May is mental health month. Mental health is as important as our physical health and affects our physical health either positively or negatively. Mental illnesses are common and treatable. One common mental health illness is Anxiety. We all live with some stress, which can increase anxiety. Do you experience: • feeling tense and angry, frustrated, […]
Mind and Body
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Are You Sun Safe?
Got your Sun Screen on? Hopefully, you are enjoying the nicer, sunny weather and protecting yourself from skin cancer. Although it may not seem to be very intense during our spring months, the sun can be the same intensity as it is in late August or September. Most weather reports now give the Sun Intensity […]
“Be One in a Million Hearts”
Did you know that Heart Disease is the number one killer in the United States? Preventing heart disease is the campaign of “Million Hearts.” The goal is to prevent one million heart attacks and strokes over the next few years. What can you do to prevent heart attacks? Million Hearts has examined the research and […]
Caution: Germs and Fair
Do I need to take special caution when visiting petting zoos, zoos, or county fairs? Visits to petting zoos and county fairs provide a fun experience for children and adults. Eating, drinking or simply bringing food into an animal-holding area can increase your risk of foodborne illness. In fact, people who eat or drink in areas […]
Be Sun Safe
Hopefully, you are enjoying the nicer, sunny weather and taking precautions to protect yourself from skin cancer. Although it isn’t summer yet, we need to protect our skin from the sun to prevent skin cancer in the future. Most of us get too much sun because we don’t take precautions. That’s why we are seeing […]