The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) sponsors Mental Health Awareness Month (MHAM) every May to inform people about the importance of mental health across the nation. Why Mental Health Awareness Month? Mental Health Awareness Month was established in 1949 to increase awareness of the importance of mental health and wellness in Americans’ lives and […]
Getting enough vitamins may have been drilled into you early on by parents who insisted you “eat your vegetables.” Getting nutrients is vital to health at any age, particularly as we rack up those birthdays. And nowadays, it’s hard not to doom scroll on social media or get through your favorite TV show without seeing […]
There are a lot of myths out there about eating at night, how it makes you fat, how it disrupts sleep, or how it helps you sleep. It’s hard to know how to separate fact from fiction. According to the experts, the first thing you need to know is that gaining weight is about the […]
If you’re like most Americans, you start your day with a steaming cup of coffee. Studies show that coffee may stimulate your stomach, changing the time is takes for food to make it through your digestive system. However, as Health magazine reports, your morning cup of coffee can also interact with medications you may be taking, […]
April is National Humor Month. Larry Wilde created National Humor Month in 1976 to show people how humor is a useful tool to improve our ways of life. He stated, “The idea of laughing and the use of humor as a tool to lift ailing spirits is growing. Scientific research now indicates that the curative power […]
Severe thunderstorms are known for producing hazards such as dangerous winds, damaging hail and large, destructive tornadoes. But medical experts say there’s another reason to take precautions before a storm. “Thunderstorm asthma” was first reported in the 1980s in England and Australia, and doctors have described it as an attack of asthma that starts or […]
An unusual public health policy in Wales may have produced the strongest evidence yet that a vaccine can reduce the risk of dementia. In a new study led by Stanford Medicine, researchers analyzing the health records of Welsh older adults discovered that those who received the shingles vaccine were 20% less likely to develop dementia […]
Tests of intelligence and brain function showed the same results whether or not people drank fluoridated water growing up, a highly anticipated, long-term study found. As NBC News reports, the new research, published last week in the respected Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, is the first to measure community water fluoridation exposure during childhood […]
National Infant Immunization Week is a yearly observance, highlighting the importance of protecting children two years and younger from vaccine-preventable diseases. This year, NIIW is from April 20-27. Additionally, the World Health Organization (WHO) is celebrating World Immunization Week during the last week of April, which coincides with NIIW. During this time, and throughout the year, […]
April 19th is National Garlic Day, but you can celebrate it all month long, too, since April is National Garlic Month! But that’s not the only reason to celebrate this edible herb. Garlic has been an essential ingredient for cooks all over the world for hundreds of years, enhancing flavors for sauces, soups, stews, roasted […]