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7 Wellness Activities to Try This Spring

On March 3, Illinois State University sent a message welcoming spring and inviting its community to partake in some fun activities that promote wellness. After being cooped up for the winter, most people are ready to get out of the ho...

CDC Updates Social Distancing Guidelines for School Wellness

Since COVID-19 was declared to be a pandemic by the WHO on March 11, 2020, public health authorities have strongly encouraged people to maintain "social distancing" of six feet. This means not standing closer than ...

Tips to Gain Relief from Grocery Expenses

According to the federal government and practically every mainstream news media source you can view, America is doing great economically. Low unemployment, the jobs are coming back, and inflation is only a mere 7%, and is tra...

10 Benefits of Cultivating Self-Care Practices

Self-care is an essential part of maintaining a healthy lifestyle, both mentally and physically. While everyone's needs are different, there are many benefits to cultivating self-care practices. It's advisable to star...

Wellness Activities that Will Help Your Mind and Body and Go Easy on Your Wallet

People are worried about their health and their bank accounts in the age of COVID-19. While they may want to try wellness solutions, they could be an undue strain on their bank accounts when mon...

Think You Might Have COVID-19? It May Just Be Your Nasal Polyps

With so much worry about the COVID-19 pandemic, it is understandable if you may think that every type of cold symptom is a sign of the virus. Because COVID-19 presents with a wide array of symptoms, it can be c...

North Dakota Seeing an Alarming COVID-19 Mortality Rate. This is Why

While it is true that the entire nation is experiencing a massive surge in COVID-19 cases, the state of North Dakota is being hit particularly hard. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevent...

How to Cope With the Stress of Civil Unrest

In mid-2020, protests about the deaths of African Americans were organized by Black Lives Matter groups across the United States. Other groups protested local and state mandates around wearing masks as a safeguard against COVID-19....

What You Need to Know About COVID-19 Herd Immunity and How We Can Lose It

Herd immunity is a phrase that has been thrown around repeatedly over the last year. But what exactly is herd immunity and why is it considered to be the holy grail of the COVID-19 crisis? Here is wha...