Nothing in this article is meant to be medical advice. Please consult your own healthcare provider. Some info below taken from: https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/water/art-20044256 Dehydration is common and a very serious condition in older adults (64 years and older). Maintaining the body’s fluid balance is critical to healthy aging. Dehydration, when not adequately treated, can be fatal;…
By Callie Wight Nothing in this article is meant to be medical advice. Please consult your own healthcare provider. Some info below taken from: https://wellness.uchicago.edu/page/bystander-intervention http://thoughtcatalog.com/abbey-fox/2013/07/the-four-ds-of-bystander-intervention-how-to-make-the-world-a-better-place/ www.facebook.com/MCAllianceAgainstGBV/ It’s been in the news a lot. Some of you may be tired of hearing about it. But perhaps we hear so much about it because it is,…
Nothing in this article is meant to be medical advice. Please consult your own healthcare provider. Some info below taken from: http://pcna.net/docs/default-source/patients-documents/living_guidelines_for_women.pdf?sfvrsn= www.goredforwomen.org/about-heart-disease/symptoms _of_heart_disease_in_women/just-a-little-heart-attack/ Many women, men and healthcare providers are still unaware that heart disease is the number one killer of women, causing one in three deaths each year. Women do less well after…
Nothing in this article is meant to be medical advice. Please consult your own healthcare provider. Some info below taken from: www.healthcare.gov/blog/ www.nccc-online.org/hpvcervical-cancer/cervical-cancer-overview/ www.nccc-online.org/hpvcervical-cancer/cervical-cancer-screening/ www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/Document/UpdateSummaryDraft/cervical-cancer-screening2 www.cdc.gov/std/hpv/stdfact-hpv.htm www.dhcs.ca.gov/services/cancer/ewc/Pages/default.aspx January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month. First take-home fact: Most cases of cervical cancer and related deaths occur in women who have not been adequately screened or treated….
Nothing in this article is meant to be medical advice. Please consult you own healthcare provider for any questions or issues concerning you own health status. Sources for this column: www.eeoc.gov/laws/types/sexual_harassment.cfm www.aauw.org/what-we-do/legal-resources/know-your-rights-at-work/workplace-sexual-harassment/ www.shouselaw.com/employment/harassment-response.html www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZwvrxVavnQ&feature=youtu.be www.facebook.com/pg/MCAllianceAgainstGBV/posts/?ref=page_internal www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/nov/03/stop-blaming-sexual-harassment-victims-confront-culprits-men-exploiting-power www.theguardian.com/world/2017/oct/16/facts-sexual-harassment-workplace-harvey-weinstein www.mentalhealth.va.gov/msthome.asp http://www.quantico.marines.mil/Portals/147/Docs/Resources/RCO/RCO_Attachment%201%20to%20USMC%20RFQ%20M00264-12-T-0119.pdf National Sexual Assault Hotline, 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) Confused? That’s understandable. And so is the issue, really; that…
Nothing in this article is meant to be medical advice. Please consult your own healthcare provider. Some info below taken from: Tedeschi, R. G., & Calhoun, L. G. (1995). “Trauma & transformation: Growing in the aftermath of suffering.” Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. https://positivepsychologyprogram.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/SERNA-JOE-Comprehensive-Soldier-Fitness.pdf www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC 2891543/ www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC 5480897/ What pops out of most research studies…
By Callie Wight Nothing in this article is meant to be medical advice. Please consult your own healthcare provider. Some info below taken from: www.nyu.edu/gsas/dept/philo/courses/materials/Narc.Pers.DSM.pdf en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcissistic_leadership www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/personality- disorders In common speech, we often use the term narcissism as a label; a way to disparage another’s character or behavior. Frequently, we are reacting to someone whom…
Nothing in this article is meant to be medical advice. Please consult your healthcare provider. Some info below taken from: http://dhss.delaware.gov/dph/chca/files/adultlifeplan2011.pdf www.famplan.org/Resources/Docs/adult_rhp_busy _woman.pdf www.everywomancalifornia.org/categories_display.cfm?categoriesID=61 www.marchofdimes.org/ www.cdc.gov/preconception/overview.html Ladies and gentlemen, please ponder this: If you don’t have a plan to prevent pregnancy, then what you do have is a plan to get pregnant. More than half…
By Callie Wight Nothing in this article is meant to be medical advice. Please consult your own healthcare provider. Some info below taken from: www.emedicinehealth.com/narcotic_abuse/article_em.htm https://drugfree.org/resources/ http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/287790-overview I am sure you’ve heard the buzz going around about opioid addiction or opioid use disorder. First, sharing helping resources on the Hill, Mary Morse, executive director of…
Nothing in this article is meant to be medical advice. Please consult your own healthcare provider. Some info below taken from: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2832199/ www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/14402/title/The-Biological-Basis-of-the-Placebo-Effect/ nccih.nih.gov/health/moreinfo/530/4012 traumaresourceinstitute.com/ichill-3/ For years, I’ve been fascinated by what is called “the placebo effect,” thinking of the benefits in consciously harnessing and directing this phenomenal capacity. In the 1970s, when I was…
