Divorce is never easy. But with up to 50 percent of all marriages ending in divorce according to the American Psychological Association, it's likely that you or someone you know within the farming community will go through this intensely stressful life experience at some point. For farmers and ranchers, divorce can introduce added constraints that married couples outside the agricultural community don't routinely face. Here are some things you should know about divorce on the farm, including some practical strategies for managing stress and working through marital conflict. The many impacts of
Neurosurgeons specialize in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of disorders that affect any portion of the nervous system, including the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, and extra-cranial cerebrovascular system.
SIU Medicine's Farm Family Resource Initiative (FFRI) wants our rural and agricultural neighbors to prioritize health and safety all throughout the year. But taking conscious steps to keep yourself, your team and your family healthy is especially important right now during the busy harvest season! As you wrap up the 2023 fall harvest, here are four simple things you can do to reduce stress, avoid injury and costly accidents and promote overall wellness for yourself and your community. Update your farm first aid kit Farm first aid kits should include specific items that are relevant to your
SIU Medicine's Farm Family Resource Initiative (FFRI) wants our rural and agricultural neighbors to prioritize health and safety all throughout the year. But taking conscious steps to keep yourself, your team and your family healthy is especially important right now during the busy harvest season! As you wrap up the 2023 fall harvest, here are four simple things you can do to reduce stress, avoid injury and costly accidents and promote overall wellness for yourself and your community. Update your farm first aid kit Farm first aid kits should include specific items that are relevant to your
Women make up 50 percent of the world’s population and every one of us will go through menopause. Menopause technically occurs when a woman has gone a full year without a period. It has three stages: perimenopause, menopause and postmenopause. SIU Medicine nurse practitioner and Menopause Society Certified Practitioner Mary Hitt believes the more open and honest you are with your health care provider about your symptoms and experiences, the better you can feel emotionally and physically. Far too many women experience menopause without an adequate understanding of what is happening to their
Women make up 50 percent of the world’s population and every one of us will go through menopause. Menopause technically occurs when a woman has gone a full year without a period. It has three stages: perimenopause, menopause and postmenopause. SIU Medicine nurse practitioner and Menopause Society Certified Practitioner Mary Hitt believes the more open and honest you are with your health care provider about your symptoms and experiences, the better you can feel emotionally and physically. Far too many women experience menopause without an adequate understanding of what is happening to their
Women make up 50 percent of the world’s population and every one of us will go through menopause. Menopause technically occurs when a woman has gone a full year without a period. It has three stages: perimenopause, menopause and postmenopause. SIU Medicine nurse practitioner and Menopause Society Certified Practitioner Mary Hitt believes the more open and honest you are with your health care provider about your symptoms and experiences, the better you can feel emotionally and physically. Far too many women experience menopause without an adequate understanding of what is happening to their
