How Can Technology Help Us Improve Or Manage Our Mental Health?
Technology is offering promising results for the improvement of mental health. The advancements in apps and mobile technology have the ability to create a virtual appointment session with licensed clinicians, book appointments, or just send a text when you need to talk to someone. This coupled with virtual reality advances is transforming the way people... Read More
October Is Down Syndrome Awareness Month
During the 1980s, the National Down Syndrome Society designated the month of October as Down Syndrome Awareness Month in order to bring awareness and education to a condition that was, until then, considered to be nothing more than a disability. Today, almost 40 years later, during the month of October we celebrate a world that... Read More
What Can The Food Rainbow Tell You About Food Nutrients?
Usually, when one thinks of a rainbow, your first instinct is to search the sky for the colorful curve amongst the clouds. However, there’s another rainbow to keep in mind, and this particular one has to do with food. Yes, there’s such a thing as a “food rainbow” and it just may be the first... Read More
Health Trends And Fad Diets That Are A Waste Of Time
Summer ready ads are popping up everywhere now and you have probably witnessed friends and family fall for health trends and fads, again and again, in an effort to be summer ready. Before you jump on the wagon and realize that you wasted your time on a useless health trend, here are several of the... Read More
Food Allergy Awareness Week And Managing Food Allergies
Established 30 years ago by the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network Food Allergy Awareness Week is recognized every year in May to emphasize awareness of food allergies–how to recognize signs of a food allergy, managing food allergies and understanding what to do in case of a food allergy emergency. What Causes Food Allergies? Food allergies... Read More
Why Early Detection And Treatment Of STIs Is Vital
April is STI (Sexually Transmitted Infection) Awareness Month. It is important that we all be informed not only about STIs and how they are contracted but why early detection and treatment is vital. What Are the Most Common STIs in the United States? The Center for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that more than 110 million... Read More
The Dangers Of Binge Drinking And Liver Disease In Women
It is now more socially acceptable for women to drink. Unfortunately, a woman’s body still processes alcohol differently than a man’s body. Heavy drinking can lead to brain damage, breast cancer and liver disease in both sexes. However, while women can get treatment for alcohol dependence and have the same recovery rates as men, they... Read More
Top 6 Things To Know And Be Aware Of About Oral Cancer
Oral cancer is a silent killer of almost ten thousand people each year. Why? Because most people do not get screened or checked for oral cancer until the disease has progressed to a late stage and little can be done to destroy it. What’s more, any cancer located so close to the brain and lymphatic... Read More
Which Fruits And Vegetables Do You Need To Buy Organic?
A new report cautions consumers not to buy or consume conventionally grown strawberries, spinach, or nectarines. According to the findings published by the Environmental Working Group (EWG), these three fruits and vegetable are at the top of the list of the most contaminated by pesticide residue. The report that released these results is the 2017... Read More
Brain Awareness: How To Improve Brain Health
Brain Awareness Week Brain Awareness Week (BAW) was started in 2011 as a global campaign designed to raise awareness and public support for neuroscience, as well as a platform to advocate for adequate science funding for education, research, and discovery. Officially, Brain Awareness Week occurs once a year in March, and this year’s BAW was... Read More