Don’t let mental health stigma get in the way of your overall workplace wellness. Credit: Pexels Mental health affects everyone in the workplace in some way—whether we know someone struggling, or have struggled ourselves. But, despite its commonality, the stigma and myths attached to mental health still keep staff and faculty from reaching out when
Depending upon where you live in America, you are still in the throes of winter and eager to meet Spring as it is just around the corner. I spent most of my life in the Arizona desert and Spring usually consisted of about 3 weeks you could open up the windows and air out the
How many food commercials do you see on television, in magazines, mailers, etc.? Have you ever noticed that the majority of those advertisements for places that serve various beef dishes, especially steak, show pieces of meat that are still pink and even red inside? Many people like their steak, hamburgers and other beef dishes cooked
Most younger people think little about aging, except their rush to attain legal age to drive, drink, vote, get married and move away from home. But as people age, the thought of age and growing old becomes more prevalent. This has led to the search for a so-called fountain of youth for many centuries. Herodotus,
As men get older, they have an increased risk of developing an enlarged prostate and/or prostate cancer. The prostate is a gland located just under the urinary bladder. The urethra, which carries urine from the bladder out through the penis passed through the prostate gland. The main function of the prostate gland is to produce
Every kid in America has been told time and again to drink his or her milk. It’s served in many schools as the standard lunchtime beverage and many parents also use milk as their standard beverage for younger kids. Milk is poured on our cereal (I had a bowl of cereal this morning with a
Hundreds of millions of dollars are being spent all of the time for research in how to detect Alzheimer’s earlier, exactly what causes Alzheimer’s, how to better treat Alzheimer’s and how to cure Alzheimer’s. The researcher or company that finds answers to any of these stands to make billions of dollars, in addition to improving
Stress levels continue to soar in our society — a 2017 Gallup poll found that 8 in 10 Americans consider themselves stressed, and 40 percent of U.S. citizens said they were more anxious last year than the year before. A growing body of research demonstrates links between substance abuse and stress, with the opioid crisis getting the lion’s share
To help reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke in the millions of Americans currently living with high blood pressure, the American Medical Association (AMA) is offering six tips that Americans can take to improve their heart health. The release of the tips coincides with the first day of American Heart Month. “As American
Minerals and vitamins have always played a critical role in our health and the effective functioning of our body. We get minerals by eating plants that absorb them from the earth and by eating meat from animals that graze on plants. An example is calcium for strong teeth and bones. But can food actually influence
