By Dr. Dorothy Dickson-Rishel Can you be healthy at any size? The answer is both yes and no. The relationships among size, weight, shape and overall health are complicated and regularly misunderstood. People are healthy and unhealthy at different weights and with a diversity of body shapes and sizes. Knowing your numbers is important, but […]
ANDREA BROKAMP is the co-founder of Coastal City Goods (@ coastalcitygoods) and a mother-to-be (due late January). She and her husband live in Ocean Springs and came to the Coast in 2018 for her husband’s training at Keesler Air Force Base. Originally from the Carolinas, Andrea fell in love with the coastal lifestyle and was […]
Most of us would like to forget 2020 — including the less-than-wholesome foods we ate while sitting in front of the TV during lockdown. Ready to resume or begin some healthy eating habits in the new year? Local food experts have shared their favorite recipes from three popular diets — keto, paleo and macro — […]
By Dr. Nicholas Conger and Dr. Jesse Penico After many months of suffering, there’s a light at the end of the pandemic tunnel: vaccines with extremely high success rates. Here, Dr. Nicholas G. Conger and Dr. Jesse Penico, infectious disease specialists affiliated with Memorial Hospital, weigh in on the recent breakthrough. Q: Please give us […]
When temperatures fall, cravings arise for hot, hearty soups and stews that warm you from the inside out. Two local restauranteurs have shared their favorite recipes that you can simmer up at home. SPICY CHICKEN STEW This recipe soon may appear on the menu at El Agave, Mercedes Carranza’s Gulfport eatery. Carranza says he’s trying […]
We asked some local leaders and experts how you can come out of the pandemic even better than you went in — and what you should be focusing on as the year ends. Read on for their words of wisdom: GENEVA DUMMER Owner/Operator, The Meeting Place What’s your best advice for “leveling up,” not […]
By Sheena Myles Five, four, three, two, one — Happy New Year! Very soon, we will count down to 2021 — and what a welcome it will receive. We’ve sent many bat signals awaiting its arrival, and it’s nearly here. Finally, we can live again and no longer be in a vegetative state of disgust, […]
Entrepreneurship always involves risk. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, only 25 percent of new businesses survive for 15 years or more. So, when a company has endured for decades, what’s their secret? We asked the leaders of some of the Coast’s most well-respected, longest-operating businesses what it takes to go the distance. […]
