Tag: Mental Health

Most often, a health advocate is being interchanged with patient advocate.  Although both are concerned with the promotion of health, prevention of illness or infirmity, and the maintenance of health, a health advocate encompasses a more general approach and is concerned with the public’s general health, while a patient advocate oversees the patients’ well being […]

Health Tips for New College Students Staying healthy on campus may be one of the more overlooked items of importance when it comes to college living…especially when there are more important things such as deadlines and midterms to be concerned with. But what many college students tend to forget is that on campus, illnesses run […]

Health Tips for New College Students Staying healthy on campus may be one of the more overlooked items of importance when it comes to college living…especially when there are more important things such as deadlines and midterms to be concerned with. But what many college students tend to forget is that on campus, illnesses run […]

Aerobic Exercise Synonyms: also called cardiovascular or endurance training Components of an exercise session: An individual exercise session should, ideally, include the following components: • Warm up: lasting 5 – 10 min., Should include moderate intensity cardio or calisthenics, can be non-specific or activity specific, ie warming up the thigh muscles more on a squat […]

You hear a lot about herbs and spices to flavor the foods you cook. But, do you know the difference? Basically, the difference between the herb and spice families is that herbs grow in temperate climates while spices come from the tropics. The leaves of herbs usually provide the seasonings, but the leaves of spice […]

It can be difficult to know how to avoid miscarriage, but often there are warning signs. You need to react quickly if you experience any of the signs. Miscarriages happen most often within the first 13 weeks of pregnancy. The causes are often unknown, but can commonly be chromosomal, meaning there was something not right […]

It can be difficult to know how to avoid miscarriage, but often there are warning signs. You need to react quickly if you experience any of the signs. Miscarriages happen most often within the first 13 weeks of pregnancy. The causes are often unknown, but can commonly be chromosomal, meaning there was something not right […]

If you're trying to lose weight then protein is an important part of your weight loss plan. It makes the hunger pangs go away plus supplies vital nutrients to your muscles and organs. Too much of it can be harmful but in your are on a diet – especially a calorie restriction diet – then […]

With as busy as our daily lives can be, it can be easy to forget to fit a doctor’s visit into our schedules on a regular basis. However, seeing a doctor for a check up each year becomes increasingly important as a woman ages. Seeing a gynecologist each year helps to keep a woman healthy […]

Beetroots are a very popular vegetable because of their nutritional value. But unfortunately, a large number of people do not prefer drinking its juice as it has an unpleasant taste. Although, beetroots are scientifically proven as the best remedy to improve blood circulation, people find substitute treatments in medicines rather than the going the natural […]