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Going Back to School After Break

Going back to school after summer or a holiday break, can be hard. You might be sad that the days of sleeping in and having extra time on your hands are over until the next break. Or alternatively, you might be really excited to get back to school, catch up…
Categories: Managing School Pressures

Gratitude And Their Influence On Your Happiness

Being grateful—or having gratitude—for the past can positively affect your future. You might experience a variety of feelings when thinking about the past—from pride, satisfaction, and contentment to bitterness and anger. These feelings are all actually controlled by your memories, which you can manage. This means that you have ultimate…
Categories: Coming-of-Age, Cultivating Good Mental Health, Education, Feeling Good, Improve Your Mood, Life Tips, My Body, My Life, My Mind

Happiness

While you might think that there are certain things that make you happy (or could make you happy if you had them), there are certain common traits among happy people –a different way of thinking about things and doing things. This includes the way you choose to think about and…
Categories: Anxiety, Cultivating Good Mental Health

Heart Disease

What is heart disease?Heart diseases affect the heart and blood vessels. The heart is a muscle that pumps blood to the body. The blood vessel is like a pipe that directs blood to the body. Just like any organ in the body, the heart needs blood to work. When the…
Categories: Common Diseases & Illnesses, Obesity

Helping a Drunk Friend

At some point in your life, you will probably be in a situation where you will want to look after a friend who is drunk. In these situations, you should be ready to offer some help. How might you know if a friend has had too much to drink? Some…
Categories: Substance Abuse

Helping a Friend With a Chronic Illness

A chronic illness is a medical condition that will last a long time or may even be permanent. There are lots of different illnesses that can be classified as chronic, like arthritis, diabetes, cystic fibrosis, cancer, epilepsy, chronic fatigue syndrome and others. How do chronic illnesses affect a person? Some…
Categories: Friendships

Helping a Friend With a Drinking Problem

It may be difficult to know what to do if you are worried about someone’s alcohol use and it may be particularly concerning if you think someone you are close to is drinking a lot and not telling you about it. An even more challenging problem could be trying to…
Categories: Substance Abuse

High Blood Cholesterol

What is high blood cholesterol?Cholesterol is used to build healthy cells in the body. However, having too much is bad for you. You may create fatty plugs in your blood vessels. These plugs can make it hard for blood to flow. If that happens, many health problems will come up.…
Categories: Common Diseases & Illnesses, Obesity

High Blood Fat

What is high blood fat? What causes it?If you eat more carbs and fats than you burn, you may have high blood fat. Your body takes any calories it does not use right away as fat. Having high blood fat can increase your risk of heart disease and diabetes. What…
Categories: Common Diseases & Illnesses, Obesity

High Blood Pressure

What is high blood pressure?High blood pressure is when blood is pumped against the blood vessels very hard for a long time. If you do not lower the pressure, it will cause long-term damage to your organs and blood vessels. Imagine high blood pressure as a fireman’s water hose. If…
Categories: Common Diseases & Illnesses, Obesity

Healing from the Past

For centuries Native people have survived the loss of our ancestors, our land, and attacks on our culture. Although we are strong, many of us still carry with us the pain inflicted on our ancestors. This collective experience has lead some of our relatives to use drugs and alcohol or…
Categories: Mental Health Difficulties

Holidays With Your Family

The holidays are a busy time for many families. There are many reasons why: People are working longer hours at work to get things finished before the holidays; Some holidays like Christmas and Hanukkah add financial stress; Some families travel for the holidays or will have travel guests in their…
Categories: Family
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