Managing Stress and Avoiding Burnout as a Working Grad Student
Balancing graduate school with a full-time job can feel like juggling several demanding lives. Between deadlines, meetings, readings, and responsibilities, your schedule can become overwhelming quickly. Stress often follows employees home before they ever open a textbook. A Gallup report found that 50% of US employees experienced a lot of stress the day before work, […]
Why Chronic Sinus Congestion Is Harder to Shake Than You Think — and What Actually Helps
Most people expect a blocked nose to clear within a week or two of a cold. When it is still there a month later, and the decongestant sprays and antihistamines are only buying a few hours of relief, the frustration is real. What many people are actually dealing with is not a lingering cold at […]
Why Telling Your Recovery Story Out Loud Is One of the Most Powerful Healing Tools You Have
If you have sensed that telling your story might help you heal, but feel exposed, unsure what to say, or worried about being judged or upsetting someone else, that instinct is worth paying attention to. Sharing your recovery story out loud is one of the more quietly powerful things you can do in recovery, not […]
How to Adopt a Healthy Lifestyle When Living with Diabetes
The number of people with diabetes is rapidly increasing in the U.S. The CDC estimates that 12.0% of Americans have diabetes. Roughly 29.1 million people over 18 are diagnosed with the condition. Moreover, there’s a concerning case of undiagnosed diabetes. 11.0 million adults in the same age group are unaware they have the condition. Living […]
Important Tips for Staying Healthy and Fit
Today, most of us are working from home and adopting habits that are not good for our health, such as not exercising, walking, and eating frozen food. These habits make us weak and dull, and lead to a lot of health issues. Making healthy choices is not always easy; it’s hard to always prepare healthy […]
Top 5 Benefits of Online Doctor Consultation
Online doctor consultation, or functional medicine telehealth, is the provision of medical care services via the internet without physical contact. These medical services are usually provided via an audio or video call, often delivered as a live stream. Online consultations overcome barriers to health services caused by the distance between the patient and the doctor, […]
What Causes Voice Problems Even When You’re Not Sick?
Most people associate voice problems with illness. If someone sounds hoarse, strained, or unusually quiet, the assumption is often that they have a cold, sore throat, or some kind of infection. While illness can certainly affect the voice, it is far from the only cause. Many people experience ongoing voice issues despite feeling perfectly healthy […]
Managing Stress When Burnout Seems to Be Around the Corner
Burnout often sneaks up until one morning feels heavier than the last. When the pressure of work, family, and life emergencies compounds, your energy, motivation, and patience can thin to a thread. You feel as if you have reached the end of the road, and negative thoughts overwhelm you. Work burnout is a big concern […]
Why Do Some Women Get Cold After Ovulation?
Many people pay attention to symptoms around ovulation and menstruation, but fewer notice the physical changes that happen in between. One common experience some women report is feeling colder than usual after ovulation. You might notice your hands and feet feel chilly, or that you’re reaching for a sweater even when the temperature around you […]