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Health

Fasting and the eclipse

I have written here before about intermittent fasting. The idea is simple: alternate periods of eating and fasting. The fasting periods vary according to different regimens with periods of fasting ranging from several hours to two days at a time and even longer. A common intermittent fasting ...

Do your part to be active this spring

Nearly a quarter of Michiganders are not physically active during their leisure time. This is very concerning as low levels of physical activity and a sedentary lifestyle increase the risk for many health conditions such as heart disease, cancer, obesity and depression as well as pre-mature ...

Many benefits to small incision surgery

Modern medicine is in a constant state of change, owing largely to innumerable studies and the subsequent accumulation of knowledge. New techniques are discovered, and new medicines developed, the result of research performed over the years (as well as practical experience, of course). Perhaps ...

Effects of stigma on those in SUD recovery

[This is the third part in a series that examines what stigma looks like and how it damages those who receive it.] Central Connecticut State University’s John Lewis Institute for Social Justice defines social justice as a communal effort dedicated to creating and sustaining a fair and equal ...

Cases of avian flu on rise

The Michigan Department of Agriculture on Tuesday released a statement on the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a commercial poultry facility from Newaygo County. Since the disease was first detected in Michigan in 2022, this is the seventh detection of HPAI in a ...