Health and Wellness

Roughly 47 million Americans take prescription medication for mental health treatment. This number has steadily increased over the past decade–a clear indication of not only a mental health crisis but a dependency on pharmaceutical solutions.  Many are aware that the American public is overmedicated, but it is often framed as...

As we get older, we begin to trade the excess energy we had as kids and teenagers for more expendable income and autonomy. Everyone goes through this trade off, but particularly those who have to work to keep a roof over their heads and keep themselves fed. As we make...

When talking about people’s well-being, it’s important to acknowledge that our mental state is just as crucial to happiness as our physical state. The world can be cruel and unforgiving at times and the pressure can be very detrimental to our thoughts and health. It can sometimes feel inescapable, but...

If we want to rest and rejuvenate in ways that are sustainable to us, we have to start carving time out of everyday to rest instead of waiting for days off from work. Especially for someone who works multiple jobs, rest days might be hard to find as additional jobs...

If you’ve ever been around babies, you know how quickly they grow. Sometimes, toddlers are known to go down for a nap and wake up visibly taller. That’s completely normal for young healthy kids. What doesn’t get taught to us though, is that our bodies never truly stop growing, and...

There has always been a push by the people and our government to make our food healthier, and it seems that this recent idea for a ban is based on that goal. This time around, the ban is for something that many of us have likely discarded as being harmless...

SkinnyTok (Skinny TikTok) and ED (eating disorder) media is experiencing a rise in popularity as influencers are promoting getting on Ozempic to lose weight, calorie counting, and a dangerous diet culture that focuses on looking skinny over being fully nourished. This type of content isn’t new, as ED media has...

CDC scrapped a plan to offer help curbing measles in Texas schools after staff working on the agency’s response to this year’s record outbreak of the virus were warned they could face layoffs. A concerning, sad reality that could affect the future of public health. Agency officials scrapped the opportunity...

It seems that measles has made its way to the United States, with hundreds of cases being reported in Texas and spreading to other states. While this disease isn’t as threatening to most adults, it can be a big problem for children and anyone who hasn’t been vaccinated. Knowing a...

Flu season isn’t just a winter thing — and spring might actually be one of the most dangerous times to let your guard down. As people swap coats for crop tops and get too confident about skipping the hand sanitizer, viruses are still lingering, so here’s how to avoid getting...

Plunging oneself to frigid temperatures does not sound like a pleasant experience, but it is one that has become more relevant thanks to modern technology. Cryotherapy is a somewhat new treatment that involves exposing your whole body or just a part of it into a chamber of liquid nitrogen with...

It’s been 5 whole years since the start of the COVID-19 Outbreak. We’ve seen professions, sociality, academics, sports and economics impacted through the transition into remote practices. As of now, the world has almost gone back to normal. However, there are still incidents of outbreaks occurring at a constant rate....

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