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Name: Allison Ivers Pronouns: She/Her/Hers Department: Paul Business Admin with a focus in Entrepreneurial Studies Role at UNH: Student Year started at UNH: 2020 What do you do to make a healthy UNH? Actively go to the gym and eat healthy. Additionally, I walk to all classes and mostly everywhere on campus. Walking throughout the day helps me achieve my daily goal of 10k steps. Do you have any tips for eating healthfully? I try to eat 3 substantial meals a day and I always keep granola or a... Read More
Name: Sam Tyler Pronouns: She/Her/Hers Department: Marketing Role at UNH: Student Year started at UNH: 2018 What do you do to make a healthy UNH? I go to the gym six days a week and I always try to have a fruit and vegetable with every meal. Do you have any tips for eating healthfully? Eat a high protein diet Make low calorie swaps, like cauliflower rice instead of regular rice Eat the less healthy stuff in moderation to avoid binge eating Have you made any tangible improvements... Read More
The Symptoms That Continue to Linger People who were infected by COVID and have since recovered, yet still continue to have symptoms, are said to be dealing with “long covid”. These are effects of COVID that continue to linger after four weeks of being diagnosed. Older people and people with serious medical conditions are more likely to experience these longer symptoms, however younger, seemingly healthy people are also experiencing them. Long COVID is seen as a chronic illness with a wide... Read More
You May Not Need Another Shot For A Long Time As more and more people are receiving their booster shots, a common question seems to be: how long until I need my next shot? Many vaccinations, such as the influenza vaccine, require yearly shots to keep you safe. Will this be the case with the Covid vaccine? According to a flurry of new studies, you should not need another shot for at least several months, and possibly even years! Studies suggest that three doses of a Covid vaccine are enough to... Read More
What Does This Mean? Earlier this semester, the University of New Hampshire declared that they have become a tobacco, smoke, and nicotine free campus. They have restructured their tobacco policies to improve the overall health and wellbeing within the UNH community. Though they had some tobacco restrictions before they believe this effort of being 100% TSN free in and around UNH facilities will completely combat exposure to environmental tobacco smoke. UNH is now one out of the 2,500 other... Read More
Attitudes & Experiences According to the Public Misinformation about health care is nothing new, but social media and the rapid pace of scientific development on COVID-19 have both contributed to an environment where unclear information, misinterpretation, and deliberate disinformation can spread more easily than ever. The long-term research project known as the KFF Covid-19 Vaccine Monitor has been collecting data on what people’s attitudes and experiences have been so far after receiving... Read More
Benefits of Strength Training Have you ever been told that cardio is the best way to lose fat? While cardio may be important, so is strength training. Strength training is any physical movement in which you use your body weight or equipment to build muscle mass, strength, and endurance. The types of equipment you may use while strength training include free weights, resistance bands or loops, weight machines, and suspension equipment. Strength training allows you to lose body fat, increase... Read More
Name: Grace Purdy Pronouns: She/Her/Hers Department: Journalism & Communication Role at UNH: Student Athlete Year started at UNH: 2018 What do you do to make a healthy UNH? I make sure to have a well-rounded diet to fuel my lacrosse workouts, practices, and games. Do you have any tips for eating healthfully? Meal prep in the beginning of the week in case you’re too tired to cook healthy at the end of the week. Also keep healthy snacks on hand in your room or kitchen and steer away from... Read More
Beginners Guide To Intuitive Eating Have you ever tried to go on a diet? Were you successful? Unfortunately the answer to that question for many is no. Traditional diets tend not to work for a lot of people, and can lead to feelings of defeat. Intuitive eating was designed to be the exact opposite. Intuitive eating does not impose any restrictions when it comes to what you can and cannot eat. Instead, the concept is simple: you eat when you’re hungry and stop when you’re full. This method is... Read More
How to Better Fit Exercise Into Your Routine Are you so busy that you find it difficult to fit exercising in your day? The CDC recommends that you should get a minimum of 150 minutes of moderate exercise per week, however a lot of people do not have enough time in the day to set aside an hour to workout. Have you ever considered breaking the long session into several mini sessions instead? Interval workouts, or mini workouts, are performed periodically throughout your day. You can set a... Read More
