy, better sleep and decreased incidence of almost every disease known to man, just to mention a few. So, get up, get moving and good luck. M Dr. Will Cauthen is a general surgeon with Surgery Clinic of Tupelo who also performs weight loss surgery with the NMMC Bariatric Center.

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Talbot House Bakery

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Becky did for me what no one else would do. I couldn’t even get someone to give me a ride to apply for a job.”

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ust months ago, Mandy Roberson was living in a holding cell, facing drug charges. She had nothing but time on her hands. She remembers days when she would start and finish multiple books. Bonded by their mutual experience, Mandy and her cellmate cheered themselves with hopes for the future. They dreamed of opening a bakery once they were clean. It would have soft couches for lounging and a sign that said “Loitering Allowed.” It was their contingency plan, their motivation, their self-awarded reward for staying sober. Mandy would stay up all night, scribbling down recipes in the books she had finished.

Mandy doesn’t stay up all night anymore. The Talbot House Bakery opens at 7:30 a.m., and she is the head baker. Her day begins even earlier, as she prepares the dough for the bakery’s rolls. Mandy’s hopes for the future have come to fruition by her own perseverance and some help from the Talbot House.

The Talbot House is a transitional home for women graduating from rehabilitation programs. It’s a safe place for those who find themselves without a place to go that will be conducive to their recovery. Mandy was one of those women.

“When I got home from rehab, I panicked,” Mandy said. “I had no car, no job, no friends. I didn’t know anyone who was clean.”

She called Becky Weatherford, the founder and director of the Talbot House.

“Becky said, ‘Just breathe. I’ll be in that area later, and I’ll just come and get you,’” Mandy said.

As she settled into her new life in sober living, Mandy overheard talk of the Talbot House Bakery, a creative way for the home to generate much-needed funds. Baking had been one of Becky’s former business ventures. It seemed like a coincidence, but neither Mandy nor Becky believe in coincidences.

When their search for a head baker left them empty-handed, Mandy threw her name in the hat.

“I kept telling her I could bake. I had a lot of older women in my life who taught me how to cook and bake,” Mandy said.

“I got pregnant at 16, so I had to learn at a young age so that I could feed everyone.”

Becky heard her, but she waited. She wanted to see how serious Mandy was. One day, she handed her the cinnamon roll recipe and told her to give it a shot. The rolls were a success.

After that day, Mandy began practicing each day, until her baked goods got rave reviews from her housemates and earned her the title of head baker.

“Becky did for me what no one else would do,” Mandy said.

“I couldn’t even get someone to give me a ride to apply for a job.”

Helping women raise themselves out of bad situations is one of Becky’s gifts, though she takes little credit.

The Talbot House manager, Heather Pope, is another success story. She had lived at the home briefly after leaving rehab. She had been out on her own and doing well for a while when she came to visit Becky with bad news. Heather had been

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Heather Pope fired from her job after being out for a week with the flu.

“I had been sitting on the end of my bed that morning telling God that I needed help, that I needed some sort of assistant or someone to help me at the house,” Becky said. “I offered her the job on the spot.”

Heather now coordinates the residents’ schedules, drop-offs, pick-ups and daily life. Becky is grooming her to be the live-in manager.

“I can’t imagine where I’d be or what I’d be doing. I had nowhere to go. I was hopeless,” Heather said. “Then, I came here and there’s someone with so much hope that it gives you some, too.”

Heather’s goal now is to be for others what Becky was for her.

“Some people won’t care, but for that one person, it will change their life. And that’s what it’s all about,” she said.

The Talbot House is an actual house, complete with an eat-in kitchen, shared bedrooms and a backyard garden. It’s tucked away on a quiet road in Belden. At any given time, it is home to 6 to 8 women in recovery. Residents stay for 90 days on average.

Becky modeled the warm environment after the home she and her three kids moved into after her rehabilitation — her parents’.

“It was a healthy environment, a positive environment. It was welcoming, warm and encouraging,” she said.

Seven years later, she saw a need at the treatment center she worked in. Becky constantly had patients telling her they had nowhere to go or that it was not healthy for them to go home.

At the time, there were several sober living environments in the area for men, but none for women.

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“I was just in the right place at the right time,” Becky said.

