National Lightning Safety Awareness Week Facts and Safety Tips National Lightning Safety Awareness Week is June 23-29. Let’s take a few minutes to review some lightning facts and discuss several lightning safety tips. Lightning Facts: What You Need to Know Lightning is an electrical discharge caused by imbalances between storm clouds and the ground, or […]
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June is Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month: 5 Things You Need to Know
Every June, advocates, volunteers, health professionals, caregivers, and family members come together to raise awareness about Alzheimer’s and brain awareness. Supporters wear purple in solidarity for those with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia on The Longest Day, June 21. One of the best ways you can support brain health for yourself and others is […]
Continue readingRaising happier kids and recognizing signs of childhood anxiety
When anxiety gets in the way of growing up healthy Let’s say you’re the next batter up in a championship baseball game and the bases are loaded. Your team’s down by one point and there are two outs. You sure don’t want to strike out. You may feel your heart racing, your palms sweating and […]
Continue readingApril is Alcohol Awareness Month
Alcohol can reduce stress and make people feel more relaxed. Drinking is an activity that’s associated with holidays, celebrations, events and just about any time people are getting together. But drinking too much alcohol increases people’s risk of injuries, violence, drowning, liver disease, and some types of cancer. In Wisconsin alone, there are an average […]
Continue readingHealthy Kids Are Higher Achievers
Are we doing enough to make sure our kids are healthy, happy and doing their best? We help them with homework, teach them about good hygiene, share our values, morals and life lessons that we’ve learned over the years. To add to those efforts, according to the CDC, kids who are healthy and active are […]
Continue readingSick? Should You Still Work Out?
Keeping your commitment to exercise is important. However, you just caught your co-worker’s cold. Should you still work out? A lot of the time, exercise can make us feel better when we’re under the weather. However, it can also delay recovery in some instances. How do you know when to work out and when to […]
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