Why do we perpetuate and normalize some things that we know are detrimental to our health and are directly linked to death, yet we race to fight COVID? As we live and breathe in the days of COVID-19, a few things have become apparent: that COVID kills, that people are concerned and cautious, and finally, that some will shame and alienate an individual if they don’t agree or comply to the same degree in regards to the first two points. The perplexing bit about all of this, from an outside perspective, would be how we’ve arrived at what seems like a rather backward point in time. The number one killers in the United States are cancer and heart disease, as stated by the CDC, yet we … [Read more...] about Thinking about the irony in society
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To eat or not to eat: how to keep stress eating from eating you
The Health and Wellness Center hosted an informational workshop on October 16, 2019 about the effects that stress eating can have on your mental health and well being. With exams, presentations, and busy schedules taking up so much of a student’s life, it might be second nature to grab some good, sit down with your favorite show, and eat.... and eat... and eat some more. Stress eating can happen to anybody and is one of the easiest ways to distract someone from all the chaos happening around you. It often starts with a craving, and before you know it, you’ve eaten a bag of chips, a leftover slice of pizza, and some cookies. And after all the food which you might not have registered … [Read more...] about To eat or not to eat: how to keep stress eating from eating you