“It was divinely inspired.”

Things started happening. Becky got connected with a man who shared her interest in creating a safe place for women in recovery. His help was instrumental in the founding of the Talbot House, but he likes to remain anonymous.

“Everything that has happened has been an adventure and a learning experience. We are still learning, specifically about how to get the word out about what we do,” Becky said.

For her, it’s about more than funding; it’s about community acceptance and acknowledgement that addiction is a disease, not a moral issue. The Talbot House’s — and Becky’s — mission is to provide women opportunities to make better choices.

Funding is important, though, as the house charges residents as little as possible to make sure their services are accessible.

Enter Talbot House Bakery.

Becky, Mandy and a rotating crew of residents run the bakery throughout the week, fulfilling catering orders and selling individual rolls and pans of rolls at their bakery behind LifeCore. The roll flavors are cinnamon, blueberry lemon and sausage cream cheese. All proceeds go to supporting the work of Becky and company.

Behind the bakery’s green door, music plays as Mandy and her assistant for the day bake and package rolls. As she hums, she thinks of the potential her new life holds. She thinks of her cellmate, who is no longer in recovery. She hopes she will join her at the bakery someday when the time is right.

“One thing I have learned from Becky is that we all have to make it on our own or it’s not genuine. And if it’s not genuine, it won’t stick,” Mandy said. M

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8 Tips for Managing Type II Diabetes in 2018

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iving a sweet life with Type II diabetes can be a challenge.

“This disease can be overwhelming,” said Shelley Gaggini, program director for the North Mississippi Medical Center Diabetes Treatment Center. “If you get off track, there are ways to get back on track.”

More than 333,000 Mississippians are wrestling with Type II or insulin resistant diabetes. But even small steps can make a big difference in moving blood sugars toward safe ranges and reducing the risk of amputations, blindness, kidney failure, nerve damage and cardiovascular disease.

“The beginning of the new year is a perfect time to set goals or to change habits,” said Tupelo endocrinologist Dr. Jay Dey. “Pick the goal that is most important to you.”

Dey and Gaggini recommend focusing on small, sustainable steps toward a healthy lifestyle.

“Make changes slowly … you can’t learn everything about diabetes in one visit,” said Gaggini, who is a registered nurse, dietitician and certified diabetes educator.

These eight steps for 2018 are a good start for improving diabetes control for most people. Check with your medical team and reputable sources for evidence-based recommendations:

4. Get the sugar out of your drinks.

Many people don’t realize how much sugar is hiding in sodas, sports drinks, sweet tea and coffee concoctions. Find sugar-free replacements.

“Be sure to include water,” Gaggini said.

1. Monitor your blood sugar daily as recommended.

“You can’t drive with your eyes closed,” Dey said. “You can’t manage diabetes without knowing your blood sugar.”

7. Get expert help.

Most people with diabetes need to check in with their physician or diabetes specialist two to four times a year. That visit should incorporate the ABCs of diabetes, Dey said: A1c which measures blood sugar over three-month period, blood pressure and cholesterol.

2. Make sure you are taking your medications correctly.

Some need to be taken around meals. Others work best in the morning or in the evening.

“Diabetes medications are especially sensitive to timing,” Dey said.

3. Right-size your portions.

In the age of super-sizing, it’s easy to get out of proportion with healthy serving sizes. If people are out of balance with the food they are eating, they will be out of balance on their blood sugars. Healthyplate.gov is a great resource for getting reacquainted with portion sizes, Gaggini said.

5. Move a little more.

For people who are sedentary, adding 10 minutes in the morning and 10 minutes at night can make a big difference in blood sugar control.

“Find what works for you; anything is better than the couch,” Gaggini said. “Blood sugar responds very positively to movement.”

6. Diabetes affects the whole body and people with diabetes need regular checks to reduce their risk of amputations, blindness and other complications that come with the disease.

Dey recommends diabetics: • Check feet every day for cuts and bruises.

• Have two eye exams every year.

• Brush and floss teeth at least two times a day and have semiannual check ups.

• Get an annual flu shot.

