Tuesday, December 12, 2017
Friday, September 8, 2017
HEALTH 101: TIPS FOR A HEALTHY BODY AND MIND
Welcome Back Bruins!Whether you are coming back for your last semester or attending your first class, the Center for Health and Counseling is excited to welcome you for Fall semester 2017!
As you prepare yourself for classes we wanted to share some healthy living tips to ensure that you have a healthy and successful semester.
Keep your body healthy!
● Wash your hands. Studies have shown that simple hand washing can help prevent a large number of illnesses. So wash your hands, especially any time you'll be touching your nose, mouth or eyes or if you've been around others who are sick.
● Don't go to class. If you're sick, don't force yourself to go to class. It will only make you feel worse and infect other students. Email your professors that you're ill and stay home and rest, trust me, they will appreciate it.
● Get to the doctor. If you have symptoms that aren't showing any signs of clearing up within a few days, you may need to take a trip to the Center for Health and Counseling. A simple cold can turn into something much worse if left alone, so seek help if you aren’t feeling any better. And don’t worry about it breaking the bank, a visit to the CHC medical clinic is only $10!
● Drink lots of fluids. Colds and flu can wreck havoc on your body, often depriving it of much needed fluids. Replenish these by drinking plenty of water you’re feeling under the weather.
● Get a flu shot. With so many germs around, sometimes getting a flu shot is the best thing you can do to avoid getting sick. The CHC offers the flu shot every year at a reduced price!
Keep your mind healthy!
Students can get run down with so much going on. These tips can help you beat the stress.
● Create a routine. If you get yourself in the habit of studying, working out, and sleeping at certain hours, it will be easier to fit in all the things you need to do in a day without feeling too stressed out.
● Give yourself a break. If you've been working steadily for hours, give your eyes and mind a chance for a rest by taking a break. You can come back feeling more refreshed and ready to go.
● Understand you can't do everything. While you might want to go to class, work, play a sport, and participate in clubs and social activities, the reality is that sooner or later you're going to get run down by trying to do so much. Focus on doing the things you truly love and forget about the rest.
● Get help. If you're feeling overwhelmed, feel free to reach out and ask for help. At $10 a session our licensed clinical social workers and psychologist here at the CHC are available to talk at any time.
● Take advantage of campus resources and programs. The Center for Health and Counseling offers a wide variety of services that can help you destress, including massages for only $10!
We hope you will use these tips and take advantage of the resources and services the Center for Health and Counseling offers. We are always here to make sure that you are able to be your most successful self!
Good luck on your new semester and welcome back!
Thursday, May 4, 2017
Recipes to Celebrate Cinco de Mayo
Are you getting
ready to celebrate Cinco de Mayo (May
5th)? As with any holiday, you probably have a party planned with big
meals planned and alcohol.
Here are some
“fun” alternatives beverages without the alcohol and fewer* carbohydrates.
Mock Margarita’s
Serving Size: 4
ounces
1 6-ounce can frozen limeade concentration
¾ cup orange juice
2/3 cup unsweetened grapefruit juice
25-30 small ice cubes
Directions
1. If desired, rub rims of margarita
glasses with lime wedge; dip rims into a shallow dish of coarse salt
or sugar and shake off excess. Set aside.
2. In a blender, combine limeade
concentrate, orange juice, and grapefruit juice. Cover and blend until smooth.
With the blender running, gradually add ice cubes through the hole in the lid,
blending until slushy. If desired, tint with a few drops of green food
coloring. Pour into margarita glasses. If desired, garnish with citrus slices.
Makes 8 (4-ounce) servings
[Source: Diabetic
Living]
Serving
Size: 8 ounces
4 cups orange juice
1 ½ cups white or purple unsweetened grape juice
1 1-liter bottle ginger ale
2 cups cut-up fruit (such as oranges, lemons, limes, pineapple, seedless
grapes, peaches, and/or strawberries)
2 cups ice
Directions
1. In a large bowl or pitcher stir together
the orange juice and grape juice. Slowly pour in ginger ale; stir gently. Add
the fruit and ice cubes.
2. Ladle the juice mixture with the fruit
into tall glasses. Garnish with mint sprigs. Makes 10 (about 8-ounce) servings.
[Source: Diabetic Living]
What dishes do you
have planned for your meal?
Enjoy your favorite dishes, but the healthier
alternative to cut down on carbohydrates. How about you try Pepper-PorkTamales or flan**! Remember to be mindful of your portions and have
FUN!
* Follow the links for the full recipes to go over the
amount of carbohydrates per serving and other nutritional information.
** This flan recipe has 29 g carbohydrates per serving while
most recipes use up to 52 g carbohydrates per serving.
