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How Physical Activity Can Prevent Cardiovascular Disease We have always heard the general recommendation to get physical activity for long-term heart health; but there is always the question, how much exercise should we be getting to reap the benefits for our heart health? Recently, the University of Oxford published results from a study that included more than 90,000 participants. The study attempted to answer the question “how much exercise do you need to have long-term heart health... Read More
Prioritizing Your Wellness this Semester Welcome back, Wildcats! We have officially made it through the longest winter break ever (literally)! As we are now in the spring semester it might be easier for some people than the fall semester. We get an extra few minutes of daylight and we have nicer weather almost every day. For those who may have just started at UNH last fall, you all have the opportunity to take on a semester feeling more established as a wildcat. And before you know it, we will... Read More
Name: Montana Harris Pronouns: She/Her/Hers Department: Nursing Role at UNH: Student Year Started at UNH: 2019 How does getting this vaccine make you feel? It gives me more peace of mind knowing not only am I at a lower risk for getting sick, but I have a smaller chance of passing it on to those I love and care about. What does getting this vaccine mean to you? To me, it means we’re a little bit closer to finally getting back to the old “normal” and our lives before this. Hopefully, it... Read More
Starting the Semester Well Rested As the spring semester is now among us, it is time to get back into the routine of things. Going from this long and cozy winter break to classes starting again always seems to be a rough transition on our sleep schedules. Between balancing new schedules and more responsibilities the shortened daylight doesn’t help either. Getting 7-9 hours of sleep every night is the current recommendation, but ensuring that these 7-9 hours are high quality is even more... Read More
Name: Erin Lovejoy Pronouns: She/Her/Hers Department: Nursing Role at UNH: Student Year Started at UNH: 2018 How does getting this vaccine make you feel? I feel incredibly lucky to be able to get this vaccine so early on. Covid has had such a huge impact on everyone’s lives since it began, so the fact that we now have a vaccine makes me feel hopeful for the future. What does getting this vaccine mean to you? Getting this vaccine honestly means a lot to me. As a nursing student, I am... Read More
Recognizing the Signs and Overcoming Burnout As we are coming up on the one year mark of the pandemic, many are seriously feeling the emotional burnout. We are starting to let our guards down which is contributing to the spike in cases all across the country. There are even new restrictions and some shutdowns in certain areas too which only takes further toll on our emotional wellbeing. The burnout is real, but there are ways that we can take action. If you think you may be experiencing... Read More
Finding Time to Laugh with Bloopers! Welcome back to another week of “Cooking with Healthy UNH Interns”! On this week’s episode, Layla and I have something for you that you might not be expecting...Bloopers! Initially, we decided that we were going to make what we thought was going to be a healthy and delicious spaghetti dish, but things didn't go as planned. Between the food prep, filming, and cooking, almost everything went wrong. Although we felt frustrated and discouraged at first. We... Read More
Name: Sawyer Rogers Pronouns: He/Him/His Department: COLA Role at UNH: Student Year Started at UNH: 2020 How does getting this vaccine make you feel? It makes me feel strong, I am not immune, but I now have one more tool to use against the virus. What does getting this vaccine mean to you? Getting this vaccine means that we are now one step closer to being safer. I work at a retirement home and knowing the residents have been vaccinated brings me some more peace of mind. There is still a... Read More
What to Know and Why it Matters Vitamin E is one that is often not talked about like Vitamin C or D, but it is super important for all kinds of different things in your body. Vitamin E is one of the fat-soluble vitamins which means that it needs to be consumed with a fat source to be absorbed through your digestive tract. It also means that your body can build stores of it in your liver in case you don’t get enough in your diet every so often. Vitamin E has a main function as an antioxidant... Read More
How to Reach Your Goals Even though we are only three weeks into the New Year, this may be the time that you are starting to think of ditching your resolution and waiting to pick it up again in 2022. This cycle seems to happen every year as well. We pick something about ourselves that we want to change, give ourselves no direction in how to go about making that change, and then we feel guilty about not doing it and we give up. It is a constant cycle that leaves us feeling down about ourselves... Read More
