Cut out the noise! Hearing Protection Tips
Listen up. It’s not easy to quiet the world when you live, work and study in close quarters with fellow college students. However, hearing loss is a common and often debilitating problem that is relatively simple enough to prevent but very difficult to correct once the damage is already done. Take some measures now to drown out the noise. Your ears will thank you.
Volleying into Improved Health with Tennis
Getting enough exercise can be a real drag, especially if you are mentally tired from a long day at school or work. That’s why so many people turn to sports to turn movement into a game, making exercise fun and competitive if necessary. There are…
Dance into Good Health with Zumba
The hum-drum traditional exercise models, such as the elliptical machine, a staple for a solid cardio workout, can begin to feel like a hamster spinning on its wheel. So, the question becomes how to make working out fun again. For some, the answer is the dance workout trend Zumba.
Wellness in the Workplace
A great emphasis on employee health and wellness has emerged in the past decade or so, and for good reason. Besides providing health and wellness support simply because it is the right thing to do, healthy and happy workers typically perform better, have fewer sick days and report increased job satisfaction.
Antibiotic overuse and its effects
It’s not an unusual impulse that people have when they develop a bad cold or the flu to run off to the doctor and try to get them to write a prescription for an antibiotic. Yet often patients are told by their primary care professionals that antibiotics won’t help. Why is that? The Center for Disease Control (CDC) details the proper and improper use of antibiotics throughout their “Antibiotic Use” section on their site.
What’s your stance? Why a standing desk might be a good idea
There is a relatively new product that has begun to be featured in many offices that might live up to some of the hype: Standing desks.
Escape the Vape- The Harmful Effects of E-Cigarettes
Vaping is a pervasive culture phenomenon, a harmful habit shrouding users in white vapor that may lull them into a sense of security. Manipulative advertising and trendy flavors have especially made vaping popular among teens and young adults, but the health risks cannot be ignored.
The Importance of Food Safety- Facts and Tips
Nutrition is serious business here at Life University (Life U), and a major element of promoting maximized nutritional wellness is safe food preparation. Food poisoning is no joke and can even be fatal in severe cases, so take a moment to review some basic food safety precautions and ways to keep your family safe.
Summer Sun Safety
Don’t you just love summer? The long, lazy days by the lake, pool or beach make us feel content and alive. Here at Life University (Life U), some of our students that did not choose to enroll in the Summer Quarter are spending some much-needed extended relaxation time out and about, most likely soaking up some sun and fresh air.
LIFE UNIVERSITY’S CENTER FOR CHIROPRACTIC RESEARCH LAUNCHES COVID-19 RESOURCE WEBSITE
Marietta, Georgia, April 23, 2020 – Life University’s Center for Chiropractic Research (CCR) recently launched a COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) resource website. The resource site – designed with chiropractors in mind – provides links to government agencies and chiropractic-specific organizations, resources for practicing chiropractors, and scientific abstracts of chiropractic and immune system related research.
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