8 Health Appointments Not to Skip in Your 20s and 30s And everything to know before you go. By Kristin Granero With busy school, work, and social schedules, it can be tempting to skip a trip to the doctor’s office. But just like investing money into your 401K, medical experts say the appointments you make (and, more importantly, keep) in your…
This Study Reveals The Effects of Running on Women vs. Men Long-distance running can add a whole decade to the vascular age of male athletes This research study result might surprise all runners! As per this study, long distance running makes men more vulnerable to heart attack and stroke. A research study by Barts Heart Centre at St Bartholomew’s Hospital,…
10 Things Nutrition Pros Do When They Find Themselves Stress Eating Mmmhmm, they do it too. By Aryelle Siclait and Hunter Levitan One minute you’re reaching for a light snack while trying to meet deadline, then suddenly you realize you’ve eaten an entire bag of popcorn. As emotional beings, everyone can relate to this at some point in their lives.…
8 Tips to Start Intermittent Fasting and Stick With It Tried-and-tested tricks from IF devotees for staying on track. By Korin Miller Intermittent fasting has been a hot trend for years, with fans swearing it does everything from helping them lose weight to helping them stay healthy. There’s research to back up the benefits of intermittent fasting, too. A new…
Pursuing Health Equity Through a New Lens With WGSS By UH News Medicine, nursing and public health are popular majors students who desire a career in health care choose at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. They can also add a double major to better understand and help dispel prejudices experienced by women, LGBTQ+ and marginalized groups in society. In the College of Social Sciences, the Department of…
8 Ways to Find Some Me Time When Overbooked Is Your Norm To-do lists, obligations, and always-on technology are a few factors that make it difficult for people — women in particular — to tune out. But doing so is vital for your health. By Maura Corrigan Medically Reviewed by Danielle Murphy, LCSW In today’s constantly connected, hyper-digital age, where…
Ines Calvete Barrios is Breaking Barriers and Saving Lives Ines Calvete Barrios’ career goal is to become a pediatrician, and she’s committed to transforming significant health disparities in the Latinx community. She faced domestic violence and poverty before and after immigrating to the United States. Now this college grad hopes to help others as a physician. By Doug McPherson Before…
5 Life-Saving Tips That All Women Need to Know About Heart Health Learn the signs of heart disease, chest pain, and deadly attacks, so you can protect yourself. By Karen Asp Women’s hearts differ from men’s in surprising ways. Here, what you need to know to take care of your ticker. 1. Men and women can have different risk factors.…
By Angela Priestley How much exercise should you do? How fit should you be? What type of movements should you be focusing on? That will depend on who you talk to. Or rather who is talking to you, at any point of the day. On TV, in the media, and 24/7 on social media, via the influencers and fitfluencers sharing what’s become an…
Moms, we know that every cough and sore throat still has us on edge. Here are how symptoms of Covid, and specifically, the Delta variant, differ from the symptoms of flu, cold, RSV and seasonal allergies.