How Tennis Helped Jack Mallett Overcome Addiction
Sometimes having an addiction can be an addiction in itself. We are used to depending on something to feel good that we will replace it with anything to have that feeling back. Omaha local Jack Mallett overcame alcohol addiction by playing tennis games and has been sober ever since then. Mallett can inspire others to become clean and how the [...]
What Does it Mean to Gender Transition?
Many people who are transgender want to do something about the bodies that they feel do not match their gender of choice. Transitioning is the process of making certain changes in order to live as the gender of choice. Changes can be made to legal documents, physical assistance, name, pronoun changes, and reproductive organs through. A full transition might pose [...]
Dianna De La Garza Talks of Family’s Addiction and Mental Illness
There have been a lot of memoirs about people battling their own addictions. This memoir, “Falling with Wings: A Mother’s Story,” is about Demi Lovato’s mother, Dianna De La Garza, coming clean about her family’s addiction and her own. De La Garza is doing what she can to break the stigma by writing this book and showing how mental illness [...]
What is the Best Way to Adjust to New Surroundings?
Moving somewhere new is never easy even if you know how necessary this transition is. You will be in a new place surrounded by new people whether it is a new job, new city, country, or new people. This can bring about anxiety or feeling withdrawn from everyone feeling you will not gain acceptance. It is important to be open [...]
Taking Care of Your Body While Traveling
Going on vacation is the perfect time to destress and relax but at the same time, you need to take care of yourself. You want to make sure that when you travel that you have fun but still stay healthy at the same time. You need to exercise, eat, and sleep right in order to have enough energy during your [...]
How Does Cardio Therapy Help Those with Heart Problems?
Due from a lack of exercise and taking care of yourself, heart disease is the leading cause of death for men and women. Cardio therapy is an outpatient program where anyone who has heart problems will receive education and exercise. Your doctors will help you develop a plan to regain your strength, reduce the risk of future heart problems, prevent [...]
The Health Benefits of Owning a Fitbit
The American Heart Association says that we should walk 10,000 steps a day to be healthy. You could count calories and you can track your steps if you bring your phone everywhere with you. To avoid having to carry your cell phone everywhere with you, getting a FitBit will track your steps and teach you how to be healthy. A [...]
What Challenges Do Transgender Youth Go Through?
Being born in the body of the opposite gender can be hard enough for a teenager. You feel trapped in your own body and wish that the people around you would be more understanding. Transgender youth go through many challenges on a daily basis but through compassion and understanding, they can live their life as normally as anyone else. Transgender [...]
Kratom Is Declared an Opioid by the FDA
There are drugs that have been approved by the FDA is help relieve the symptoms of opioid addiction like Naltrexone, buprenorphine, and methadone. Over time, what someone can think is good for society can turn out to be a bad thing after lives are lost. On February 6th, the FDA declare the herb Kratom as an opioid which brought about [...]
What Computer Skills Should I Know That Will Look Good on My Resume?
We live in a world where businesses are dependent on technology to record and organize everything. If you prove that you have never used a computer or any type of program, businesses will not want to spend all of their money training you on how to use them. It is important to learn as much as you can about essential [...]