Physical Health
Caring for Generations of Women: Elizabeth Snowden, M.D. of Henderson & Walton Women’s Center
Healthy Living “Listening to people discussing their health issues and problems with my father inspired me to become a doctor,” explains Elizabeth Snowden, M.D. with Birmingham’s Henderson and Walton Women’s Center. Dr. Snowden grew up in a medical family. Her father was a pharmacist, and her mother was a medical technologist. “My father had an …
Prescription Drugs & the Teenage Brain
Healthy Living Brought to you by: Community Partner COMPACT, www.compact2020.com Did you know that the younger the brain when drugs are first tried, the greater the risk from moving from drug use to drug addiction? According to the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse, 15% of high school students have misused prescription drugs in …
A Halloween Trick? An Unexpected Slip & Fall
Legal Matters presented by: Frank S. Buck, P.C., Personal Injury Imagine you are with your kids at a business trick or treating when suddenly your shoe gets caught on a broken tile on the floor and you fall breaking your ankle, what do you do? Alabama law requires businesses to keep their premises in a …
Vestavia Teen Lives Active Life Despite Severe Blood Disorder
Healthy Living 19-year-old Arielle McFarland enjoys painting, attends Lawson State Community College and is a Mary Kay Beauty Consultant. She lives a very active life despite having a severe blood disorder called sickle cell anemia hemoglobin SS. Sickle cell anemia is an inherited gene from both parents. Sickle cells are abnormally-shaped red blood cells that …
Back To Class with T. Fox SalonSpa
Healthy Living Need a little boost as you head into fall? T. Fox SalonSpa can help! Up late grading papers? Skip the shampoo and try the Aveda Shampowder Dry Shampoo! BENEFITS: Absorbs excess oil, impurities and sweat Adds effortless volume and texture Back to school means back to breakouts. Fight back with AVEDA outer Peace …
To God be the Glory: Jeff Davis, MD Shares His Victory over Severe Covid
Miracle Moments Brought to you by: Molly Maid of Birmingham, mollymaid.com/birmingham “You restored me to health and let me live. Surely it was for my benefit that I suffered such anguish. In your love you kept me from the grave.” Isaiah 38:16-17 In 2020, I went on a journey I would never have chosen to go …
Come Join Our Family!
Senior Scene We are excited and proud to say that Brookdale University Park is open to new residents. When you come in for a tour, you will have the option to choose from an indoor and/or outdoor visit, where permitted. We offer a virtual connection too. New residents will not be obligated to quarantine prior …
The Struggle is Real
Every Family Deserves Hope I have been serving in the substance abuse recovery ministry for the past thirteen years and one thing that I have never heard from anyone is, “I always wanted to grow up to be an addict.” Experts estimate that in Alabama there are more than 300,000 individuals suffering from opioid addiction …