Health

Have a Happy and Healthy Holiday with Live Healthy Gwinnett!

Contributed by Lindsey Jorstad, CPRP The holiday season is known for unhealthy traditions like overindulging and generally sedentary celebrations. Make the most of your break by spending time with your loved ones while being active! Try the following tips from Live...

Three Ways to Incorporate Wellness with Your Team

Worksite wellness is a great way to get staff energized and excited about their own health. It’s also a way for staff to show support to each other, which will bring about a better team overall. Wellness in the workplace might seem like a taxing task, but it doesn’t...

Reach Your Potential with Intrepid Performance Consulting

Contributed by Abby Keenan, MS, CMPC Intrepid Performance Consulting is working to improve performance in the metro Atlanta area, one person at a time. Launched in 2015, Intrepid creates self-aware, performance-ready individuals. So often, we train the physical and...

A Parent’s Guide to Preventing Marijuana Use

Contributed by Sarah Neale, MPH, CHES According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), over one-third of Georgia teenagers have used marijuana. If you are like many parents, talking to your kids about marijuana can be a tough subject. However,...

3 Facts and 3 Myths about Opiate Use During Pregnancy

Contributed by Bethany Kotlar, MPH Opiates are medications and street drugs that make you feel less pain and can cause a “high.”  Opiates include Vicodin, OxyContin, morphine, methadone, fentanyl and heroin. Opiates are very addictive. According to the Centers for...

Combating Stigma of Mental Illness

Contributed by Jennifer Hibbard, LPC For the most part, we take being mentally healthy for granted. We don’t see the impact of symptoms of depression, anxiety or substance abuse on someone’s ability to live their life until the illness is very severe. The National...