8. Have an emergency kit for low blood sugars.

Although diabetes management puts a lot of the emphasis on avoiding high blood sugar to reduce the risk of complications, it is also important to watch out for low blood sugar. Low blood sugar episodes can come on suddenly and can be incapacitating if they are not quickly addressed, Dey said. People with diabetes should have a little pack with their monitor and glucose tablets or other fast-acting remedy, to ward off lows.

“Some people are very prone to low blood sugars,” Dey said. mudandmag.com

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By Jessica Lilley

y life’s work is taking care of children with diabetes and hormone disorders, but my experience stretches back further than my decade of medical training and five years in practice. Some of the people I love most in the world have Type 1, commonly called “juvenile,” diabetes, and I have borne witness to their struggles and triumphs as a family member. Those experiences gave me a head start in supporting families through a life-altering and lifelong diagnosis. One frustration I hear often from my patients and my cousins with diabetes is they not only have to care for their diabetes, but they also must serve as ambassadors to a world that doesn’t bother to understand. Here are some common misconceptions about Type 1 diabetes this pediatric endocrinologist would like to remedy immediately.

1. Type 1 diabetes is caused by the autoimmune destruction of the insulin-producing beta cells residing in the Islets of Langerhans in the endocrine pancreas.

There is no specific known cause; we suspect a combination of genetic and environmental factors, like certain viral infections. Type 1 diabetes is not caused by obesity; even Type 2 diabetes, which is more commonly diagnosed in adults and can be strongly modified by lifestyle measures, has a strong genetic component. Diabetes is not caused by eating too much sugar.

2. There is no cure for Type 1 diabetes.

Insulin is necessary for life, and people with Type 1 diabetes must take insulin via injection or pump to live. Diet change or exercising more or okra juice or cinnamon will not cure diabetes.

3. Children with diabetes can eat like any other healthy child.

Of course, no child should eat Skittles for breakfast, but birthday cake, pizza, and Halloween goodies can be part of meal plan for people living with Type 1 diabetes. In fact, regular soda can be life-saving in the case of a low blood sugar. Don’t bring “special food” or exclude them from treats at parties;

most insulin regimens allow flexibility for these occasions.

Please don’t ask, “Are you supposed to eat that?” Unless you’re the actual food police or the particular food in question is poisonous – in those cases, ask away.

4. People with diabetes can do everything other than fight in a war, with rare exceptions.

Professional and Olympic athletes, actors, rock stars, countless doctors and nurses, and even a Supreme Court justice thrive despite the challenges of Type 1 diabetes. Furthermore, since we are no longer living in the days of “Steel Magnolias,” people with diabetes can expect healthy pregnancies with diligent management.

5. It’s never OK to mention your great aunt Matilda who was a “bad diabetic” who “lost her foot” or “needed dialysis” or “went blind.” Especially do not have these conversations in front of a young child – and yes, this happens often.

If diabetes is well-controlled, we do not expect such complications.

What can you do? Learn emergency care of your friends and family members living with diabetes. Know the signs of high and low blood sugars; ask where the glucagon kit is stored and download the emergency Glucagon App. Don’t be put off by your friend checking blood sugars or giving insulin injections in front of you. Buy coffee for parents of young children who are often sleep-deprived from overnight diabetes care. Research information through our excellent Diabetes Foundation of Mississippi (www.msdiabetes.org). Support your loved one through the ups and downs of their chronic illness. And tell them their friendly local pediatric endocrinologist wants to work closely with them to manage their diabetes; you can just relax and be a good friend. M Dr. Jessica Sparks Lilley is a pediatric endocrinologist with the Mississippi Center for Advanced Medicine who lives and works in Tupelo; she also sees patients in Oxford, Madison, and Ruleville.

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asha Armstrong loves the science behind exercise.

As a respiratory therapist and a fitness instructor, she spends her time helping others be their healthiest selves. Her favorite way is through her Pound Fitness classes.

Armstrong got certified to teach Pound Fitness two years ago after seeing the class in person at a gym in Columbus. She was immediately drawn in by the music, the intensity and how much fun the students seemed to be having.

“You don’t feel like you’re working out. It just feels like you’re jamming with your friends,” Armstrong said.

Pound Fitness is the child of an unlikely couple — pilates and drumming. Participants use ripstix — weighted green drumsticks — to create a rhythm that follows the beat of each song, keeping them on pace with their classmates. The sound of the sticks rapping against the floor only adds to the energy of the workout.

