Christina Knorr is always up for a new adventure. Living with Spina Bifida, she’s completed a Bachelor’s degree at Rutgers University and will be pursuing a Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice. She’s gone skydiving, has an effervescent personality, is a loyal friend with a contagious smile, and yet, she is terrified during this Pandemic. “It’s…
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A New Covid-19 Crisis: Domestic Abuse Rises Worldwide
By Amanda Taub As reported by the NY Times on April 6, 2020 Add another public health crisis to the toll of the new coronavirus: Mounting data suggests that domestic abuse is acting like an opportunistic infection, flourishing in the conditions created by the pandemic. There was every reason to believe that the restrictions imposed to…
FFH’s Unofficial, Unverified Coronavirus Wellness Hacks
Here at FFH, we are all very focused on health and wellness. We are very concerned about what impact COVID-19 will have on ourselves, our love ones, and our community. We have been sharing suggestions within our group about possible ways to protect ourselves from this, as well as other viruses and thought we would…
The Connection Between Vaping and Coronavirus
The rising popularity of vaping has been dramatic, especially among youth in America. Originally marketed as a device for smoking cessation, over the years they have acquired a more fashionable status and have become commonly available in retail stores and through websites. This is in part due to companies’ aggressive marketing campaigns. Also, it is…
Ten Ways to Ensure Your Coronavirus Food Supply Doesn’t Go to Waste
So you are home “quarantined” with a six-month supply of groceries, and your perishables are perishing. What can you do? Here are some quick tips to help you not waste food during self-isolation: Milk that Starts to Sour: Make Cheese! Pour 1 half-gallon of sour milk into a heavy bottomed saucepan and bring to a…
Bullying and Suicide
Not a day goes by without another direful tale of bullying making headlines. Last month 9-year-old Quaden Bayles was bullied at school for his dwarfism. A Facebook live video of him sobbing uncontrollably – saying to the camera: “Give me a knife, I want to kill myself” in the back of his mother’s car went…
Why is Weed Killer in My Child’s Food?
Late January 2020, Kellogg’s, the multinational food manufacturer, announced the company’s commitment to phase out wheat and oats treated with glyphosate (as a drying agent) by 2025. Kellogg’s Company is not unique. Major food companies like General Mills and Pepsi Company (owner of Quaker Brand Products) also sell popular children’s breakfast cereals and other foods…
The Relationship Between Trauma and Resiliency in Children
Children are forced to face things every day that are hard to imagine; death of a loved one, incarceration of a caregiver, living with an addicted parent, enduring incest or sexual abuse by the hands of a family member, and the list can go on and on. Research on Aversive Childhood Experiences (ACE’s) have brought…
Weathering and its Affects on Marginalized Communities
The Appalachian Mountains on the Eastern coast of the United States once stood taller than the Himalayan mountains do today. A geological process called weathering reduced the Appalachians to their current stature. “Weathering” refers to the slow erosion of rock over time by rain and snow. The phenomenon is imperceptible on a short-term scale. Each…
Trauma-Informed OB/GYN Care for Sexual Abuse Survivors
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommends that physicians elicit a sexual abuse and rape trauma history for every patient. Yet in practice, physicians may still struggle to understand how best to obtain this history and what clinical obligations arise when a physician inquires, and a woman discloses a remote history of childhood or…
Thousands in New Jersey don’t have easy access to healthy food. A House bill could change that. | Opinion
By Star-Ledger Guest Columnist By Ta’Teana Harrell In New Jersey, 260,340 children are living with food insecurity. Food insecurity is defined as a lack of consistent access to enough food for a healthy and active life that affects not only children, but also families, seniors, and low-income communities. There are currently two bills sitting in…
Winter Skin Care Tips
The cold days of winter bring more than just a rosy glow to the cheeks. They also result in the uncomfortable dryness of the skin of the face, hands and feet. For some individuals, the skin becomes so dry that it cracks, flakes and aggravates eczema (in which the skin becomes inflamed), or leads to…
Eight Ways to Fix the Tax Code to Improve Health Outcomes
By now everyone knows that the wealthy keep accumulating money while the lower classes keep losing. Recently, I saw a statistic that the wealthiest 1% (2000) gained $29 trillion in wealth since 1989 while the bottom 50% lost $900 billion. In 2018 the tax rate for the richest 400 families in the United States was…
A Growing Crisis: Physician Shortage
Shortage of primary care physicians It is important to assess the capacity of the nation’s future physician workforce, to give us the information we need to optimize and deliver high-quality health care to the U.S population. With an aging general population the Association of American Medical Colleges projects a severe physician shortage, particularly in the…
Chocolate Candy: Our Endorsement of Child Slavery and Labor
With Halloween rapidly approaching, I pose a question to you: what is the commonality between M&Ms, Milky Way, Swedish Fish, and Sour Patch Kids? One possible answer is that they’re all common Halloween candies, but they are also the brands that contribute to child labor and slavery. There are an estimated 240 million child laborers…
Increasing Diversity in Health Professions Improves Health Outcomes
Increasing diversity in the health profession could mean better healthcare for minority Americans. In the United States differences in education level, social class and status, income level and geographic location contribute to the inequitable access to quality healthcare. Racial and ethnic minorities tend to receive a lower quality of healthcare than non-minorities, even when access-related…
