Want to hear something really crazy? I’m about to give you a tip that might change the way you experience virtually every casual conversation: listen to the word “crazy.” Most likely, you and the people you talk to use it all the time without even realizing it. Here’s another tip: There are good reasons why you might want to stop using this word. In fact, I first noticed that the term “crazy” was everywhere when a friend told me she was trying not to use it anymore. “It’s crazy,” she said, it perpetuates the stigma around mental health. After that,…
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April 20, 2022 Dear partners of National HIV Testing Day: June 27th Every year we celebrate National HIV Testing Day (NHTD), a day to highlight and encourage HIV testing. This year, we observe NHTD as the COVID-19 and HIV outbreaks continue to impact our communities, the nation, public health departments, and healthcare facilities. As NHTD approaches, we want to recognize partners for their essential services that make HIV testing simple, accessible, affordable and routine. The NHTD theme for 2022 is “HIV testing is self-care.» The World Health Organization defines self-care as “the capacity of individuals, families and communities to promote…
PHOENIX — Mental health issues are a priority for parents and teens in Arizona, and some school districts are teaching lifesaving skills to deal with anxiety, depression and fears associated with bullying at school.The Buckeye Elementary School District is one of the districts that stands up for what is right. It houses a few schools implementing the Leader in Me Program.The program incorporates lessons of responsibility, adaptability and independence starting in kindergarten.The practices come from Stephen Covey’s best-selling book, The 7 habits of highly effective people.Some schools in Peoria, Glendale and Phoenix are seeing the benefits of The Grief Sensitive…
WEven if weekend breakfasts are often sumptuous and boozy meals: Bloody Marys! Mimosa ! Weekdays call for more utilitarian dishes. You want a breakfast that’s quick, portable, and satisfying enough to keep your belly full and your mind sharp until lunchtime.One option is to combine whole grains, nuts and fruit, plus a little yogurt, suggests Dr. Walter Willett, chair of nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health.Berries in particular are a great fruit for breakfast (or anytime), says Willett. Filled with healthy fiber and polyphenols, plenty of research suggests blueberries, blackberries, and their tart cousins are protective. against cardiovascular…
Garlic chicken soup was once the standard cold remedy and peppermint was used to soothe an upset stomach rather than going to the pharmacy to buy an over-the-counter pill. Grandma’s remedies are making a comeback: About 59 million Americans spend out-of-pocket on complementary health approaches, totaling about $30.2 billion annually, according to information provided by the National Center for Complementary Health and Integrative Medicine (NCCIH) – a U.S. government agency hosted by the National Institutes of Health that explores integrative and alternative medicine. Complementary (also called integrative) medicine involves using a non-traditional practice in conjunction with conventional medicine. Alternative medicine…
On 40 million adults have a anxiety disorder, a sworn enemy of good sleep. The anxiety you feel during the day often carries over into the night. Leaving these emotions unaddressed can turn into mental hyperarousal, which makes it difficult to fall asleep. You may know that feeling when you lie in bed, staring at the ceiling, unable to doze off. Suddenly the minutes turn into an hour and the longer we delay without rest, the more stressed we feel. Unfortunately, stress and anxiety go hand in hand. It’s a vicious cycle because lack of sleep causes stress, and stress…
Something is wrong with our approach to mental health in Aotearoa New Zealand. According to Statistics New Zealandmore than a quarter of the population can be described as having poor mental wellbeing, and this proportion is increasing. Problems are particularly prevalent among young people, with 23.6% of 15-24 year olds reporting high or very high levels of psychological distress, according to the 2021/22 survey. New Zealand Health Survey – compared to only 5.1% in the 2011/12 report. There are many likely (and familiar) contributing factors, including COVID-19 and associated social disruption, stress from rising costs of living, and inequity and…
From comforting soups and stews you can make ahead to warm sandwiches for days at home, these lunch ideas are well-suited for winter afternoons. With four and five star reviews, these midday meals are comforting, healthy, and tasty. Recipes like our 10-Minute Tuna Melt and our Hearty Chickpea and Spinach Stew are sure to warm you up. Tuna melt in 10 minutes Joy Howard This twist on a classic sandwich uses mayonnaise, but not where you think! Mayonnaise is slathered on the outside of the sandwich in place of butter to make the sandwich golden and crispy when heated in…
Do not place alternative therapy above traditional medicine“It is essential for us to educate our patients about potential interactions with heart failure medications”said the moderator of the session Biykem Bozkurt, MDan advanced heart failure and heart transplantation cardiologist and professor of medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. Dr. Bozkurt pointed out that standard therapies today have a crucial impact on the survival of people with heart failure, and that it is a myth that “widely marketed” herbal or alternative therapies should can now be used in place of standard therapies, which are proven to improve the cardiovascular system.…
Anifa Tsani, 20, lives in the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Damagaza, Abuja. Anifa has lived in the camp since she was little; she also got married there and is now the mother of one child.Following the introduction of self-administered injectable contraception in Nigeria, Anifa and other women in the country now have access to a self-care intervention that gives them more choices around sexual and reproductive health as well as privacy, which Anifa is delighted about. about.“Every time I take my child to the health center to get vaccinated, the health workers encourage us to space our children…