“The more aggressive they get with the sticks, the more calories they burn,” Armstrong said.

Breaking a stick is considered an accomplishment, a sign of hard work. When one splits in two, the class erupts in cheers and yells. She wants her students to use the sticks as an outlet for their stress and frustration. Armstrong said students burn between 600 and 900 calories, depending on how vigorously they rap their sticks.

The routines are varied in level of difficulty. The Pound Fitness program creates the routines for teachers, but Armstrong is able to choose her own music and take requests.

She’s taught Pound Fitness classes to hip hop, rock, country and even Christmas music. She prefers to mix it up.

Armstrong leads the class from a bright green yoga mat at

the front of the room. She and all the students are barefoot.

If it weren’t for the lime green ripstix, it would look like yoga. Each class begins and ends with a warm up, a song with a slower tempo that allows the class to stretch and find its rhythm. At the start of each new song, she demonstrates the movements — riffs, as she calls them. The class follows, at first slowly, and then faster as the song progresses. They clap the sticks over their head and near the floor. They squat to create a drumroll noise and stretch to the right and left to hit the floor with their sticks.

While the class looks like a lot of fun, it is also effective, according to Armstrong. She said that most first-time students are shocked at how sore they are in the days following the class. It’s a full-body HIIT cardio workout, featuring lunges, squats and stretching.

One of Armstrong’s students, Lesia Dinger, has lost 41 pounds attending the classes as her main workout, with a few gym sessions to complement it each week.

“The first time I came, I was hooked. I love music and I loved the atmosphere. I came back three times the first week,” Dinger said. “It keeps me going and keeps me maintained.”

Armstrong, who is also a Silver Sneaker instructor, notes that it is a particularly useful program for those with injuries as the movements are easily modified. She has even taught classes for children and nursing home residents. Armstrong’s own mother started by doing the routines in a chair and eventually graduating to standing.

Armstrong’s weekly classes gather up to 40 people, with around half of those being regulars. The sounds they create in unison push them to go faster, hit harder and burn more calories. M

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Antone Tannehill Good Samaritan Free Clinic provides health care to working or temporarily unemployed Lee County residents who cannot afford insurance but are not eligible for government programs at its Magazine Street clinic. Medications are provided through the clinic pharmacy. Clinics are offered Tuesday and Thursday evenings and Wednesday morning and afternoon.

Call (662) 844-3733.

Agape Health Services provides health care to those without insurance at its 505 North St., New Albany Clinic from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. the second Saturday of the month. More information available at www.agapehs.org.

Healthy Living Free Clinic provides free health care to anyone without Medicaid, Medicare or private health insurance from 1 to 5 pm. on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month at its 700 S. Crater Street building in Corinth.

Call (662) 415-9446 or (662) 284-7361.

National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependency provides free confidential information, assessments and treatment referrals for people struggling with addiction. Maintains listings of area support group meetings.

Call (662) 841-0403.

Nurse Link, a free health care information service provided by NMMC, connects callers with a registered nurse from 4 p.m. to midnight Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to midnight weekends and holidays. Call (800) 882-6274.

Healthworks! Summer Camp Oxford Medical Ministries provides free health care to workers living in Lafayette and Yalobusha counties who can’t afford or don’t have access to health insurance, but make too much for public assistance. Call (662) 234-1374.

Regional Rehabilitation Center provides long-term outpatient, therapeutic rehabilitation services free of charge to individuals with disabilities in Tupelo. Call (662) 842-1891.

Tree of Life Free Clinic offers free medical services to anyone without Medicaid, Medicare or private health insurance at 4:30 p.m. the first Wednesday of the month and 9 a.m. the third Saturday of the month at its 541 W. Main St. building in Tupelo. Basic dental care – extractions only – identified through the regular medical clinic. Call (662) 841-8777.

Education

American Red Cross offers CPR/ AED/First Aid classes at its Westside Drive office in Tupelo. Call (662) 8426101.

Anger Management classes are offered 6 to 7 p.m. every Tuesday at Cedar Grove United Pentecostal Church on North Veterans Boulevard in Tupelo. Call (662) 844-9637.

