Vim & Vigor - Winter 2013 - North Mississippi - (Page 1)
CONTENTS
SPECIAL
The Weight Is Over
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DEPARTMENTS
2 Opening Thoughts
NMMC and NMHS
are ranked among
the nation's best
healthcare resources
and employers.
46 Virtual Health
Supportive apps, one
supersmart heart chart
and the world's most
clever piece of cutlery.
56 Catch the Spirit Learn
how NMMC's Spirit of
Women encourages
women to live, laugh
and learn.
Patients who have
reached their weight
loss goals turn to
North Mississippi
Medical Center's plastic
surgeons to achieve
their ideal body.
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COVER PHOTO BY ARMANDO GALLO
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FEATURES
For Your Convenience
Clip and save our guide to extended
hours clinics operated by North
Mississippi Medical Clinics.
Got Excuses?
Skipping your screenings may be putting your health in danger. Stop with
the excuses and put on that gown.
Managing Your Health with
a DIY Tool Kit
Apps and gizmos that can help control
diabetes and heart disease.
Is It the Stress Talking?
From heartburn to breakouts, here's
how anxiety may be playing fast and
loose with your health.
The Wonderful World of Greens
Green vegetables can strengthen
bones, sharpen your vision, even
prevent birth defects. Eat up.
Knee-to-Know Basics
This joint keeps you jumping-and
walking, climbing and moving. Let's
see how it operates.
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Run for Your Life
With a cancer diagnosis, exercising
may be the last thing on your agenda.
Here's why to reconsider.
14 Good-for-You Gifts
These holiday presents will make
every one on your gift list feel better
inside and out.
Special Delivery
And you thought choosing your
baby's name was tough. Here are
three other important birth decisions.
A Special Kind of Care
NMMC Women's Hospital is the
first in north Mississippi to offer
Maternal Fetal Medicine, specialized
care for patients who haven't even
been born yet.
High Marks
Three NMMC hospitals-Iuka, Pontotoc
and Tupelo-receive national recognition for providing safe, efficient and
effective care.
A Dose of Prevention
Patients are turning to the Wellness
Center to prevent future illness.
ON THE COVER
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After 17 years of a daily pack-and-a-half habit, it was
love that persuaded one of Hollywood's true nice guys
to put down the cigarettes. For inspiration, advice and
a boy-meets-girl romance, see how Matt Damon quit
smoking-and how you can tackle it yourself.
WI NTER 2013
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Vim & Vigor - Winter 2013 - North Mississippi
Vim & Vigor - Winter 2013 - North Mississippi
Contents
Opening Thoughts
The Weight Is Over
For Your Convenience
Got Excuses?
Managing Your Health with a DIY Tool Kit
Is It the Stress Talking?
The Wonderful World of Greens
Knee-to-Know Basics
On the Cover
Run for Your Life
14 Good-for-You Gifts
Special Delivery
Virtual Health
A Special Kind of Care
High Marks
A Dose of Prevention
Catch the Spirit
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