Blog Posts in Category: Healthy UNH
October 18, 2018
Do You Know When To Stop Working Out? Working on your fitness is always a good idea, but understanding when you are working out too much is critical to proper muscle building and recovery. In order to continue muscular and fitness growth, recovery days are key. If you do not let your body properly recover, you are putting yourself at risk for injury. Certain injuries such as stress fractures, and intercostal strains can progressively get worse if not treated properly. A common misconception is... Read More
October 10, 2018
Check Out The UNH Fierce and Fabulous Expo On Thursday, October 25th, 2018 Each year in October, UNH Health & Wellness hosts the Being Fierce and Fabulous Women’s Expo. The event includes intention setting, positive affirmation fortune tellers, aromatherapy eye pillow making, coloring, T-shirt decorating, and much more! The event is designed to empower people of all identities and genders, and give UNH students, employees, and community members a break from their busy lives to de-stress and... Read More
October 3, 2018
Find Out How PACS Can Be More Than Just Counseling Psychological and Counseling Services (PACS) at UNH provides students with support and education for their personal and academic success through confidential counseling, psychiatric consultation, and outreach and prevention services. However, PACS at UNH is much more than just counseling services. They do offer a number of different counseling services including, individual counseling, group counseling, and couple’s counseling. More... Read More
September 26, 2018
Have you ever been sucked into the nerve-wracking “why does my head hurt?” web search? These kind of internet searches can often lead a simple headache into a seemingly deadly disease. Here are a few tips the next time you want to check out your symptoms before potentially heading to the doctor’s office. The best way to determine if the information that you are looking at is reputable and accurate is to check out the website and ask yourself these questions. Who runs or created the site? When... Read More
September 5, 2018
Learn About Five Simple Ways To Reduce Stress Have you been feeling overwhelmed, anxious, and/or stressed? Here are five easy ways to reduce stress: 1. Get More Sleep Sleep Deprivation can affect memory, judgement and mood. Research has proved that most Americans would be happier and healthier if they slept an extra 60 to 90 minutes per night. 2. Manage Time The efficient utilization of time improves efficacy, productivity, and personal satisfaction. learning to manage your time will improve... Read More
August 29, 2018
Find Out What Fall Foods Can Better Your Health It's always a good idea to eat locally and seasonally, but do you know why? Eating locally can benefit the community you live in, therefore putting money back into things that you care about most. Eating seasonally means that foods are grown and harvested around the same time that you are eating them. Benefits of this include saving you money and getting the best tasting, healthiest foods on the market, because they are at the peak of their supply... Read More
August 14, 2018
Learn Why We Need More Nature In Our Lives In order to reduce physical and mental health probelms, such as obesity and depression, we need more nature in our lives. Unfortunately, we only spend about 5% of our time outside. In urban areas with more trees, doctors prescribed fewer antidepressants, according to a London study. In Denmark, people living within 330 yards of green spaces were less likely to be obese and more likely to engage in exercise. Our well-being can greatly improve by just... Read More
August 7, 2018
Find Out How A Fitness tracker Can Teach You To Be Healthier Fitness trackers keep track of steps, calories burnt, sleep, exercise, food, heart rate, and much more. Fitness trackers are menat to help people live a healthier life, but while doing this they also teach you a lot about yourself. After using a fitness tracker for almost one year, I have learned a lot about health that I didn't expect when I originally made the purchase. 2000 Calories a day is unrealistic for some - I had always... Read More
July 30, 2018
Learn About How Your Overall Psychological Well Being Can Impact Your Physical Health If you have a physically demanding jobor lifestyle, it is crucial to understand how your psychological well being affects your physical health and performance. Some ways in which poor psychological health has been shown to have a negative impact on physical health include: Depression has been linked to: 67% increased risk of death from heart disease 50% increased risk of death from cancer Also, your body... Read More
July 30, 2018
Find Out Whether Or Not Your Morning Cup Of Joe Has Any Health Benefits We all do it, probably every day, first thing in the morning. We drink coffee. For most people, including myself, it is ingrained into my morning routine and I don't dare leave the house without atleast one cup of coffee. However, a recent study that examined a wide body of research has shown that having three to four cups of coffee per day is more likely to benefit your health than harm it. While this might seem all... Read More
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