Wellness

Looking for ways to stay healthy this winter? Here are some tips to lower your chances of catching the flu or a cold in the coming months:

• Get Your Vitamin D. Last year, a large analysis published in the Annals of Internal Medicine reported that people with the lowest levels of vitamin D were 40 percent more likely to have had a recent cold or flu than people with the highest D levels. Sunlight is the best source of D, but most of us avoid the sun or wear sunblock to reduce the risk for skin. Please call Well-U to have your levels checked.

Did you know Coca-Cola’s advertising and marketing budget in 2010 was almost $3 billion? Do you know why they have to spend such massive amounts of money to keep convincing you to continue drinking their caramel colored high fructose corn syrup drink?

Do you feel like a slave to cigarettes? Are the people you love breathing your secondhand smoke? Would you like to feel better, have more energy and save about $1500 a year? You can quit smoking with Quit Smart, Duke University’s unique smoking cessation program that Well U now offers to Elon University employees.

Want to know how healthy the snacks you eat really are for your health? Looking for ways to eat healthy on a tight budget? Well U, Elon's Wellness Program, offers you a chance to learn about the foods you eat and how they impact your health, as well as how to make healthy snack choices on a tight budget.

Looking for ways to remain healthy? Well U, Elon's wellness program, offers many programs that can help you achieve this goal.

You’ve been told about needing to increase your intake of calcium to fortify your bones and teeth. But do you know you need to get a daily dose of Vitamin D, too, to make sure that calcium is absorbed properly into your bloodstream? For years, most of us assumed we’d be fine if we drank a little milk and took a daily multivitamin. But recent studies report that regimen leads to a Vitamin D deficiency, and those deficiencies may well be causing numerous illnesses, including cancer.

Leptin: Ever heard of it?

Physician Assistant Summer Hours Feel Sick? Need a prescription? Free visits for all Faculty & Staff- call the Wellness Center at 5569 Monday 1:00-3:00pm Wednesday 9:00-11:00am Thursday 9:00-11:00am