Check out this month’s issue of Health Life. Featuring Southwell OB/GYN and several inspiring stories as well as health tips, recipes, and more ..read more

Southwell OB/GYN is located in Valdosta and consists of doctors: Joe Clifton, Pam Temples, and Nikki Yarbrough. The practice opened in the middle of the pandemic, during the fall season of 2020. Celebrating nearly two years of serving the residents in Valdosta, Southwell OB/GYN prides itself on providing excellent patient care and being a one stop women’s care facility.All three doctors have a history of ..read more

March is National Women’s Month and National Nutrition Month so we sat down with local Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN), Denise Fields, to celebrate women in the nutrition field and obtain a little professional advice for our readers.   Fields first earned a Bachelors of Science degree in Exercise Physiology from Valdosta State University. Exercise physiologists help change people’s lives for the better by developing exercise programs ..read more

“There is no limit to what, we as women, can do.” -Michelle Obama Noemi Reyes is living up to Michelle Obama’s quote. She is a young Mexican-American woman and the grandchild of immigrants. Her grandparents immigrated to the United States and began working in the fields in hopes of the creating the American dream. They started a huge family with twelve kids, and Noemi is ..read more

As a parent, the ultimate fear is for a doctor to give you bad news concerning the health of your baby. Our heads spin, and we instantly feel heart broken, maybe even physically ill.  HealthLife met with two moms, Christina Moore and Jean Kuo, who feel lucky to be raising two amazing children who are diagnosed with Down Syndrome. For them, it is a blessing ..read more

When it comes to fitness, the preferences are endless. There are countless workout activities to choose from such as Zumba, HIIT training, cycle classes, cardio conditioning, and more. Another form of fitness that you may want to consider is yoga. Over the years, yoga has gotten more popular in South Georgia than it was two decades ago. Everyday people are gaining interest and making yoga ..read more

Kale–1 cup of chopped kale (densely packed in the measuring cup) Cilantro–a ¼ cup of chopped-and-packed cilantro adds a zesty, citrus note. Ginger Root–a ¼-inch of peeled, fresh ginger root gives a spicy and slightly sweet note. Lemon–you’ll quarter a full lemon, leaving the peel in tact, to get the benefits of the citrus and bitters in the peel . Cucumber–use 1 cucumber to add ..read more

This peanut butter lunch box is an easy no-cook lunch idea for school, work, picnics, or road trips! No reheating needed! Ingredients ¾ cup peanut butter 60 mini pretzels 2 apples 8 Medjool dates 4 ribs celery 1 tsp lemon juice Instructions 1.Wash and slice the celery into sticks. Slice each apple in half, remove the core, then cut into slices. Sprinkle the lemon juice ..read more

Ingredients Teriyaki sauce 1 small clove garlic, crushed 1 small nob ginger, finely grated 1 tablespoon low-sodium Tamari 2 tablespoons dry sweetener ½ cup water 1 tablespoon cornstarch plus 1 tablespoon water Unfried Rice 1 cup frozen or fresh corn 2 carrots, diced 3 green onions, chopped 4 mushrooms, sliced 1 8-ounce can chopped pineapple, or fresh if available 2 cups baby spinach 1 red ..read more

Ingredients mushrooms 1 Tbsp cooking oil 1/4 tsp garlic powder 1/4 tsp salt, divided 1/4 tsp freshly cracked pepper, divided 1/8 tsp crushed red pepper 1/2 lb. frozen chopped spinach 8 oz. mozzarella*, shredded 1/4 cup sour cream 5 7-inch flour tortillas Instructions 1.Slice the mushrooms and add them to a skillet with the cooking oil, garlic powder, crushed red pepper, and half of the ..read more