Eating Disorders Awareness: National Eating Disorders Assn. · Donate · Bulimia.com · Alliance for Eating Disorders · New Jersey Resources · Phone Helplines Source: HHS.gov More than 28 million Americans will have an eating disorder in their lifetime. Eating disorders affect individuals from diverse backgrounds. Research shows that although Black women have similar or higher […]
Heart Health Awareness Month: American Heart Assocation · Blood Pressure · Peripheal Artery Disease · Health/Nutrition · Congenital Heart Disease: Donate to Big Hearts To Little Hearts Although COVID-19 has changed the world, it hasn’t changed the fact that hospitals are the safest place to be if there’s a heart attack, stroke or other medical […]
PART ONE Source: West Milford Messenger In a survey of local readers, more than 130 said they were giving Dry January a shot this year, or have tried in the past. Practicing Dry January can have lasting effects. According to a 2019 study by the University of Sussex, Dry January participants were still drinking less […]
Source: West Milford Messenger Retired school counselor Kerri Yezuit knows how to keep a New Year’s resolution. She quit smoking cold turkey on Jan. 1, 2015, and never looked back. The Vernon resident first heard about Dry January in 2020: like many others, her alcohol consumption increased with the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. Zoom […]
Source: TapInto.net Plainfield New Jersey Lidl branded frozen chopped spinach is being recalled due to the potential contamination of Listeria Monocytogenes. According to FDA Frozen Food Development, Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals […]
Thyroid Health Awareness: American Thyroid Association · Dieting Right · American Assoc. Of Clinical Endincrinology · Thyroid Cancer · Other Thyroid Conditions Source: Good Morning America The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland in the front of the neck, which produces hormones that affect every tissue in the body. As a key part of the endocrine […]