Diabetes education classes are offered through area hospitals to aid people with managing their blood sugar and reducing the risk for complications from diabetes.

Baptist Memorial-Union County in New Albany, (662) 538-2297 or (662) 5382199.

NMMC Diabetes Treatment Center in Tupelo, (662) 377-2500.

NMMC-West Point - (662) 495-2292 Oktibbeha County Hospital, Starkville - Call (662) 615-3364

Fitness

Beginner Yoga is offered at 9:30 a.m. and 5:15 p.m. Tuesdays at the Yoga Center in Tupelo. All classes are based on donation. Pay what you can afford to pay. Call (662) 372-3233.

T’ai Chi Chih is offered at 9 a.m.

Saturdays at Lee Acres Park in Tupelo.

Described as a moving meditation, the series of 19 movements improve balance, physical fitness, flexibility and stamina.

Free. Call (662) 231-5519.

Tupelo Aquatic Center at Veterans Park offers swimming, water aerobics and weekly yoga classes. Call (662) 8403768.

Kids & Families

Autism Center of North Mississippi provides assessments and early intervention for children with autism and other developmental disabilities.

Services offered on a sliding scale.

Call (662) 840-0974 or visit www. autismcenternms.com.

CATCH Kids offers school-based and community clinics where children 18 and under can be seen free of charge in Lee, Chickasaw and Pontotoc counties.

Medications are provided without cost to patients through arrangements with local pharmacies. Call (662) 377-2194.

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Resources 5 to 7 p.m. Mondays at 1616 N. Green St., Tupelo and West Oxford Street across from West Heights Baptist Church in Pontotoc.

5 to 7 p.m. Tuesdays at Morning Star Baptist Church in Tupelo.

5 to 7 p.m. Thursdays at 1616 N. Green St., Tupelo and 203 Main St., Okolona.

Health Help offers free assistance for parents with Medicaid and CHIPS. Trained counselors at Mississippi Health Advocacy Partnership offer help and guidance in determining eligibility and other issues. The program also offers assistance for adults who may qualify for federal programs or insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act. Call (877) 314-3843.

HealthWorks! Children’s Education Center is open 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Monday-Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Located at the corner of Robert E. Lee and Industrial drives in Tupelo. General admission is $5. Call (662) 377-5437 or www. healthworkskidsms.org.

Infant CPR classes are offered at 4 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays at North Mississippi Medical Center Women’s Hospital in Tupelo. Call (662) 377-4934 or (800) 843-3375.

Northeast Mississippi Birthing Project offers support for pregnant women by pairing them with volunteer mentors and offering pregnancy and life-management related classes. Call (662) 255-8283 or email tonihill@birthingprojectusa.org.

Parenting classes will be offered weekly at the Family Resource Center of Northeast Mississippi on Magazine Street in Tupelo. Childcare provided.

Marriage education, fathers-only parenting and parenting during divorce classes also available. Call (662) 8440013.

Parenting classes are offered from 6 to 7 p.m. every Tuesday at Cedar Grove United Pentecostal Church on North Veterans Boulevard in Tupelo. Call (662) 844-9637.

Welcoming baby: Hospitals with maternity services offer a number of classes on pregnancy, newborn care, breastfeeding and preparing siblings and grandparents for a new baby.

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Support Groups

Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women working to solve their common problem of alcoholism.

There are no dues or fees.

Tupelo: 33 meetings are offered at nine locations. Call (662) 844-0374 or visit www.aa-mississippi.org for listings.

There are also meetings in Aberdeen, Ackerman, Amory, Ashland, Belmont, Booneville, Bruce, Calhoun City, Corinth, Fulton, Holly Springs, Houlka, Iuka, Mantachie, New Albany, Okolona, Oxford, Pontotoc, Saltillo, Starkville and West Point. Call (662) 327-8941 for Aberdeen and Starkville, (662) 697-0044 or (662) 533-9102 for Oxford, (662) 4896612 for Pontotoc or (800) 344-2666.

For a listing of addiction support groups around Northeast Mississippi, call the National Council on Alcohol and Drug Dependency at (662) 841-0403 or check www.msncadd.net.

Addiction help – Narconon, an international organization of treatment centers, drug education and prevention services, provides free consultations from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. seven days a week for those with drug addictions. Call (800) 556-8885.

