Category: Health and Wellness
7 Things E-Cig And Vape Companies Don’t Want You To Know
Tobacco use in any form, including e-cigs (like JUUL, vape pens, mods, e-hookahs, and tank systems), is not safe, despite what e-cig companies might want you to believe... Read More
10 Benefits Of Physical Fitness For Children
Nowadays, it seems that children spend almost all their time sitting in a classroom or in front of a screen. But it’s important for children to be physically fit and active to improve their overall health. Here are 10 benefits of physical fitness for children... Read More
The Toll of Tobacco in NY
Smoking kills more people than alcohol, AIDS, car crashes, illegal drugs, murders, and suicides combined — and thousands more die from other tobacco-related causes... Read More
9 Challenges Our Students Face In School Today Part VIII: Drugs
The use of narcotics, drinking alcohol, and smoking are all included as part of the drug problem among youth. Teens and youth may also use and abuse prescription drugs, sedatives, inhalants, and diet pills... Read More
Why Teens Should Be Heart Healthy, Too
HEART DISEASE IS THE leading cause of death in the U.S. But for most with atherosclerosis, it doesn't catch up with them until later in life. Yet what happens physiologically from lifestyle choices made decades prior can have a significant impact... Read More
The Mood Meter: a tool for developing greater self-awareness and awareness of others
The Mood Meter is designed to help us learn to recognize emotions, in ourselves and others, with increasing subtlety and to develop strategies for regulating (or managing) those emotions. It provides us with a “language” to talk about our feelings... Read More