www. Char l es tonPhys i c i ans . com | www.Hea l thL i nksChar l es ton . com | 11 ABOUT THE COVER... Welcome to the January/February issue of HealthLinks. We envision you, our dear readers, flipping through the magazine pages as you reflect about the past year, confirm resolutions to ensure a better 2023 and seek nuggets of hope that the world is still filled with good people and blessings to count. Each page of this issue was created to help you see hope and goodness in the world and to help you move toward your better, healthier self. You will discover the nutritional benefits of chocolate and hopefully feel less guilt about taking one more bite during the holiday season. You will learn about the neurological reasons people procrastinate and ways to curb that bad habit. Reporter Amy Gesell’s story about therapy dogs* is one of many page turners that will touch your heart. Last and far from least, our Women In Health section celebrates the intelligence, the compassion and the accomplishments of a distinct group of women who are leading the way to better health. The world is indeed still filled with good people, and I hope that your future blessings are too vast to count. To simple pleasures and good health, Lisa Breslin, Managing Editor JAN/FEB 2023 COMPLIMENTARY CHARLESTON | DORCHESTER | BERKELEY JAN/FEB 2023 DOGS OPEN DOORS TO HEALING WHEN MOTHER’S MILK WON’T FLOW WINTER BLUES TO BRIGHT CHAR L E S TON HOPE FATIGUE – IS REAL CHOCOLATE’S CURES Volume 12, Issue 1 • JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2023 www.CharlestonPhysicians.com SPECIAL WOMEN IN HEALTH ISSUE CHARLESTON PHOTOGRAPHY AND POSING EXPERT VISIT JENNCADY.COM AND SCHEDULE YOUR PHOTOSHOOT TODAY! *Soon after we placed the story about MUSC’s therapy dog program on the page, Healthlinks learned that Bear, a Bernese mountain dog who clocked in 900+ hours comforting and calming patients, died. He had been diagnosed with degenerative myopathy earlier in the year, but he continued to offer loving service. To Bear and his amazing owner, Kyle Kelly, who enabled Bear to brighten the lives of many – thank you.
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