Al-Anon is a fellowship of friends and relatives of alcoholics. The group has meetings at several locations American Legion Building, Lift Inc. building Fairground Circle, New Albany, 7 p.m. Mondays.

Cornerstone Methodist Church, Tupelo, 5:30 p.m. Mondays. Call (662) 871-687-1811 or (662) 871-8068.

First Presbyterian Church, Tupelo 8 p.m. Tuesdays.

Easy Does It Group, noon Thursdays at Brooks Center at Fulton Methodist Church. Call Bob W. (662) 401-8094.

Peace Seekers Family Group, noon Wednesday and Friday at Calvary Baptist Church, Tupelo. Call (662) 401-8094 or (847) 902-6267.

St. James Catholic Church, Tupelo, 8 p.m. Wednesdays and 7 p.m. Fridays.

Groups also meet in Belmont, Corinth and Oxford.

ALS Connections Support Group meets at noon the second Tuesday of the month at Longtown Medical Park ground floor conference room in Tupelo.

Sponsored by the ALS Association Louisiana-Mississippi Chapter. Open to patients, family members, caregivers.

Contact Whytnie Howell at whytnie. howell@alsalams.org.

Alzheimer’s support groups for family members and friends of those with the disease meet in Northeast Mississippi: Amory: 10 a.m. the first Monday of the month in building A at First Baptist Church in Amory. Loved ones with dementia can stay at First Friends during the meeting. Call Mary Nell Dorris at (662) 256-1130 or (662) 315-0097.

Tupelo: 6 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month at the Cedars Health Center Activity Room, Tupelo. Call Terri at (662) 844-1441.

Amputee Support Group meets at noon the first Tuesday of the month at NMMC Outpatient Rehab first floor conference room in Tupelo. Call (800) 843-3375.

Bariatric Support Group meets quarterly in the cafeteria conference room at Baptist Memorial HospitalNorth Mississippi, Oxford. Call Becky Wilson at (662) 513-9671.

Celebrate Recovery is a Bible-based group open to those struggling with addiction, anger issues, grief, guilt, shame, financial loss, abuse, eating disorders or compulsive behaviors, meets at 6:30 p.m. Mondays at NorthStar Church, 112 Bauhaus, Saltillo. Call (662) 869-7778 or email cr@thenorthstarchurch.com. Groups also meet in Burnsville, Booneville, Tishomingo, New Albany, Oxford, Fulton, Houston, Okolona and Starkville.

Call (662) 213-2059 for information about the Northeast Mississippi groups.

The Compassionate Friends a support group for families who have suffered the death of a child of any age, is open to parents, step-parents, grandparents and siblings. Information is at www. compassionatefriends.org. It meets at 6 p.m. the fourth Thursday of the month at NMMC Wellness Center. Call Elizabeth Stamper at (662) 321-5442 or Dave Jensen at (662) 231-1305.

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Crossroads Multiple Sclerosis Support Group meets at 11:30 a.m. the third Wednesday of the month at the MSU Extension Office behind Crossroads Arena in Corinth. Sponsored by the MS Foundation. Contact Joy Forsyth (662) 462-7325 or joycforsyth@ frontiernet.net.

Diabetes Support Groups meet in: Booneville: 6 p.m. the third Tuesday of the month at the George E. Allen Library except for June and December.

Call Kitti Parman at (662)377-2500 or (800) 843-3375.

Starkville: 5:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of the month at Oktibbeha County Hospital educational facility. Call Nicky Yeatman at (662) 615-2668.

Tupelo: 11 a.m. the second Thursday of the month at the NMMC Wellness Center in Tupelo. Sponsored by the NMMC Diabetes Treatment Center.

Call (662) 377-2500 or (800) 843-3375.

The Disability Support Group meets at 2 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at LIFE office, Cliff Gookin Boulevard, Tupelo. People with all types of physical and mental disabilities are welcome. Call Wayne Lauderdale or Emily Word at (662) 844-6633.

A Domestic Violence Support Group

meets at 6 p.m. the third Monday of the month at the Lee County Family Resource Center in Tupelo. Child care available. Call (662) 844-0013.

