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Hydration Highlights

Health Matters Monthly Column // July 2026 By Tina Opelt, APNP, FNP-BC, Family Nurse Practitioner Water is essential to all life, so it’s not surprising that staying hydrated is important for good health. Did you know that more than half of our body weight is made up of water? In fact, almost two-thirds of our…

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When Kids Get Stuck in Survival Mode

“I can’t go to school. My stomach hurts.” By Tamilyn White, LPC, Behavioral Health Therapist Sometimes children really do have stomach ailments. But what does it mean when a kiddo complains about feeling sick, but rest, medicine, and doctors don’t find anything physically off? The Brain-Body Connection Although we sometimes talk as if our minds and…