Wellness - Todays Woman

Dealing with Heart Break: Can it Heal?

By Carrie Vittitoe Loss is a part of life, but experiencing an emotional loss can make one’s heart feel like it is physically hurting. Licensed marriage and family therapist Brittani Hoyer says any kind of loss can lead to feelings of grief or heartbreak, including the loss of a loved one through divorce or death, the loss of a lifestyle as a result of an illness, or even the end of an addiction. Parents frequently go through little valleys of grief as their children leave one stage of life behind. An individual who experiences the [...]

By April Allman|2018-06-21T15:23:25-04:00February 3, 2018|Heart Health|

How She Exercises Caution

By Tiffany White Ashley Dones, 26, handles her heart cautiously but doesn’t miss out on the rhythm of life. She was born with congenital heart disease and has to be careful about her level of physical activity. At age 15, she had open heart surgery and will need to have another surgery depending on the future condition of her heart. Ashley’s previous doctor encouraged her to stop taking pure barre classes and said she couldn’t do any type of exercise outside of jogging. She didn’t want to jeopardize her health, but she wasn’t willing to [...]

By April Allman|2021-12-11T09:48:52-05:00February 2, 2018|Wellness|

Why I Eat this Way: to Fight Diabetes

By Ashli Findley When Andrea Caldwell was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in January 2016, she knew she had to face it head on. She was struck with temporary blindness, giving her a glimpse at just how debilitating the disease could be. Andrea’s diabetes was deemed to be medically-induced, the result of antidepressant medication she was taking at the time. Once her vision returned, she began taking classes and reading all she could about the disease. In the short span of two years, Andrea has gone from uneducated about diabetes to advocate. She is the [...]

By April Allman|2018-06-21T15:34:48-04:00January 12, 2018|Eat This Way|

“I am reminded of how powerful our influence can be…” — Jennifer Hancock

By Holly Hinson Jennifer stands outside of the new Freedom House which will provide additional housing for their clients. Photos by Melissa Donald Recently, Jennifer Hancock reconnected with a former client at an awards banquet in Lexington. The woman, Karen, is now working as a social worker for the very agency where she and Jennifer first met. “Rarely do we know the outcome of the seeds that we plant, but in this case, I was reminded of how powerful our influence can be,” Jennifer says. “I have so much respect and reverence for that [...]

By April Allman|2018-06-21T15:39:35-04:00January 8, 2018|Survival Skills|

Best Bodies: Jourdan Hahn

AGE 26 JOB Humana specialist BIG WIN My most recent fitness accomplishment would be competing in my first three bikini competitions last year. Last October was my third one and I placed third in both my classes. MOTIVATION I keep up my motivation by keeping a blog on my Instagram account. I use it not only to motivate myself to stay accountable, but I hope to also motivate others as well. I do this by sharing different workouts, food ideas, and inspirational posts. I share how being healthy is a lifestyle and you can’t do cookie cutter plans to [...]

By April Allman|2018-08-01T16:10:17-04:00January 5, 2018|Best Bodies|

New Immunotherapy Treatments Fight Janice’s Lung Cancer

By Ashli Findley There were no signs alerting Janice Durham that she may be suffering from anything other than a typical cold. But when the nurse practitioner “didn’t like the sound” Janice was making while inhaling deep breaths, an X-ray scan was recommended. In November 2015, the scan revealed that she had Stage 4 non-small cell lung cancer. “You definitely learn to be thankful for everything that you have and the good life that you’ve had,” Janice says. Janice, now 76, began radiation and chemotherapy soon thereafter. It shrunk the cancer a little, but the [...]

By April Allman|2018-06-21T16:04:01-04:00December 31, 2017|Healthy Choices|

Dealing with Heart Break: Can it Heal?

How She Exercises Caution

Why I Eat this Way: to Fight Diabetes

“I am reminded of how powerful our influence can be…” — Jennifer Hancock

Best Bodies: Jourdan Hahn

New Immunotherapy Treatments Fight Janice’s Lung Cancer

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