“In the beginning was the Word… ” — John 1:1
Journal
The issues and information that surround community health are both complex and continuously changing. At GraceMed, we believe it is part of our responsibility as one of the largest providers of community healthcare in the region to keep our patients and the communities we serve as informed as possible. We take on a wide variety of these subjects in our State of Grace magazine while also keeping you informed about our evolving mission to serve the underserved. You can browse through past issues of State of Grace here. We feature selected articles from the magazine in the Journal below from time to time as well as a wide variety of information about GraceMed news, health topics and even the occasional healthy recipe.
Stress and Your Health
We have all experienced some stress in our lives, to the extent that it is often considered just a part of being alive. For many, this type of tension is so commonplace that they decide there is nothing they can do about it and just accept it as something they will always have to deal with. But chronic stress can have a significant negative impact on one’s health. How, then, can we identify these stressors and manage them so that we can lead healthier lives?
How to have yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Boy do we need a little Christmas right this very minute. After a Yuletide in exile last year, some of us are actually planning to be together with distant family this year, if we want to brave the new realities of air travel, that is: cancelled flights, higher prices, hours in a fuselage with a mask on and the off-chance that you’ll run into the bad behavior that looks anything like Christmas cheer.
Back to Cool
Opinions vary widely about whether it’s a good idea, but regardless of the wisdom involved, our children are headed back to school this fall after a pandemic interruption that began as far back as March of last year. As anyone who can still remember school life can attest, it can be pretty stressful to young, developing minds even without all the disruption the coronavirus has wrought.
Young and Done
Too many of our young people are falling into deadly depression for many reasons. Or maybe just one.
More than the winter blues
As the leaves begin to fall from the trees, some of us begin to feel like hibernating. Sometimes called the winter blues, seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a depression that strikes in late fall and continues until winter’s end. About a half million people in the United States report having the symptoms of seasonal affective disorder. But up to 20% of the U.S. population may suffer from a milder form of the winter blues. For people who suffer from SAD it’s a daily struggle to maintain their normal life.
Practice Reckless Kindness
It’s been a rough year for sure. Tensions have run high and the need for genuine human sympathy has never been greater. Right now, we could all use a little reckless kindness.