A Domestic Violence Support Group meets at 6 p.m. every Thursday. Call (800) 527-7233 for location. Child care is provided.

Donor Families/Transplant Support Group meets at 6:30 p.m. on the third Thursday of the month, except for at the MORA office conference room at Midtown Pointe, Tupelo. Call Mississippi Organ Recovery Agency, Tupelo office (662) 841-1960.

FACE IT food allergy support group available in Tupelo. Focused on parents of children with food allergies, but open to others with medical conditions that require food avoidance. Contact Amelia at (662) 322-7434 or faceittupelo@live. com for locations and times.

Family Hope & Healing support group for those with a loved one in active addiction, treatment or recovery, meets at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesdays at the Tupelo outpatient office for the Oxford Centre at 341 E. Main Street, suite A-1. Call (662) 680-2636 or visit theoxfordcentre. org.

Fibromyalgia Support Group-Tupelo meets at 5:30 p.m. on the fourth Monday of the month at the Women First Resource Center 215 N. Gloster, Suite D, in Tupelo. Call (662) 842-5725.

Grief Support Group meets at 6 p.m. the first Thursday of the month in the NMMC North Education Center Room 2. Call (662) 377-3612 or (800) 843-3375.

I Can Cope cancer support group meets at noon the second Friday of the month at NMMC Cancer Care on South Gloster Street. Guest speakers.

Lunch provided for cancer survivors and caregivers. Sponsored by the American Cancer Society. Call coordinator Donna Kingsley at (662) 213-8478.

La Leche League of Northeast Mississippi offers mother-to-mother support for breastfeeding. The group meets at 11 a.m. the first Thursday of the month. All pregnant and breastfeeding mothers are invited to attend. Other LLL services include a lending library and 24-hour telephone help. For information about meeting location or help with a breastfeeding concern please call Toni at (662) 255-8283.

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Tupelo Aquatic Center Thursday of the month at NMMC Oupatient Rehabilitation first floor conference room in Tupelo. Call (800) 843-3375.

Lupus Support is available in Northeast Mississippi. Sponsored by the Lupus Foundation of America. Open to anyone interested in lupus. Contact Michelle Harris at (662) 825-0224.

Man-to-Man support group for prostate cancer meets at 6 p.m. the first Tuesday of the month in at NMMC -Tupelo Education Center. Call (800) 843-3375.

Mended Hearts, a support group for people who have had heart-bypass surgery, heart disease or other physical ailments of the heart, meet in: Oxford: Noon the the second Wednesday of the month at in the Magnolia room at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford.

Contact Jennifer Milliner, (662) 832-2117.

Tupelo: 5:15 p.m. the last Thursday of each month at Room 21 of the NMMC East Tower Education Center. Call (662) 377-3131 to RSVP. First time guests are asked to arrive by 5 p.m.

Multiple Sclerosis Support GroupTupelo meets at 11 a.m. the second Thursday of the month in the food court at Midtown Pointe (formerly Gloster Creek Village). Contact Allison Holloway at (662) 231-5829, Karan Woods at (662) 231-9160 or (800) 843-3375.

Narcotics Anonymous, a communitybased association of recovering drug addicts, meets in the region: Tupelo group meets at the Helping Hands building, 314 S. Church St., at 6 p.m. Sunday, Monday and Wednesday and 7:30 pm. Saturday.

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Call (662) 841-9998 or toll-free (866) 841-9998 for more information.

New Moms Support Group meets at 10:30 a.m. Fridays at the Breast Feeding Resource Center at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi. Open to all new moms. Call (662) 513-1602.

The North MS Pediatric Cancer Support Group (PECANS) is available to families facing pediatric cancer. Call Teresa Farris at (662) 791-1228 or visit North MS PeCanS Facebook page.

Northeast Mississippi Down Syndrome Society offers support and information resources for families of children with Down Syndrome. Call (662) 871-2387, e-mail nemdss@bellsouth. net or visit the group’s Facebook page.

Ovarian Cancer Support Group meets the first Monday of the month at the Women First Resource Center, 215 N. Gloster, Suite D. Call (662) 422-1938.

Parkinson’s Disease Support GroupTupelo meets at 11:30 a.m. the second Monday of the month at NMMC Wellness Center in Tupelo. Call (662) 377-3248.

