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Fitness 1. Physical health: Regular physical activity lowers your risk of many chronic diseases. 2. Mental health: Doing aerobic or a mix of aerobic and muscle-strengthening activities 3 to 5 times a week for 30 to 60 minutes can: – Lower your risk of depression and help treat it – Help keep your thinking, learning, […]
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Substance Use & Abuse Limit alcohol to lower your risk for: 1. Injuries from falling and operating machines 2. Liver and heart diseases, stroke, and high blood pressure 3. Cancers of the breast, mouth, throat, colon, and liver 4. Depression, sleep disorders, unsafe sex, alcohol abuse, and harmful alcohol and drug interactions 5. Motor vehicle
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Stress Management Time off is good behavior, especially for people who work, work, work, all the time. When work overpowers all other activity, stress develops. Long hours, with little relief, generally leads to: * Less productivity or inefficiency. * Neglected family and social life. * Distorted concepts of what’s important and what’s not. So often,
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Nutrition One of the most popular rites of summer is the outdoor cookout. Unfortunately, evidence suggests that foods cooked on a charcoal, gas, or electric grill may be hazardous to your health. The National Academy of Science has discovered a possible link between the grilling of food and the development of what are believed to
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Healthy Travel Traveling with children can be very trying-you try to keep them from getting tired, bored, hungry, sick, or lost. Here are a few strategies to help you succeed. * Make sure your child has had all immunizations required or recommended for travel. * Have each child wear an identification tag that includes his
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Stress Management Managing your emotions well means learning to express them at the right time, and recognizing when they are influencing your actions too much. Hone four skills to calm your body and mind: * Relax your muscles * Be fully present in the moment * Do deep breathing exercises * Plan relaxation time Be
Weight Control * Calories from snacking throughout the day add up quickly. * To find out how many calories you get from snacks, keep a food journal. * Use a tracking tool, such as smartphone apps like MyFitness Pal. * Once you see where excess calories come from, eat less and move more. * Instead
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Stress Management Set career and personal goals that have meaning for you and that can be achieved. * Do your best. * Accept that you don’t have to be perfect. * When something is bothering you, speak up. Do so with tact, clarity, and respect. * If you feel overwhelmed with your workload, discuss solutions
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SELF-CARE CORNER Self-care at its most basic means taking time to do activities that improve your physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health. The goal of self-care is to invest in your well-being. While this can feel self-indulgent, good self-care habits help you enjoy life and care better for those around you. It’s a win-win for
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WELL-BEING Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid, 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine. Doctors prescribe pharmaceutical fentanyl to treat severe pain. However, illegal fentanyl is often mixed with other illicit drugs, such as heroin and cocaine. Rainbow fentanyl is an illegally manufactured drug dyed in bright colors and shaped to
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