What does a mask do? Blocks respiratory droplets coming from your mouth and throat. Two simple demos: First, I sneezed, sang, talked & coughed toward an agar culture plate with or without a mask. Bacteria colonies show where droplets landed. A mask blocks virtually all of them. Twitter Link Rich Davis, PhD, D(ABMM), MLS MicrobeMicroscopePetri dish @richdavisphd Jun 26 2020…
Emotional Wellness Toolkit from the NIH En español How you feel can affect your ability to carry out everyday activities, your relationships, and your overall mental health. How you react to your experiences and feelings can change over time. Emotional wellness is the ability to successfully handle life’s stresses and adapt to change and difficult times. Flip each card below…
The Mayo Clinic describes PTSD as follows: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition that’s triggered by a terrifying event — either experiencing it or witnessing it. Symptoms may include flashbacks, nightmares and severe anxiety, as well as uncontrollable thoughts about the event. While it may be most commonly used when talking about soldiers or people that have served in a…
The vast majority of Americans say the future of their country is a significant source of stress and that this is the lowest point in the nation’s history in living memory, according to research. Read More: https://www.newsweek.com/most-americans-say-this-lowest-point-us-history-living-memory-1512072 The nationally representative Stress in America 2020 report by the American Psychological Association consisted of two surveys conducted by The Harris Poll. The first, carried…
ACES Connection – Free Techniques That Help Re-Regulate Your Brain and Emotions Lately, a lot of people have been writing to ask me about no-cost options for healing Childhood PTSD. For more than two years, I’ve beens sharing the two free techniques I used to recover, but the instructions are spread out on different blog posts, and so this week,…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McgECL_uPTg
Physical activity – it’s important Summary Aim for at least 30 minutes of physical activity every day. See everyday activities as a good opportunity to be active. Try to find the time for some regular, vigorous exercise for extra health and fitness benefits. Minimise the amount of time spent in prolonged sitting and break up long periods of sitting as…
– OK, but I still hate it… We have all heard it many times before – regular exercise is good for you, and it can help you lose weight. But if you are like many Americans, you are busy, you have a sedentary job, and you haven’t yet changed your exercise habits. The good news is that it’s never too…
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in Children What is posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in children? Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health problem. It can affect people of all ages. A child with PTSD keeps having scary thoughts and memories of a past event. He or she finds the event terrifying, either physically or emotionally. The symptoms of PTSD may…
Anxiety Disorders Overview Occasional anxiety is an expected part of life. You might feel anxious when faced with a problem at work, before taking a test, or before making an important decision. But anxiety disorders involve more than temporary worry or fear. For a person with an anxiety disorder, the anxiety does not go away and can get worse over…
