Here at the WHLA, we base our worldview on health. A healthy mind and body is a good start, but there is so much more to our health than just ourselves. Healthy relationships are absolutely essential, and without a healthy environment to live in, can anyone truly prosper and thrive? When you start thinking about it, what doesn't effect your health?
Take stress as an example. It is frequently underestimated as a fundamental aspect of our health. Stress has the power to be either highly motivating or severely debilitating and a fitting illustration of this point is economic stress. When providing for your needs and the needs of your family, the experience can either be rewarding or distressing, depending on your situation. So the value of a good job in a robust economy cannot be overlooked as a key part of our personal health.
When it comes down to it, our health is a product of every aspect of our lives and here at the WHLA, we are committed to making Whatcom County the healthiest place that it can be.
A new study links a class of agricultural insecticides called neonicotinoids with a fall in bird populations. Ominously, these same chemicals are the prime suspect behind the collapse of bee colonies throughout the world. The insecticides are sprayed on food crops to kill pests, but they also leach into water and soil…
Unrealistic expectations and misplaced priorities are reducing our success rates for long-term relationships, according to psychologist, researcher, and author, Ty Tashiro. His recent book, The Science of Happily Ever After, explores what “advances in relationship science” can teach us about the partners we choose. Almost 9 in 10 Americans believe they…
A new round in the vaccination debate has begun with the release of a study that finds vaccination side-effects to be extremely rare. The journal Pediatrics published the report on Tuesday. Some of the findings include: Newer evidence confirms a link between the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine and fever-triggered seizures. The seizures…
Health care in the United States is a losing endeavor from the start. Big business and their lobbies have consistently protected their right for profits at the cost of the general populance’s well-being. A recently released report by the Commonwealth Fund gives evidence to this fact. The report ranks the United States…