In life, it seems like whenever you get a handle on things everything changes. Moving out, a new job, going to college, ending a long term relationship, or bringing a […]
Tag: health
WIC Kitchen: Summer Picnic
WIC Kitchen is a monthly feature provided by Monongalia County Heath Department WIC staff that highlights healthy recipes made with ingredients approved through the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, […]
Don’t beat yourself up over it
Have you ever had such a busy week you lose track of your goals? Or have a billion tasks, two double shifts and what seems like zero time for sleep […]
How do animals regenerate limbs?
Salamanders can regenerate their limbs. Instead of scar tissue, the cut is transformed into a wound epidermis, activating chemicals that cause the nerves underneath where the limb was taken away […]
Board of Health approves local regulations for cannabis dispensaries
MORGANTOWN — More weed shops than Sheetz. More marijuana merchants than McDonald’s. Monongalia County Board of Health Chairman Sam Chico offered some perspective Thursday as the board unanimously approved a […]
Prep is the first step to good care
This first step into summer is always my favorite time of year. Seeing kids playing outside, food trucks set up around town, people playing music, the sound of the ice […]
Why is our memory limited?
Memory occurs because of three processes: Encoding (transferring information from the environment into our brains through sight, sound, taste, touch or smell), storage (retaining that information) and retrieval (getting that […]
Goodbye books, hello health
With summer on the way, you don’t want to fall in a rut, so think of a nice easy routine for the following weeks. Something to start your morning with, […]
Momentum exists to offer Medicare to those under 65
In the days preceding President Joe Biden’s release of his $1 trillion American Families Plan, Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and several of his Democratic colleagues lobbied for it to include […]
Brain food for finals
When seasons change, so do our pallets. The days are filled with sunny skies and longer nights, as we approach summer. With more daylight, it leaves more options to space […]
