Recovery from a full or partial thyroidectomy is typically light and lasts for a few weeks. Your surgical team will advise you on pain medications, foods to eat during recovery, and more. A ...
One of the worst feelings is laying on the throttle pedal, but going nowhere. Yep, you and your convoy’s butts are stuck. And while you were having fun deep into the woods/dunes/snow/mud hollow, cell ...
It’s no secret that recovering well after a workout helps you to become a faster, stronger and less injury-prone runner. When we first think of recovery, we might picture kicking back and putting our ...
Connecting with others and belonging to a community can improve a number of areas of mental health. In fact, those who feel closely connected to friends, family and peers tend to have lower rates of ...
This column was written by Eugene Rubin, M.D., Ph.D., and Charles Zorumski, M.D. Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is common. Over 14.5 million Americans meet the criteria for this disorder. AUD is ...
What’s the point of a recovery run? While it might be tempting to put your feet up after a hard workout or race, this is a one-way ticket to DOMS (delayed onset muscle soreness). The achy sensation ...
Most people living with a mental illness are only hospitalized after becoming acutely unwell and are subsequently in need of support to manage their illness. Contrastingly, the principles of a ...
“When I use a word,” one of 19th century British author and mathematician Lewis Carroll’s characters once said, “it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.” Though he was a ...
When many people hear the word recovery, they often think only of abstinence, a life free from alcohol or drugs. It tends to be centered on what we are leaving behind or what we are giving up. While ...