Blog Posts in Category: Healthy UNH
March 31, 2021
Do’s and Don’ts of Napping for College Students With all of the late nights and early mornings that come with being a college student, taking naps throughout the day seems to be the only thing that gets us through the day (besides all that iced coffee). But how many times have you gone to take a nap and ended up sleeping too long, or woken up feeling groggy for the rest of the day, or even had trouble falling asleep later that night? If you have ever experienced any of these things, it can... Read More
March 31, 2021
Not feeling like cooking an intricate meal? Try this one! My mom has been making lasagna since I can remember and I wanted to try it out since I am 22 and I should probably learn my mom’s special recipe. It turns out that the recipe is not that special at all, all you need is: 16 oz of ricotta cheese (I used the whole milk version) A box of oven ready lasagna noodles 26 oz of marinara sauce (I used Trader Joe’s) Protein (this can be ground beef, I used 8 oz of Gardein’s Beefless... Read More
March 26, 2021
How to Take Care of Your Physical and Emotional Wellness While Studying This semester is flying by! I can’t believe we are almost halfway there. After spending 3 ½ years at UNH, I have always thought that the fall semester seems to drag and the spring semester flies by so quickly. Even though we are getting more daylight and warmer weather each day (which is so awesome), I’m sure you are starting to feel a little bit dread like myself. With the semester being almost halfway over, this means we... Read More
March 26, 2021
How to Get Moving at Work If you are finding yourself working or learning from home for the foreseeable future; you are probably not moving around as much as you used to. Maybe you even roll out of bed every morning and get straight to work at your desk without doing anything else in order to maximize the amount of sleep you get. Although this may seem like a good idea, it is only adding to your new sedentary lifestyle. To get moving at work or school from your desk, check out these tips... Read More
March 26, 2021
A Few Key Terms Have you ever received some random piece of mail or email to let you know that your health insurance policy has been renewed along with a long list of benefits? Well if you have ever tried to read one of these paper or electronic novels, it’s like learning a new language. Today, I am going to define a few common health insurance terms to help provide you with some clarity as most of you have just renewed a policy. Copayment: This might be one that you are all familiar with.... Read More
March 24, 2021
Name: Lane Snover Pronouns: She/Her/Hers Department: COLA; COMM Role at UNH: Alumni Year Graduated from UNH: 2019 How does getting this vaccine make you feel? It feels like this immense weight that has been lingering around me has finally been lifted. I am incredibly grateful and excited to be doing my part towards reaching herd immunity! What does getting this vaccine mean to you? It means doing my part to save the lives of strangers that I pass by in public as well as their loved ones.... Read More
March 9, 2021
An update on the new Johnson & Johnson vaccine Every day worldwide, thousands of people are getting their COVID-19 vaccines. Let’s just stop and think about how hopeful that sounds… The two vaccines that have been distributed in the US since early December have been manufactured by Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech. These companies both produced vaccines require two doses approximately 4 weeks apart to reach full effectiveness. Both have an efficacy rate of about 95% at preventing severe COVID-... Read More
March 3, 2021
Name: Anita Takock Pronouns: She/Her/Hers Department: COLSA, Biology Role at UNH: Student Year Started at UNH: 2017 How does getting this vaccine make you feel? Receiving the COVID-19 vaccine was personally a great decision for me. It gave me reassurance that I was protecting not only myself, but others as well. What does getting this vaccine mean to you? Being a healthcare worker, I want to protect others and myself. I work in a pharmacy, many of the patients that I help are elderly and... Read More
February 16, 2021
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
February 4, 2021
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
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