Giver receives benefits from kindness

Last week I told you about the science behind Kindness and Health. This week I want to share some of the mental and social benefits of kindness.Kindness can Reduce Stress and Anxiety: When you help others, you experience an increase in positive emotions that can counterbalance stress.

Pinching back some flowers aids growth

Pinch Back Mums and Other Perennials for Fuller, Healthier PlantsMany garden perennials benefit from a simple technique called pinching or heading back. Pinching is the removal of the primary growing point of the stem, resulting in the development of multiple side shoots.

True freedom comes from following God

The Beginning of KnowledgeWhat a wonderful country in which to live! America was established with certain core principles that make her an exceptional nation. No small number of those ideals are directly based upon Bible truths.

Columbus High awards scholarships

25 Years Ago May 24 - 30, 2001A Krystal Coy Parsons Memorial Scholarship was presented to Paul Holding, he also received a Bob’s Apple Market Scholarship.The Coca Cola Scholarship was awarded to Alysha Lawrence by Ron Spriggs, Columbus Unified High School Counselor.

Use care when harvesting leafy greens

Harvesting Leafy GreensLeafy greens, such as lettuce, spinach, or kale, should generally be harvested when leaves are small to mid-sized and tender. If leaves are allowed to grow too large, greens can become bitter.

Excess salt assaults brain, heart health

Guys, is salt assaulting your memory?American men down a third to two-thirds of an ounce of sodium a day, more than seven times the recommended 0.08 ounce or one teaspoon of table salt (it’s 40 percent sodium). Women average less.

Showing kindness has real health benefits

Kindness. Just what is kindness? Does it really matter? Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind see. - Mark Twain Robin Williams is supposed to have said, “Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about.” Lead with kindness.

New developments help children

It’s human nature to tell stories about the past, and doctors aren’t immune to that impulse. The second year medical students rotating through my clinic have me reflecting on my own years as a fledgling physician, and the changes I’ve seen in my decades of practice.

Much to do to maintain gardens, lawns

Garden Calendar• Plant tomato, pepper, and eggplant transplants in the garden.• Do not remove foliage from spring bulbs until it dies down naturally. This develops stronger blooms for next year.• Continue to plant and divide perennials.

Duley, Crain receive citizenship awards

Extracted from Newspapers at the Genealogy Library25 Years Ago May 24 - 30, 2001Citizenship awards have been presented to two graduating eighth graders of Central Junior High. Winning the awards were Chelsey Duley, daughter of Tim and Julie Duley, and Dustin Crain, son of Jim and Victoria Crain.