Check out part two of our three-part blog series on gardening and find out how grocery store produce does the job, but nothing compares to a homegrown vegetable! If you’ve had a homegrown tomato, then you already know this. Produce from your garden is fresher than anything you’ll find in a store. After all, the… Read More »
Starting an Outdoor Garden: Planting Vegetables
How Hand Washing Kills Germs and Viruses
Flu season might be wrapping up, but that doesn’t mean we should let our guard down. Disease prevention is an integral part of healthy living, and we all know that handwashing is a massive factor in disease prevention. Many people, however, can’t say exactly why. Today, we set out to answer that question: how does… Read More »
The Importance of Staying Active when Working From Home
We all know that exercise offers a lot of benefits. Staying active can improve your memory, boost your mood, help you get better sleep, and more. Yet it can be difficult to remember these benefits when working from home and staying indoors. Most adults need at least 150 minutes of aerobic activity and two strength… Read More »
How Viruses Spread
Virus infections cause illness, disease, and death every year. It’s estimated that there are between 9 and 45 million cases of influenza alone in the United States each year. The severity of virus infections and how easily a virus is spread varies from one type of illness to the next. So how do we stop… Read More »
Spring Into Allergy Season
Spring signifies blooming trees and flowers. For many Americans, spring is a time of beauty and warming weather. Unfortunately, if you are one of the 20 million Americans who suffer from seasonal allergy symptoms, springtime can be miserable. For many in the United States, allergy season begins in February and continues until early summer. However,… Read More »
Mental Health Impacts on Physical Health
Poor mental health has a significant impact on your physical health and vice versa. Mental health disorders are associated with the onset, progression, and outcome of several disorders and diseases, including diabetes, cancer, heart disease, and more. Poor mental health can have lasting consequences on our physical health, our relationships with others, and the way… Read More »
The Health Benefits of Your Pets
We’ve all heard that owning a pet can be beneficial to your physical and mental health, but what kind of benefits can you expect? How do you choose the pet that’s right for you and your family? It’s estimated that 67 percent of all U.S. households, or 84.9 million homes, own at least one pet…. Read More »
Time to Screen Your Screen Time
January 6, 2020 | Abby Caviness If you are anything like most people in the world, you have a varying degree of attachment to your phone, computer, or TV. Between work and leisure, Americans spend an alarming portion of their day staring at a screen—and at what cost? There are several ways excessive screen time… Read More »