Blog Posts in Category: Sleep
July 6, 2018
Find Out How To Make The Most Of Your Eight Hours Leading a healthy life can seem simple, move your body, eat right and get enough sleep. If you’re anything like me, it can be easy to prioritize work, school, and other obligations and end up putting sleep on the back-burner. This could leave you feeling irritable, run down, and have a negative effect on work and school. So, why is sleep so important to living a healthy life? Sleep is important because: Improves concentration and productivity... Read More
October 17, 2017
Learn Why Getting Enough Sleep Is Such An Important Contributor To Your Overall Health And Wellbeing. Getting a sufficient amount of sleep is strongly linked to learning, memory, creativity, and problem solving. According to the National Sleep Foundation, young adults (ages 18-25) should be getting 7-9 hours of sleep each night. Unfortunately, due to the late nights studying in the library or partying with friends, college students have a difficult time meeting this recommendation. Continuously... Read More
October 29, 2015
How To Minimize Stress in College Student: “It’s only the beginning of the year, and I’m already so stressed out from school, work, my internship and my social life. I never sleep. I have a cold that just won’t go away. I get irritated with my roommates all the time, and just about anything annoys me. Ugh I give up.” Sound familiar? You are not alone. Data from the 2013 American College Health Association indicates that stress is the #1 concern for UNH students. Often times, it... Read More
April 28, 2015
With finals around the corner, students aren’t the only people on campus becoming stressed. The semester is also coming to an end for faculty. Stress can impact your body in many ways, so it’s important to manage stress. Stress has both short-term and long-term effects on your body. Short-term effects can include headaches, upset stomach, overeating or under eating, sleep problems, and angry outbursts. Long-term effects include heart and blood vessel problems, inflammation in the circulatory... Read More
March 31, 2015
The semester is coming to an end, and many of us are beginning to feel the stress that comes with it. April is the perfect time to work on reducing our stress levels, considering its National Stress Awareness Month! Here are four ways to celebrate National Stress Month Awareness Month here on campus: Massage therapy involves working on the body with pressure to promote relaxation and well-being, while also removing stress. UNH offers discounted prices to UNH employees and students. One of the... Read More
February 12, 2015
There are several moments in life when we are handed situations that cause us to feel nervous or anxious. These emotions can cause us to feel overwhelmed, tense, irritable, and out of control. Anxiety can have severe effects on our body such as feeling fatigued, sweating, stomach upset, pounding heart, lack of hunger and shortness of breath. It is okay to have anxiety in moderation; it helps you maintain focus and can even give you motivation to help you feel prepared. If you ever feel... Read More
January 8, 2015
Do you ever feel like you are always on the go and you don’t have any time to relax? Are you finding it difficult to have that “you time”. Well don’t you worry because there is a solution! Meditation is a simple and fast way to bring inner peace within yourself and wipe away the daily stressors in life and to help you to feel more relaxed. It is an experience when you quiet your mind, relax your body, and awaken the sprit inside of you. Meditation can be practiced anywhere whether you are... Read More
April 2, 2014
March 7th through the 13th was National Sleep Awareness Week. As busy college students, we tend to neglect sleep. After all, we have so much to get done in a day that sleep is usually put on the back burner. People who sleep poorly are significantly more likely to develop mental illness, such as depression and anxiety, and are more susceptible to have changes in mood and stress levels. For our mental, physical, social, and emotional wellbeing, it is important that we are all getting the... Read More
February 20, 2014
Seasonal Affective Disorder (S.A.D.), also known as the Winter Blues, is a pattern of seasonal depression usually starting in the fall months and ending in the spring time.Many people experience S.A.D. as there is less sunlight in the winter months and less time spent outdoors.Symptoms of S.A.D. include increased sadness, higher irritability, increased anxiety, increase in weight, lack of energy, and increased sleep.While everyone may feel a bit more sluggish in the colder months, S.A.D. can... Read More
January 17, 2014
Everyone knows that exercising is important to keep our bodies healthy, but what about our brains? Just like the body, the brain needs to be exercised in order to stay optimally healthy. Here are a few easy tips to exercise your brain so it stays sharp for years to come. Physical Activity Doesn’t it seem like everything health related comes back to physical activity? That’s because it does! Being physically active helps boost brainpower and keeps you more alert. So instead of watching a 30-... Read More
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