Mind + Body

06/27/2023

One of the most interesting and complicated aspects of tea is its health benefits.

In our Summer 2023 issue, three local tea enthusiasts explain the many advantages to drinking tea, as well as the differences between black, green, white and herbal teas.

Read more in "The Health Benefits of Tea" in print, or online.

Leaves and hot water. With just these two ingredients, tea may seem simple, but this drink is complicated. Tea has caused wars and is an important tradition in many cultures and religions. It's also one of the most-consumed beverages worldwide, second to water; according to Statistica, approximately...

06/20/2023

In the Summer 2023 issue, we foraged for morel mushrooms with locals Jefferson Fox and Anna Mae Zembsch. They showed us how to hunt for morels, and chef DeWayne Schaaf taught us how to cook with them.

Read the story, "The Thrill of the Hunt: Foraging for morels in Southeast Missouri," in print or online.

Don't ask a morel hunter where they hunt. In Southeast Missouri, morels fruit for approximately five weeks, from late March to early May. The mushrooms are popular because of the short window of time they are available in, they have fewer poisonous mushroom look-alikes than other foragable fungi and...

06/12/2023

The Summer 2023: Go issue of mind + body is here!

In these pages, we share our adventures with you. Through stories of trying paddleboard yoga for the first time to foraging for mushrooms, we hope this issue inspires you to get out and go.

Summer in Southeast Missouri in waiting for you.

04/06/2023

More photos from the Winter 2022 story, "At Home: Tour Cape Girardeau Homes Designed by John L.E. Boardman."

Read the story and see the photos in print or online. 👇

https://www.semissourian.com/story/2973188.html

03/29/2023

More photos from wildlife photographer Sharon Tuschhoff's Africa trip. She has practiced wildlife photography for 15 years and says her favorite animals to capture through her lenses are big cats and bears.

View more of her work on GoneWild Photography by Sharon Tuschhoff.

Read her story featured in the Winter 2022 issue 👇

https://www.semissourian.com/story/2973171.html

03/23/2023

In our Fall 2018 issue, we learned what camping looks like in Southeast Missouri and where the best places are to do it. ⛺️

Read the story "Happy Camper" 👇

https://www.semissourian.com/reader/mindbody/21108/197984

02/22/2023

More photos from below the ground in Perry County, where approximately 700 discovered caves exist.

Read all about caving in the Winter 2022 mind + body issue: https://www.semissourian.com/story/2973187.html