Melissa Plantz

About Melissa Plantz

Melissa Plantz is a Christian author and freelance writer. She spent twenty years in the pharmacy industry and has specialized in faith, fitness, nutrition, geriatrics, and mental health since 2015. She writes from the beautiful Lake Marion area in South Carolina.

Body Image Issues and Social Media

We often expect body image issues to crop up during major life changes, such as adolescence, pregnancy, postpartum, mid-life, and menopause. However, influences from social media can also trigger body image issues in some people. Social media inundates society every day with copious messages about how to view our bodies. More than two billion

Body Image Issues and Social Media2024-09-28T11:47:22+00:00

Getting Old and Bold with Your Spouse Enjoying the Golden Years Together

Whether you have been married to the same person for fifty years or remarried one year ago, you may be excited and slightly nervous about retirement and enjoying your golden years together. But getting old also means increased risks of developing physical and mental conditions and relying on your spouse to care for

Getting Old and Bold with Your Spouse Enjoying the Golden Years Together2024-09-28T11:46:18+00:00

10 Tips for Managing Stress

Stress. Who hasn’t felt it this past year? Stress is a normal reaction when we come up against something challenging or frightening. Yet, at times, our bodies cannot seem to let the stress go. It affects every system in the body, including the musculoskeletal (all that tension!) and the cardiovascular (hello, high blood pressure!). How

10 Tips for Managing Stress2024-09-28T11:45:39+00:00