By: Esteban Moreno
Friday, April 14, 2017
How to Conquer Stress
Being bogged down by thoughts and emotions takes a toll on your mental health. It seems easier to pretend it isn’t there or to tell people that you’re okay when you’re really not. But in doing this, your mind is left to wander and chances are you will end up making yourself feel worse and often more stressed than before!
One of the many outlets for stress is to let your artistic side flow. You don’t have to be someone with previous experience with an art form, because the point is to do what makes you personally feel better, not create the next portrait to hang in the Louvre.
Find something that sticks out to you, ignore your inner critic, and go for it.
It can be anything from working with your hands (cooking, drawing, sewing) to music (playing a new instrument or even just relaxing and listening) to taking a drive out of the city and taking pictures of your new surroundings.
Whatever it is, be present within yourself, take a breath, and allow yourself to become absorbed into a new hobby.
By: Alex Edmunds
Monday, April 10, 2017
Meditation and Relaxation
With finals week approaching and the stress inevitably
coming, try some meditation exercises to relax, think clearer, and reduce
anxiety.
This can take as little as 5 minutes or up to 30 minutes if you choose, whatever you feel you need to become relaxed.
Ways to Prepare:
Find
a quiet, calm, and relaxing place. Preferably find a place where electronics
are either not there or if they are they are not distracting. Meditation is
something you can do anywhere such as school, work, or home.
What can Meditation do for you?
Meditation
can reduce stress, fears, and anxiety. Meditation can also deepen sleep,
stimulate clearer thinking, and enhance our creativity.
What are the types of Meditation?
There
are over 30 different types of meditation that you can do. Some of the most
common, easy, and stimulating meditations are; deep breathing, guided
relaxation, mindfulness meditation, and yoga. Meditation is able to take us out
of the world and our stress for a few minutes and let us just breathe, relax,
and be calm.
Where can you find these exercises?
The
easiest and cheapest way to find guided relaxation and mindfulness meditation
is to search on Youtube for them. Deep breathing can also be googled or you can
do the 4 second inhale, 4 second hold, and 4 second exhale. Yoga is either done
by also a Youtube video or you can sign up for a class at school or a gym.
By: Lexi Koplin
Monday, April 3, 2017
School and Social Stressors!
Are you finding yourself stressing out about that
presentation that you should do for your final? Do you have anxiety about group
projects? Is it even worth it to make friends, and should you make time for
them? Is being social too much work?
If you have been the one asking these questions, I might
have some answers that will hopefully aid you to the point of relaxation, as
well as being able to understand the importance of having a social life.
Q: Why do teachers make me do presentations? How can I
present in an interesting manner?
A: One reason being is because once you start teaching the
material yourself, you come to understand the material better. Another may be
because since you are a college student and you think like a college student,
teaching to your peers because the though process is the same, perhaps you may
be able to answer questions that others may have but are too afraid to ask.
A
couple tips to presenting…..
1. Don’t read word for word what you have on a PowerPoint
slide. Everyone can read for themselves. Put a couple of key points on each
slide, or perhaps a picture related to the topic instead.
2. Use a bigger font. Small words/small font=people will
fall asleep. If it too hard to read at first glance, nobody will try hard to
read it. Use big font and not too bright or dark of letters.
3. Use more animation in your voice because we have all been
in lectures where the professor had the same voice the whole time.. It is hard
to pay attention. Move around the room & face the crowd. Movement cause the
students to follow where you go, which in turn creates some sort of focus.
Try it!
Being social can relieve stress!
After having your designated study time, take a moment to
talk to a family member, go out to dinner, call someone on the phone or
facetime. Taking a moment to talk to someone, allows your brain to take a break
and engage in something else that it less taxing.
The key is to talk to people
who are not stressful people or that cause you anxiety. The saying “surround
yourself with people that reflect who you want to be and how you want to feel,
because energies are contagious,” could not be more important. A challenge to
you would be, figure out who those people are to you.
By: Brittany Parry
Monday, March 27, 2017
Let’s Unite for World TB Day
Globally, two billion people are infected with tuberculosis (TB), the world’s leading infectious disease killer.
TB is deadly and it can also be resistant to antibiotics. Each year, half a million cases across the globe are drug-resistant, meaning the drugs used to treat TB will not kill the bacteria. Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) is the deadliest and most dangerous type. It is resistant to at least four of the best anti-TB drugs and has spread worldwide. Now in more than 105 countries worldwide, XDR-TB is at least 20 times costlier to treat and takes more than two years to cure. In most places, less than half of all patients treated are cured, with death rates as high as 80 percent.
On March 24, join CDC and its partners as we unite to end this deadly disease. Help us educate the public about TB and how it can be stopped.
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