Rescue One Makes Way My daughter Karen has been a foster for Rescue One in Springfield for some time. So when a sad case came up where a perfectly healthy puppy was potentially going to have to be euthanized, Karen and I decided to join in being fosters for the cutest little Lab pup.   Zero, the Lab pup The dog mom was unfortunately not able to take care of her four month old puppy any longer due to housing issues, and the local pound north of Springfield as well as all rescues and shelters in the area were full. Rescue One was willing to take the pup, but did not have any fosters ..read more

by Melida V. Pardo Melida V. Pardo is a Cox College dietetic intern who is fully committed to help others achieve better health through nutrition. She is interested in the role of food and nutrition in promoting wellness and preventive care. Adaptation of the Gut Microbiota to Modern Dietary Sugars and Sweeteners Overconsumption of sugars and sweeteners is associated with an increase in the cases of disorders such as cancer, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. The relationship between sugar and these disorders has been assumed to be partly via the gut microbiome. The microbiome is co ..read more

Meagan Ruffing is a parenting journalist and marriage and family therapist living in northwest Arkansas. She has already started chipping away at her spring-cleaning list. Spring Cleaning for the Inside and Outside of Your Home Can you believe that warmer, brighter weather is just around the corner? I don’t know about you but seeing glimpses of the sun gets me excited for home improvement projects and new beginnings. I made a list of things for me to take care of this month to help get my spring started off right. Feel free to add to this list as you prepare for sunnier days. Inside the ..read more

What's new at Triple H Farm Rescue? It seems lately I only write about bad news, and it makes me sad. Unfortunately this month is no exception, on one hand we have shelters that are overflowing with dogs and cats available for adoption and on the other hand a rescue getting started that could help this situation but is not getting enough assistance to do so.  I did a follow up visit with Triple H Farm Rescue. You may recall that Wende started a 501c3 rescue with her own funds and property on a small scale, by providing flea preventive and low cost spay and neuter information as well a ..read more

by Courtney Middle Exercise and proper nutrition to fuel the best you  There are always so many questions about proper nutrition before, during, and after any physical exercise. Answers to these questions, however, are not so clear. No matter what website you read about nutrition, you will continue to get different answers. This article is meant to clear up some questions and concerns you may have about exercise and proper nutrition.  Most importantly, it is worth noting that you cannot gain muscle simply by eating more protein. You MUST add resistance training to your workouts ..read more

Meagan Ruffing is a freelance parenting journalist living in northwest Arkansas. Visit her on Facebook at writermeaganruffing . Leave her a message and let her know how you ended up saving money. You might just inspire her to try something new! Ways to Save for the Holidays As a single mom, I have to get creative with ways to save. Whether you’re a one income household or two, I think saving money is something we all have to do at some point throughout our lives. Recently, I came across a video on TikTok about how to save $5,500 in 100 days. It intrigued me and so I decided to take the ch ..read more

Melida V. Pardo is a Cox College dietetic intern who is fully committed to help others achieve better health through nutrition. She is interested in the role of food and nutrition in promoting wellness and preventive care.  Adaptation of the Gut Microbiota to Modern Dietary Sugars and Sweeteners Overconsumption of sugars and sweeteners is associated with an increase in the cases of disorders such as cancer, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. The relationship between sugar and these disorders has been assumed to be partly via the gut microbiome.  The microbiome is composed of ..read more

Rachel Wilson is a dietetic intern at Cox College. She is originally from Long Island, NY. She decided to study to become a dietitian with an intent for helping people conquer emotional eating and disordered eating. In her free time, Rachel enjoys yoga, spending time with family and friends, and watching Bravo. Emotional to Mindful Eating When you are feeling stressed, sad, angry, or even happy, do you sense yourself eating more? Food is sometimes used as more than fuel to satisfy our hunger; it is used to satisfy our loneliness, sadness, or boredom as well. When this happens, we aren’t li ..read more

Faithful Friends Animal Advocates reaches out with help This month’s visit took me back to where it all started at Faithful Friends Animal Advocates in Neosho, MO. Although I had always been an animal lover, growing up with a cat in Germany and then having multiple dogs and cats wherever we lived, until Faithful Friends, I didn’t know how hard animal shelters and rescues work, nor how much they depended on volunteers to help keep the animals fed, clean and happy. I’ve said it before and can’t say it often enough, you meet the nicest people in animal rescue, whether employed, volunteering, tr ..read more

East Newton Animal Coalition Assists Animals in Need Wow, the summer is almost over, and it just began! Hopefully, the extreme heat has gone away, and the dogs and cats have a more comfortable outside life again. Rudi, my German Shepherd, certainly thinks so. He spent most of the summer in the air conditioning, but is back to chasing squirrels outside, and the squirrel in turn sits on the power line chattering at him. It is an ongoing war between the two. I spent a little time with one of our pounds/rescues that could use a little help, the Granby Pound, which is managed by the same person ..read more