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For many ASU students — those who are not taking summer classes — it has already begun. And although we’re all eager to leave the stress, work, and grades of last semester behind, this may not be what’s best for us.
A man shot and killed three soldiers and wounded 16, shaking the nation to its core. Then, the realization that everything could have been prevented was brought to light. The actions of Army Specialist Ivan Lopez prompt us to pay more mind to the mental wellness of veterans in the face of the second shooting that has occurred at Fort Hood.
One of the top political stories to come out of the past week was the resignation of Health and Human Services Department Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, who led the rollout of the new health care marketplace established by the Affordable Care Act.
Chandler-Gilbert Community College psychology freshman Natalie Cadwell is all too familiar with the negative effects the media can have on girls of any age. As a small, blonde swimmer from Gilbert, the pressure to look a certain way took over her life and made it impossible for her to look at herself in the mirror without disgust.
Students and those affected by suicide gather at the Hayden Lawn for an Out of Darkness walk hosted by AFSP on Sunday March 23. (Photo by Mario Mendez)
The Clinton Global Initiative University 2014 conference, hosted at ASU from March 21 to March 23, united 1,200 students with 695 commitments to action from 270 schools, all 50 states and more than 80 countries under the supervision of the Clinton family and other renowned speakers.
The American diet has been problematic for over two decades now. Health reform is being pushed from every direction, from Michelle Obama's "Let's Move" campaign to President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act, but it doesn’t seem to be working. Obesity rates and diet-related diseases have never been more prevalent.
Correctional officers return inmate Derell Anderson to his cell after a therapy session inside the Mental Health Crisis Center of the California Medical Facility in Vacaville, California, December 15, 2010. (Rick Loomis/Los Angeles Times/MCT)
Leading up to ASU wrestling's matches against Cal Poly and CSU Bakersfield on Feb. 14 and 16, ASU wrestling coach Shawn Charles said he isn't pleased with how some coaches are strategically sitting their wrestlers to keep their high rankings.
What exactly is sexy?
Although Milton Erickson M.D., the “grandfather of modern hypnosis,” passed away in 1980, a new documentary explores his life’s story and the impact the psychiatrist had on his field of study.
Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman died Sunday of a heroin overdose. He died after a struggle with drugs, a struggle that many people know and some live with every day.
Abortion is an issue that in all likelihood will never stop being debated. At the heart of the controversy is the conception of life — something so abstract and elusive that society will never reach a definite consensus.
The holidays are well-known for increased levels of anxiety, stress and depression. The stress of final projects and exams, poor health, travel and other holiday expenses can exacerbate feelings of loneliness, especially in college, when many students are away from their families for the first time, or even those on the cusp of adulthood. For the latter, they are just beginning a transition from being a part of their parents' family and starting their own. This can be stressful in its own right, serving as a reminder of the last chances to fall back on family support.
Americans have increased their search for “healthy,” including “healthy meals”, “healthy weight” and “healthy diets” by 43 percent in the last 8 years, according to Google Trends. The World Health Organization defines health in the first line of the preamble of its constitution as an overall state of wellness. “Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity,” it states. Despite this focus, many people still don't know what it means to be healthy. Barbara Fargotstein, professor of nursing at ASU, said being healthy is all about holistic health, or having the mind, body and spirit overcome whatever physical difficulty may be holding a person back. “Generally, within nursing, healthy means being able to live up to your greatest potential,” she said. “If you have a chronic illness, it means not letting it beat you but doing everything that you are still able to.” A healthy lifestyle is doing what you can physically despite physical restrictions – and also maintaining a healthy diet, stimulating the mind and taking part in exercise, whatever your capabilities are, Fargotstein said. “Many young people think that being healthy means they take part in all physical activity, hiking, biking and water skiing,” she said. “What is physical for an 18-year-old is different than what is physical for an 80-year-old.” The meaning of the word 'healthy' and advice on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle changes across different academic disciplines. Siddhartha Angadi, professor of nutrition at ASU, said he doesn’t like to describe a person as being healthy or unhealthy but as either having attained cardiometabolic health or not. Poor cardiometabolic health means that a person has more than one of the following: a reduction of their good cholesterol; a resistance to insulin, which is the first step to becoming diabetic; hypertension; chronic inflammation or elevated blood sugar. “The interesting thing is that when one evaluates metabolic health, it is often at odds with a person’s appearance,” Angadi said. “For instance, almost 48 percent of obese individuals and 63 percent of overweight individuals are considered metabolically healthy. Whereas, 25 percent of normal weight individuals are metabolically unhealthy.” Weight, placement on the body mass index and body fat are not good markers of being healthy, he said. “The key thing to keep in mind is that being physically fit greatly reduces, if not negates, all the risks associated with obesity,” Angadi said. Angadi suggests exercising for 30 minutes five times a week and following a diet rich in fruits and vegetables and low in fat. “It is important to keep in mind that the cardiometabolic benefits of exercise and healthy eating occur independently of weight loss," he said. "It’s important to focus on improvements in the earlier mentioned markers rather than the number on the weight scale. Good health is possible at any size.” Laurie Chassin, who teaches psychology at ASU, has a different definition for what it means to be healthy.Chassain said there is physical health, which requires things like sleeping enough, eating right and avoiding substance abuse, but there is also mental health.“In psychology there is physical health and there is mental health,” Chassin said. “There are two dimensions of physical health – one, being the absence of mental health problems and two, the presence of positive mental health.” Being mentally healthy does not only mean that there is a lack of mental disease, but there must also be a genuine effort toward positive mental health.Chassin said good mental health can come from meditating, appreciating the moment and taking time for yourself as ways to maintain a healthy mental lifestyle. “Being healthy means having healthy positive relationships and positive physical health,” Chassin said. “It means finding joy in living, having a healthy commitment to work, having social ties and social relationships and building communities.” Reach the reporter at akcarr@asu.edu or follow her on Twitter @allycarr2
For most people, the holidays are a time for celebration and joy, but they're also a time where many people fall into darkness.
Education technology graduate student Robert Christopherson is trying to turn concussions from a well-kept secret into a well-known fact through a new education program.
The emperor wears no clothes.
After an ASU freshman lost both his cousin and brother to suicide in the summer of 2012, he was inspired to make a difference.
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