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?
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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.
Painful Problems, No Easy Answers
Kevin F. Boehnke
Considering the medical, social, economic, and individual circumstances driving the opioid epidemic.
3 Tips for Aspiring Public Health Entrepreneurs
Anna Sadovnikova
I never thought I could call myself an “entrepreneur” or a “businesswoman.” Even today, three years after co-founding a company and (finally) selling our product, I still hesitate to use those words to describe myself. But after listening to the success stories and failures of dozens of innovators, I’ve identified three key strategies that we all employ.