A Sexual Assault Support Group meets at 1 p.m. every Wednesday. Call (800) 527-7233 for location.

Stroke support groups meet in: Tupelo at 11:30 a.m. the third Tuesday of the month in NMMC Wellness Center, Tupelo. Call (662) 377-3248 or (662) 377-3847.

Starkville at regularly at the OCH Regional education room. For more info, call the speech language pathology department at (662) 615-3020.

T.A.A.P. (Teen Addiction Awareness Program) is a free 10-week program offered by the National Council on

Alcoholism and Drug Dependence building, 200 N. Spring St., Tupelo. The program, which meets for 90 minutes once a week, is open to teens age 13-18.

There will be educational sessions on every aspect of drug and alcohol use and abuse. Call NCADD at (662) 841-0403 or www.ncadd.net.

TOPS, a weight loss support group, has three chapters meeting in Northeast Mississippi. Fees are $28 for annual membership; $14 for spouses and teens.

Call area captain Tina Evans at (662) 436-8220, state coordinator Pat Harris at (662) 386-0249 or (800) 932-8677 or visit www.tops.org.

Tupelo: 4:45 p.m. Thursdays at Salvation Army Building at 527 Carnation St. Saltillo: 5 p.m. Mondays at 167 Pinecrest St. Aberdeen: 5 p.m. Tuesdays at Southside Baptist Church on Meridian Street.

Weight Loss Support Group will meet at 6 p.m. the first Thursday of the month at NMMC Wellness Center in Tupelo.

The group provides education and emotional support for those considering or have gone through bariatric surgery.

Call (662) 377-7546 or (866) 908-9465.

Women with Cancer support group meets at 5:30 p.m. the third Monday of each month at the Women First Resource Center, 215 N. Gloster, Suite D, in Tupelo. Call (662) 842-5725.

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You may have heard of this “magical beverage,” as it has made its way to mainstream stores. The ancient Chinese believe Kombucha is the “immortal health elixir.” After a little research and a taste test, we’ll be trading in sodas and sugar-filled drinks for this living enzyme-rich drink. Here’s why it’s good for you: Detoxifies: With a large amount of gluconic acid & probiotics, this drink counteracts liver cell toxicity.

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Chemicals to Eliminate from your beauty routine in 2018

The following seem to be in just about everything or at least they were at one time until we realized they can cause negative side effects. Now, some companies are paying closer attention to their ingredient list and we are here for it. To start the new year fresh, let’s all chunk the toxic and embrace healthier options.

Parabens

and help rinse it from your hair. But because sulfates clean so well, they can also act as an irritant (why shampoo stings so much if you accidentally get it in your eye). It also strips the oil out of your hair, causing it to dry out faster. Sulfate-free shampoos don’t lather, but they are still doing their job to make your hair healthy.

Phthalates

Used to protect your hair from the elements, this ingredient adds smoothness to your strands. Over time though, silicone can build up and weigh your hair down. Since it coats the strands, the lack of moisture can make hair dry and brittle. So if you can, try not to wash your hair every day and look for a cleansing shampoo or conditioner, or “no-poo.” Curly hair girls have been using no-poo for years because it adds moisture to your hair without sulfates or silicone.

Parabens are used as preservatives for skincare and makeup.

You can thank them for the six-month shelf life of most cosmetic products. That convenience comes at a cost, though.

Parabens can be absorbed into skin and mimic hormones, disrupting your endocrine system. The good news is that paraben-free products are more readily available now than ever.

This class of chemicals makes our products more pliable (hello, hairspray!) but they also mess with our hormones and may even cause birth defects. Look for them in some nail polishes, synthetic fragrances and plastic materials.

Aluminum

This is a common ingredient in beauty and hygienic products.

Studies link it to Alzheimer’s, brain disorders and possibly breast cancer. Ditch it in 2018 by finding an aluminum-free deodorant.

Sulfates

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Synthetic flavors and fragrances

We all grew up on Lipsmackers, but it’s time to get serious about what we put on and in our bodies. Man-made flavors and fragrances have been proven to contain harmful hormone disruptors and allergens. If your skin can’t catch a break, it might be the engineered chemicals in your beauty routine. M

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