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nutrition facts label — I can’t remember the last time I looked at the nutrition facts of my groceries while I was at the store. I usually just grab my favorite brand and move along down the aisle; however, understanding how to read the nutrition facts label could be beneficial when trying to be […]

Reading the Nutrition Facts Label

June 17, 2021 in Health / life / Medicare / Uncategorized tagged education / food / nutrition / shopping by Kayla Gonzalez

Suffering from weight bias comes with a list of nasty side effects, with depression and thoughts of suicide among them. Photo by Andres Ayrton on Pexels. — Mind Over Body Emergent research suggests that what you think about your weight could be the culprit behind your unachieved health goals. Weight bias is defined as any negative pattern of behavior, thoughts, judgments, or beliefs associated with body weight or size. Real-world examples of weight bias include being excluded […]

How Weight Bias Makes You and Others Sick

June 16, 2021 in Health / life tagged education / health risk / mental health / personal wellness by Cristin Dickey

Yin Yoga — Many health benefits are provided through yin yoga, the complementing yoga to yang yoga. Yang yoga tends to be more commonly known and provides a more upbeat practice with a focus on muscle strength and lengthening. Yin yoga provides a slower practice with deep stretching and a focus on the […]

Up Your Health With Yin Yoga

June 15, 2021 in Health / life tagged healthy living / hobbies / personal wellness by Cali Naughton

Japan may hold the answers for combating obesity in the United States, but it will take more than a personal overhaul to make needed changes. Photos by cottonbro on Pexels. — COVID-19 has worsened obesity worldwide… so what now? Amidst a year-long blitz of harrowing COVID-19 news, it’s not difficult to imagine that a lot of us have quite literally dropped the ball on our health regimes. I for one canceled my gym membership, retired my tennis shoes to the deepest […]

The Obesity Pandemic: The United States vs. Japan

June 14, 2021 in Health / life / Uncategorized tagged Fitness / healthy living / nutrition / public health / walking by Cristin Dickey

The Biden administration has announced that The U.S. will donate vaccines to low- and middle-income countries to help combat the dangers that the COVID-19 Pandemic presents. About 75 percent of the first 25 million doses (totaling approximately 19 million) will go to COVAX, a global vaccine aid program founded by […]

The U.S. Will Donate Vaccines to Low- and Middle-Income Countries

June 13, 2021 in life tagged emergency / government aid / public health / United States of America by Jeffrey Cooperstein

Massage therapy for osteoarthritis — Osteoarthritis plagues the lives of millions of people every year in the U.S. Research is revealing that massage therapy may be a viable therapy option to address pain and improve joint function. The best results come after weeks of regular therapy. Osteoarthritis As one of the most prevalent forms of […]

Osteoarthritis: Massage Therapy

June 12, 2021 in Health / life tagged pain relief / physical therapy / remedies by Cali Naughton

Optogenetics, the study of genetic engineering utilizing properties of light, may hold the cure to degenerative eye diseases. Photo by Hasan Albari from Pexels. — The Illuminated Brain Many of the greatest minds in the world have been hard at work for generations pushing back against merciless chronic conditions. Now, cures against cancer, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, major depressive disorder, psychosis, and myriad more are closer to reality than ever before. How? The answer lies in optogenetics, […]

Breakthrough Optogenetics Test Helps Blind Patient “See” Using Algae Proteins

June 8, 2021 in life / Uncategorized tagged eye health / physical health / technology by Cristin Dickey

business phone — Having outdated phone technology can hurt your business. In order to be at your best, you want to make sure you have all the best tools. Here are 5 features that your business phone needs. Announcements Whether you have 100 employees, or just yourself, you could use announcements (greetings). Announcements […]

5 Features A Business Phone Needs

June 5, 2021 in Health / life / Medicare / Uncategorized tagged business planning / career / technology by Kayla Gonzalez

Forest Bathing — Forest bathing is a practice that may help reduce stress and restore our sense of calm. The modern-day lifestyle tends to encourage overworking and spending inordinate amounts of time in front of screens whether at work or at home. This has led to many mental health concerns as well as […]

Reducing Stress: Forest Bathing

June 4, 2021 in Health / life tagged healthy living / managing stress / mental health / nature / physical health by Cali Naughton

After a fairly nonexistent flu season due to masks, social distancing, reduced travel and other various factors, the upcoming Flu season in 2021 could be a long one. As people wear masks less, in-person school learning reopens and people begin to travel more often, the ability for the flu to […]

Upcoming Flu Season

June 3, 2021 in Health / life tagged disease / illness / public health by Jeffrey Cooperstein