Five health issues new college students face—and how to overcome them

GOING AWAY TO COLLEGE, with its flood of new faces, fresh ideas, academic challenges, and newfound freedoms, can be an exhilarating experience for incoming freshmen. But starting college can also be a time when unhealthy habits begin to creep in to a young adult’s lifestyle.

Look as young as you feel!

What does the skin on your face, neck, chest, and hands reveal about you? Will the fine lines, brown spots (age spots), large veins on the hands, and sagging jowls and neck portray you as tired, withered, and older than you are?

Beauty born of pain: OhioGuidestone to auction clients’ art at October 6 Expressive HeARTS event

ANYONE REMOTELYCONNECTED TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE can agree that addiction isn’t simple and doesn’t happen in a vacuum. It’s messy and complicated, often drawing in families, friends, and co-workers.

UTMC recovery services offers hope to those suffering from addiction

OVERCOMINGADRUG ORALCOHOL ADDICTION requires dedication, resilience, and a personal pledge to take back control of your life. When someone decides to commit, the recovery services team at The University of Toledo Medical Center is ready to support them with comprehensive, individualized care.

Mission to end breast cancer

EACH FALL, THE KOMEN NORTHWEST OHIO RACE FOR THE CURE hits the streets of Downtown Toledo to walk or run to raise money that saves lives, while celebrating survivors and those living with breast cancer, and to honor loved ones lost. Be a part of the mission again on Sunday, September 25th.

You’re never too old for Super Slow Training

THOUGH MOST OF the clients currently taking advantage of the Super Slow Training method offered at TriggerPoint are in their 40s, this evidence-based, time-efficient exercise solution is gaining popularity among people of all ages—including individuals well into their senior years.

Vasectomy can be a highly effective approach to family planning

THERE ARE MANY OPTIONS for preventing unintended pregnancies, some more effective than others. What most have in common, however, is that the responsibility falls largely on women.

Learning how to navigate long-term care—three common issues

HOW DO YOU DEFINE QUALITY CARE in a nursing home? Being treated with dignity and respect, feeling safe, having input in your plan of care, or even liking the food?

Vaping myths dispelled

IT’S JUST SIMPLE WATER VAPOR, so it can’t be harmful. Vaping is a much healthier alternative than smoking conventional cigarettes. Vaping can be a good smoking-cessation tool. Sound familiar? Most of us have heard these and similar claims used to either promote or justify the habit of vaping.

Time to look as young as you feel!

What does the skin on your face, neck, chest, and hands reveal about you? Will the fine lines, brown spots (age spots), large veins on the hands, and sagging jowls and neck portray you as tired, withered, and older than you are?