Health & Wellness | A better you in 2024

If the new year rang in a new commitment to making healthier choices, you’ve come to the right place. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Health & Wellness section in the Jan. 21 print editions contains information and inspiration on a wide range of topics like fitness, nutrition and mental health to bring you new ideas to keep you motivated to change your life for the better.

Ready to get started now? Read these stories in the Health and Wellness page on ajc.com:

Joined a gym? These 6 exercises, once a week, will make you stronger

7 great strategies for living well in the new year

4 ways to find, build meaningful connections for mental health

Now, what was I looking for? How to boost short-term memory

Here’s a better way to make New Year’s resolutions

Why do women get more headaches than men?

As a doctor, here are 5 things I want my patients to know

Swifties try Taylor’s 44-song Eras Tour treadmill workout

7 easy food goals to improve your health without dieting

Credit: Natrice Miller / Natrice.Miller@ajc.com

Credit: Natrice Miller / Natrice.Miller@ajc.com

Georgia girl with prosthetic limb pens book to show she’s ‘just like you’

Cree James swims, dances, and plays flag football - all with an artificial limb. Now, she's showing other kids with disabilities what's possible in her new book.

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Atlanta officials quietly plan for new hospital

While most of the projects included on the more than 200-item list were well-known Dickens’ priorities, Project Robin — categorized as a health venture — was a mystery.

Food stamp benefits to halt Nov. 1 if a government shutdown persists

About 1.3 million people in Georgia who are SNAP recipients can use their benefits through October, but beginning Nov. 1, their benefits cards will be unavailable.

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Food stamp benefits to halt Nov. 1 if a government shutdown persists

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Atlanta officials quietly plan for new hospital

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Wellstar approved to build $1B hospital in affluent Acworth area

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Credit: Philip Robibero / AJC

MARTA and Beltline rail two big transportation items on mayor’s agenda

While reaffirming his commitment to building light rail along the Beltline, Mayor Dickens says the first segment should go where transportation needs are greatest: SW Atlanta.

Georgia women face geographic gaps in prenatal care

Fewer than half of Georgia's counties have a full-time OB-GYN, according to data analyzed by the AJC, and many women lack the time and money to make regular prenatal visits.

Ex-Stonecrest mayor accused of lying about prison time to run for City Council

Jason Lary, who spent more than two years in prison after he admitted pocketing COVID relief money, allegedly claimed he was not a convicted felon in pre-election paperwork.