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A Healthier Michigan Podcast with Chuck Gaidica

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A Healthier Michigan PodcastHost Chuck Gaidica and expert guests explore wellness, fitness, mental health, and food and nutrition to help you live a healthier and happier life.

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Disabled college student sitting at outdoor desk

Tips for Managing Stress When You’re at College

If you are heading off to college, read these tips about prioritizing your physical and mental health while away.

Looking for Healthy Tailgating Food? Try a Taco Bar
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Tailgating taco bar

Tailgating taco bar

Tailgating food doesn’t have to be unhealthy. Consider a taco bar. Shanthi Appelo shares recipes for a healthy and easy-to-make taco bar.

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Happy family enjoying food in picnic. Laughing woman and children looking at man in park. They are spending leisure time together on weekend.

Picnic Safety: How Long Can You Keep Food Out at Your Labor Day Picnic?

Labor Day is all about fun, family, friends and food. But how long can you safely keep all those dips and spreads sitting out?

A New Approach to Dealing with Chronic Pain

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Rearview shot of a young woman suffering with back pain while working from home

Treating chronic pain shouldn't just focus on physical causes. You also need to look at psychological and social issues.

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Preparing a meal with gay couple and kids in their home kitchen

Age-Appropriate Ways to Talk to Kids About Food

With all the fast food and junk food advertisements swirling everywhere we look, here’s how to have age-appropriate discussions with your kids about food.

Are e-Bikes a Good Form of Exercise?

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Woman on Mountain bike with blooming flowers

You’ve probably seen them zipping around at high speeds, but are e-bikes really a good form of exercise? It depends on how you use them.

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Woman Speaking At Support Group Meeting For Mental Health Or Dependency Issues In Community Space

Why Sharing Your Grief is Good for Your Mental Health

Elizabeth Sanders says sharing her grief in essays proved cathartic as she mourned the loss of her husband’s death at 34. It also helped her find love again.

Mental Health Tips for Your Inner Athlete

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hands of girl in gymnast grips before performing on horizontal bar

You don’t have to be an Olympic star to see that your mental health can affect your sport. Here are some tips for your inner athlete.

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Using laptop and bluetooth earbuds, woman video conferences from home

Should I Contribute to a FSA or an HSA to Supplement My Health Insurance?

FSAs and HSAs can help you pay for medical expenses, but each has its own benefits. Learn more here.

How to Ease into an Office Routine in a Hybrid Workplace

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Corporate meeting and group work in company. African american woman manager in protective mask holding tablet, talking to workers keeping social distance

Many employees have gone from offices to working remotely, and someday be back again. We have tips for easing into a hybrid office workplace.