Wellness

Wellness Wednesday – Expert: more antioxidant research needed

Whether or not you believe in the value of antioxidants, there are three major scientific journals, 13,000 published reports and 960,000 citations on the Internet relating to the free radical theory on aging and related research.

Apr 15, 2009

Wellness Wednesday – Watch your backs!

Here’s a little tip for you as you ramp up your springtime activity — watch your back! No, that’s not a threat — I’m really talking about your back — as in your spine and its discs and muscles and all that.

Apr 8, 2009

Wellness Wednesday — Antioxidant researcher to give Harman Lecture

It seems like every week there’s news about the benefit of antioxidants although the information sometimes conflicts.

Apr 1, 2009

Wellness Wednesday — Join N-Lighten Nebraska 2008

Expand your wellness horizons by joining N-Lighten Nebraska 2009.

Mar 25, 2009

Wellness Wednesday — Walking the (Cross) walk

OK, so the first story I ever wrote for UNMC Today way back in the fall of 2006 was about jaywalking on Saddle Creek Road. The gist was that Omaha police and campus officials strongly urged us med center types to use the crosswalks to cross Saddle Creek Road.

Mar 18, 2009

Wellness Wednesday – Opposite but not equal

An old children’s riddle goes something like this, “What weighs more … five pounds of feathers or five pounds of rocks?” Of course, this easily fools 5-year-olds and feeble-minded newsletter editors, as five pounds are five pounds — be they feathers or rocks. But it also leads to another question, which packs more punch?

Mar 11, 2009

Wellness Wednesday – Are you Boston bound?

Brock Steinbrink, cashiering supervisor in UNMC SAP Support, is headed to the east coast next month to participate in the 113th Boston Marathon.

Mar 4, 2009

Wellness Wednesday – Expresso yourself during CFHL bike challenge

Medical center employees — your pedaling power is needed next week during a corporate competition sponsored by the Wellness Council of the Midlands (WELCOM) and Nova Health and Fitness Company.

Feb 25, 2009

Wellness Wednesday — Registration closed for ‘Trek Up the Tower’ — UPDATED

The Wellness Council of the Midlands (WELCOM) said registration is now full for the third annual “Trek Up the Tower,” which will be held Saturday at the First National Tower in downtown Omaha.

Feb 18, 2009

Wellness Wednesday — A note about employment status and benefits

Have you recently had a change in your Status or are you a new employee at UNMC?

Feb 11, 2009