Health
March 19, 2019
Most people at one point or another have heard the strong opinions floating around about the healthcare system. Frankly, if you haven’t one quick look at the healthcare twitter hashtag will give you enough insight into people’s colorful views. Health care is a right, not a privilege. We need Medicare for All so we can
- June 1, 2018
Back in 2009, Scientific American reported the Environmental Working Group ran a series of tests on water quality and found over 300 contaminants, including harmful materials such as weed killers and the rocket fuel component perchlorate. Even more recently, in June 2017, a chemical used to make nonstick cookware was found in drinking water, as
- April 9, 2018
Henry, a 94 year old man living in a nursing home, has suffered from dementia for the last ten years of his life. He sits in his chair with his head down and only speaks to others when he has to. One day, a pair of headphones was placed on his head playing his favorite
- March 28, 2018
featured image by Pixabay I am clinically diagnosed with depression and anxiety. Now before you begin to process that, let me tell you some common reactions to this statement: “Get over it.” “Your problems are irrelevant if you’re not homeless, abused, or living in battlefield.” “So what if you feel like a mass of loneliness
- March 6, 2018
“I just wanna stay home and eat chips”, an infamous quote that Mackenzie Ziegler said in season 1 episode 4 of the Lifetime show Dance Moms. This quote gives society a glimpse of what most people would rather do then go outside and be active. Being active and eating healthy is not what the normal
- March 6, 2018
There are laws that protect minors from physical abuse. These laws prevent adults from harming their children in any physical way, shape, or form. But isn’t the damage from secondhand smoking also considered physical abuse? Shouldn’t these laws also protect children from being harmed by secondhand smoke? Secondhand smoke is the combination of the smoke
- June 6, 2017
Everyone likes to travel. There are so many amazing things in this world that we have yet to see. There are amazing things to see and memories that can be made that will last a lifetime. But traveling could benefit you more than you think. It could make you healthier. Now healthier does not mean you
- May 24, 2017
Here’s the story of H. Alan Scott: “So sit back and let me tell you a story of two Americans that have been denied coverage. It’s the true story of two brothers, living in two different health care economic enslavements, and how they are navigating their way to, what’s that? Yeah, freedom. Well, a kind
- May 23, 2017
In October of 2006, just a few weeks before her 14th birthday, Megan Meier hanged herself. She had been talking to a boy named Josh, who she had met via MySpace, for about 5 weeks when he had suddenly began to send messages stating that he heard Megan was mean to her friends and didn’t
- May 11, 2017
Two guys with six-figure jobs, luxury cars and oversized houses with rooms upon rooms in “need” of things. Sounds like the American dream, huh? How about this? They worked 70-80 hours each week just to buy more and fill the void. This is the story of Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus, theminimalists. Fed up with
- April 18, 2017
Being careful costs you nothing. Being careless can cost you everything. Whether you kill yourself or kill someone else, the end result is terminal. Once a life is taken, you can´t fix it or pay for it – itś gone forever. There are many ways people are careless on the roads, two of which include
- April 6, 2017
Everyone has a different way of “Staying Healthy” In 2013, Peach Friedman, a senior at California College of the Arts almost got diagnosed with Exercise Bulimia. She thought of nothing but exercise, and eating under 800 calories each day. She ran 500 days in a row because she was so obsessed. She even wouldn’t go on a
- March 20, 2017
Dennis Kimetto became the marathon world record-holder in 2014, running a time of 2:02:57 in Berlin according to the International Association of Athletics Federations. His ability to run at a fast pace was reliant on not only his training, but mental preparation and toughness. He couldn’t let negativity get in the way of his goals. At first, Dennis Kimetto farmed
- November 17, 2015
Image by Pixabay Picture yourself going to your sweet, innocent grandmother’s house. You walk through the door and a wafting smell of her homemade cookies hits your face. They are the BEST little morsels of joy you have ever consumed in your life. Salivating, you are sat down at the dining room table as your