Microaggressions: How Subtle Bigotry Can Harm Us
Raise your hand if you’ve heard any of the following, whether it was said to you or in your presence: “You’re not like the others” when referring to your racial background, religion, or gender “Is that your real hair?” “What do you mean you don’t speak Spanish?” when referring to someone of Latino origin…
Women Across the US Suing Police For Refusing to Investigate Their Rape Kits
As Reported in The Activist Post: Alternative News & Independent News By Matt Agorist In the land of the free, those tasked with ‘protecting’ society — often and with extreme prejudice — fall far short of providing anything resembling actual safety. Instead, law enforcement in America often chooses profit over people. One particularly egregious example of this…
Women Across the US Suing Police For Refusing to Investigate Their Rape Kits
As Reported in The Activist Post: Alternative News & Independent News By Matt Agorist In the land of the free, those tasked with ‘protecting’ society — often and with extreme prejudice — fall far short of providing anything resembling actual safety. Instead, law enforcement in America often chooses profit over people. One particularly egregious example of this…
The Benefits of Historically Black Colleges and Universities for Mental Health
In 1837, Richard Humphreys saw first-hand the challenges black students were facing in America as they were pursuing college degrees. That inspired Humphreys to create the very first college specifically for people of color (POC). This spurred the black college movement across the nation, to the present where there are currently 101 active, private and…
Childhood Trauma Can Impact Our Gut Bacteria
Original story from Columbia University A Columbia University study has found that adversity early in life is associated with increased gastrointestinal symptoms in children that may have an impact on the brain and behavior as they grow to maturity. The study was published online March 28 in the journal Development and Psychopathology. “One common reason…
FFH is Proud to Support: The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore
The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM) is the only hospital in the Bronx exclusively dedicated to meeting the healthcare needs of children. Nestled between Manhattan and Westchester County, CHAM is a premier academic children’s hospital, nationally renowned for its clinical excellence, innovative research and commitment to training the next generation of pediatricians and pediatric subspecialists….
FFH is Proud to Support: The Middle Project
The Middle Project prepares ethical leaders for a more just society. It is an institute that brings together youth, young adults, and adults from many fields and faith traditions. Their annual Revolutionary Love Conference is held at the Middle Collegiate Church in Manhattan every spring, featuring inspiring speakers from around the world. For more information,…
5 Tips for Promoting Healthy Eating Habits in Children
The food that is aggressively marketed to children (think sugar filled cereals, neon colored yogurt, and pressed chicken nuggets shaped like dinosaurs) is filled with unhealthy ingredients, including chemicals and preservatives. How is a parent, committed to getting their child to eat healthy, supposed to compete with these colorfully, high sugar and salt content foods,…
The Overlooked Activity that Leads to a Longer, Healthier Life…Sex
Which activity burns 100 calories while reducing your risk of heart disease, lowers your blood pressure, boosts your immune system, and enhances your sense of well-being? Sex. Research shows that sex can be great for your health and these benefits extend into our senior years. Here are just some of the benefits to staying sexually…
Urban Overload: How to Manage Stress in American Cities
America is often touted as the preferred destination for international citizens, and for good reason. It’s a country ranked in the top 5 in Cultural Influence, Entrepreneurship, and Job Markets according to U.S. News. Unfortunately, there is more than meets to eye. Fifty-nine percent of Americans believed 2017 was the lowest point in our…
Dentistry and Autism
Children with autism can have difficulty accessing preventative dental treatment due to challenging behaviors and sensory processing disorders coupled with a reported reluctance by dentists to treat these children. The lack of eye contact, reduction of concentration, and sudden body movements make it difficult for dentists to treat autistic children. For a child with Autism…
CBD Oil and Autism
Cannabis was readily available for millennia. The first documented use of cannabis-based medicine was from 2737 BC by Chinese emperor Sheng Nung, who used cannabis-infused tea to treat memory, malaria, rheumatism, and gout. An Irish physician named William B. O’Shaughnessy conducted a study on cannabis’ therapeutic effects in 1839, which was quite controversial at the…
Inconsistent & Imprecise: Haphazard American Food Labeling
Food labeling isn’t the only field where manufacturer opinions take precedence over established science. As of 1979, drug manufacturers are required to stamp an expiration date indicating when a manufacturer can no longer guarantee the full potency and safety of their drugs. A study conducted by the FDA found that 90% of more than 100 drugs were still just as potent 15 years after the expiration date. As previously mentioned, the FDA advises against using products past their expiration dates, and I will not recommend the use of expired medication.
Holistic Dentistry
Holistic dentistry is an emerging field of probiotic dental medicine that supports the life process. It is an aesthetic, relatively nontoxic and biocompatible treatment modality. The knowledge and understanding of Holistic approach of treatments is still an ongoing process and further research should be carried out in this regard.
