The Pursuit: Trending Topics from Michigan Public Health

3 Tips to Eat Your Way to a Better Workout

Alexandra Babcock

If your New Year’s resolution is to hit the gym more often in 2018, follow these three nutrition tips to fuel your exercise routine and transform your fitness goals to lasting habits.

Advocacy Makes an Impact in Michigan: Research on Prescription Practices Informs Policy Deliberations

Jenifer Martin

The opioid crisis has reached epidemic levels in Michigan, with opioid-related incidents causing more deaths than motor vehicle crashes. Connecting Michigan Public Health research to policy decisions made every day in Michigan and around the country is an important way our knowledge can benefit others immediately and positively.

4 Ways Fiber Benefits Your Health

Elyse Cloeter

We are told that we should eat more fiber, but what are its benefits? And where can we find it? Is fiber for everyone?

A Simple Yoga Practice to Destress and Reset

Kate Wilhelmi

This time of year can be stressful, whether you’re busy with holiday shopping, parties, or final exams. Yoga is an excellent way to take a mental break. Whether you’re new to yoga or an experienced yogi, try this simple practice to destress and refocus.

Eating Disorders: What Are They, and Who Is Most at Risk?

Breanna Anderson

Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, and Binge Eating Disorder are health problems that increase mortality, health complications, concerns with comorbidities, impairment in daily life, and suicidality, as well as shifts in brain and gastrointestinal function. But what are the most common eating disorders, and who is most at risk? Knowing these concepts is crucial for shaping effective prevention and treatment efforts.

Healthy Cities: A Powerful Trio of Urban Planning, Public Health, and Public Policy

Combining physical-environmental data, population survey data, quantified ergonomic data, and socio-demographic data is a promising new frontier for making our cities healthier.