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Mind and Body

Stop Creating Stress

My friend and I were recently lamenting about our busy schedules and the craziness of life. She turned to me and said something very profound: “We create our own stress.” How true. We do create our own stress through the choices we make every day. In essence, it comes down to time management and a […]

WRITTEN BY: Christine Kendle, MS, RD, LD, Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Educator, Ohio State University Extension Tuscarawas County

REVIEWED BY: Kate Shumaker, MS, RD, LD, Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Educator, Ohio State University Extension Holmes County

Healthy Teeth and Gums, Healthy Body

Do you ever think “Thank goodness I don’t have that!” when you hear about teeth and gum issues?  Well here’s what you need to know about where those issues come from. Bacteria can be found almost everywhere and our mouths are full of bacteria.  A sticky film on teeth and tissues in the mouth, caused […]

WRITTEN BY: Candace J. Heer, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Ohio State University Extension, Morrow County, heer.7@osu.edu

REVIEWED BY: Jami Dellifield, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Ohio State University Extension, Hardin County, dellifield.2@osu.edu

PHOTO CREDITS:

  • http://www.ohr.gatech.edu/openenrollment/educate

REFERENCES:

  • http://archives.microbeworld.org/microbes/bacteria/where.aspx
  • http://www.simplyteeth.com/category/sections/adult/CaringTeethGums/CleaningBetweenTeeth.asp?category=adultList§ion=99&page=30
  • http://www.nidcr.nih.gov/oralhealth/Topics/GumDiseases/PeriodontalGumDisease.htm
  • http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/cavities/basics/prevention/con-20030076
  • http://www.mouthhealthy.org/en/nutrition
  • http://www.mouthhealthykids.org/en/

Slowing Down When Life Speeds Up

Do you remember Aesop’s fable about the Tortoise and the Hare? In this story, the Hare makes fun of the Tortoise for being slow, so the Tortoise challenges Hare to a race. Tortoise keeps on moving, one foot in front of the other, while Hare lies down to take a nap. In the end, Tortoise […]

WRITTEN BY: Jami Dellifield, Extension Educator, Family And Consumer Sciences

REVIEWED BY: Jamari White, Healthy Relationships Specialist

PHOTO CREDITS:

  • https://pixabay.com/en/road-sign-asphalt-road-sign-90390/

SOURCES:

  • Hsee, C. K., Yang, A. X., & Wang, L. (2010). Idleness Aversion and the Need for Justifiable Busyness. Psychological Science, 21(7), 926-930. Retrieved from http://pss.sagepub.com/content/early/2010/06/14/0956797610374738.abstract#cited-by
  • https://bewell.stanford.edu/crazy-busy

REFERENCES:

  • http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/s/socrates133712.html

Coloring Books for Adults? Mandalas? Stress Relievers?

Coloring books for adults and mandalas are seen everywhere, at the checkout lines, bookstores, websites, newsstands…everywhere. In fact in 2015, sixteen coloring books for adults and mandalas were among Amazon’s top-selling books.  These books surpassed the works of authors like Harper Lee and Steven Covey (Amazon.com, 2016). The interest in coloring for adults has exploded […]

WRITTEN BY: Yvette Graham, LISW-S, Program Specialist, Ohio Expanded Food & Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP), graham.697@osu.edu

REVIEWED BY: Korrin Vanderhoof, LISW, Reseach Associate, Ohio Expanded Food & Nutrition Education Program, vanderhoof.11@osu.edu

PHOTO CREDITS:

  • Yvette Graham, LISW-S

SOURCES:

  • Amazon.com. (2016). Amazon's Best Sellers of 2015. Retrieved January 25, 2016, from Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/2015/books
  • Curry, N. K. (2005). Can Coloring Mandalas Reduce Anxiety? Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 81-84.
  • Katz, B. (2015, November 15). Women in the World. Retrieved January 25, 2016, from New York Times: http://nytlive.nytimes.com/womenintheworld/2015/11/05/meet-the-woman-behind-a-surprising-new-way-to-relax/
  • Perruzza, K. (2010). Creative arts occupations in therapeutic practice: A review of the literature. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 261-268.
  • Riley, C. M. (2013). The benefits of knitting for personal and social wellbeing in adulthood. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 50-58.
  • Sandy, L. (2016, January 25). Psychiatric Department Manager. (Y. Graham, Interviewer)

Downsize Your Worries

Do you ever have worries pressing on you? Do they seem to ‘super-size’ or grow in intensity as the day wears on, until you feel like a dark cloud is hanging over you? Worries have a way of taking on a life of their own in our minds. When worry brings on a panicky feeling, […]

Could You Have WIMS – Web-Induced Medical Stress?

How many times have you heard of someone “searching” for their current symptoms and then they decide that yes, they have a certain ailment? With smart phones and the internet readily available, we frequently “search” for a health topic or information. According to a 2012 survey by Pew Research, 72% of internet users say they […]

REVIEWED BY: Shannon Carter, Extension Educator, Fairfield County, Ohio State University Extension

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