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Carbs are essential for our cognitive function, energy levels, mood, and overall health, but not all carbs are created equal. Let’s explore the science behind carbs and learn how to make smart choices for a balanced diet.

Working as an RN in inpatient rehab, I am often called upon to care for patients who have had a cerebrovascular accident, or more commonly called a stroke. I have observed that every stroke patient experiences a unique combination of symptoms but the one of the most important tasks they accomplish in rehab is learning how to be adaptable.

Sometimes ideas about God that aren’t accurate, that aren’t even Biblical, find their way into our cultural maxims. They’re often intended to encourage or exhort, but can have the opposite effect.

The sins of some people are blatant and march them right into court. The sins of others don’t show up until much later.

I’ve spent some days over the past two weeks helping my friend, Tracy, clean out her mom’s house since her passing at Easter. Tracy and her daughter visited us in Sharon several times. She was most impressed by the slower pace and “breatheeasier” feeling she had when she came to visit, sharing how Miller’s/TMart reminded her of her childhood grocery store. The nostalgia… something we like to hold close any way we can.

When I was in school, I used to pride myself on learning the things that the teachers told us were difficult. Like apostrophe adoption, comma usage, sentence diagramming, homonym differentiating, modifier placement, and parallel structure. That last one got me in trouble so often, it’s still a pet peeve {a burden I seem to bear [bare? NO] with spectacularly few others).

As we approach the end of our 22nd season, I would like to thank our audience for trusting us to bring them health information that is current and accurate. There are many doctors out there who cannot make the same claims as the Prairie Doc’s and I would like to take this opportunity to help sort out those charlatans and quacks from trusted sources of health information.

with Shannon Dubois Have you ever avoided certain foods because of the “fat” on the label? You’re not alone. For many years, fat has been demonized as a dietary enemy.

National Day of Prayer is this week, on May 2nd. It’s on this day that the Christian Community encourages prayer for our nation and leaders.