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How Social Media May Be Upsetting Your Mental and Emotional Health
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed nearly every aspect of life. The way that people interact with social media and the influence that it exerts on everyday life is no different. Complicating the changes and e...
Online School and Meal Planning Making You Stressed? Read This!
There is no getting around the fact that school looks a lot different for many families this fall. With the COVID-19 health crisis sending many of the nation's school districts to an online model of learning, f...
How to Cope With Pandemic, Election and Holiday Stress
Dr. Astrid Pujari, who is the Director of the Center for Integrative Medicine at Virginia Mason, explains that people are reporting high levels of stress related to the presidential debate that took place this past Tuesd...
COVID-19 Crisis Has Severe Global Impact on Mental Health
In Volume 20, Issue 11 of the Lancet, which is a journal of infectious disease research, the World Health Organization (WHO) published a study on how the COVID-19 crisis is affecting the mental health of people around...
How to Cope With the Stress of Civil Unrest
In mid-2020, protests about the deaths of African Americans were organized by Black Lives Matter groups across the United States. Other groups protested local and state mandates around wearing masks as a safeguard against COVID-19....
10 Ways to Have Fun and Boost Your mental Wellness
Mental health among all Americans has taken a turn for the worse in the past year. A contentious presidential election, the COVID-19 pandemic, natural disasters and more have all conspired to decrease overall mental wellness...
Problems Sleeping? It Might be What You Are Eating That is Keeping You Up
One of the biggest culprits of a restless night is what you may be fueling your body with during the day. What you eat can have a significant effect on how you feel throughout the day and how well you...
COVID-19 Have You Exercising with a Mask? Here is What You Need to Know
While most gyms and outdoor recreational areas have opened their doors back up to guests wanting to work up a sweat, many of these places understandably still have mask mandates in place. This means tha...
Struggling with a Weight Loss Plateau? Here is How You Can Break Through
Anyone who has ever tried to lose weight has likely experienced the dreaded plateau. While the weight generally comes off easy during the first few weeks of the effort, this progress eventually stalls ...