South Shore Health and Wellness Solutions

08/22/2022

Humidity, coupled with high summer heat, can irritate your airways when you have asthma.

Learn more about the impact of humidity on asthma: https://community.aafa.org/blog/3-ways-humidity-affects-asthma

08/19/2022

My alma mater ❤️

An interdisciplinary team of UNH researchers has received a $2.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop technology that could help seniors age in place.

05/11/2022

Happy Better Hearing and Speech Month to all my SLP colleagues! This story is truly inspirational!

Elizabeth Bonker was diagnosed with nonverbal autism, and over the weekend she delivered a speech at Rollins College via a text-to-speech computer program.

05/03/2022

Asthma is one of the most common chronic diseases, impacting 25 million people in the U.S. This year’s World Asthma Day theme is Closing the Gaps in Asthma Care and is a call to identify and close those gaps. The burden of asthma in the U.S. falls disproportionately on Black, Hispanic and American Indian/Alaska Native people.

Learn more about asthma disparities in the U.S. and the strategies AAFA has identified to address them: aafa.org/asthmadisparities

05/02/2022

May is also Mental Health Awareness month 💚. Never underestimate the importance of the mind/body connection🧠. What you think and how you feel directly affects your physical health.



04/27/2022

Make it happen ✨

04/25/2022

04/16/2022

Do you love a good Mac n’ Cheese as much as I do but don’t love the calories, fat, and carbs? 😩 Here are some easy ways to give your next casserole a delicious and healthy makeover! 😋

*Use whole wheat, Protein+, or chickpea pasta
*Experiment with low fat cheeses (I used low-fat cheddar and The Laughing Cow Light creamy cheese wedges)
*Use skim or 1% milk
* Add veggies! I mixed in chopped spinach and broccoli as well as tomato slices on top
* Substitute whole wheat bread crumbs for regular

And don’t worry, if you don’t think your kids will like this you can always set some aside before adding the veggies!

Enjoy!

04/15/2022

Today marks the rare overlap of four major religious holidays. For much of the world this is a time of rebirth, renewal, cleansing, celebrating the end of hardship and the beginning of freedom. It’s a time when family and friends gather together in gratitude and love. No matter what your beliefs are, this time is a reminder that we have more in common than what divides us. Wishing you all much peace and joy! 💞

Four of the main holidays celebrated in April are Easter, Passover, Ramadan, and Vishu Baisakhi. These celebrations are for the belief in the resurrection of Jesus Christ, commemorating the liberation of the Children of Israel who were led out of Egypt by Moses, timing of spiritual reflection, self-...

04/08/2022

Looks like milder weather is here to stay! 😊 Did you know that walking just 30 minutes and day is good for both your physical 💪🏼 AND mental 🧠 health? Here are 20 reasons why. Now put on those sneakers and GO! 🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏻