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Black jelly beans, a health risk?

Posted by Staff on March 28, 2024 - 6:00am

By Karen L. Kier
Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU Healthwise Team 

Easter baskets and candy will be here soon. The top three best selling Easter candies are Reese’s Milk Chocolate and Peanut Butter Egg, Kinder Joy Egg, and jelly beans. Besides the sugar and calorie content of these treats, what other dangers can lurk?

A bag of jelly beans is a wonderful array of colors, but the black jelly beans are often ignored. Why?

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Finding Your Path to Wellness spring email challenge

Posted by Staff on March 26, 2024 - 6:32am

As spring moves in, are you ready to step outside your comfort zone and find out a few things you can do to improve your wellness? Join Ohio State University Extension for the “Finding Your Path to Wellness” 6-week Spring email challenge to learn more about how OSU Extension has tied together a variety of wellness topics.

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Strawberry Fields Forever: Nutrition and health

Posted by Staff on March 21, 2024 - 6:00am

By Karen L. Kier
Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU Healthwise Team 

Strawberry Fields Forever was an original ballad written by John Lennon for the Beatles. It was released on February 13, 1967.  The song was considered a departure from the classic Beatles songs and many felt it ushered in the psychedelic genre. After Lennon’s death, 2.5 acres of Central Park in New York City known as Strawberry Fields was dedicated to his memory.

Science provides insight on so many aspects about our lives and the influence of health and happiness.  These different aspects can include food, relationships, passions and laughter.

One example is a new movement to educate the public about how food is a medicine for health. The food is medicine (FIM) movement aims to bring more components of nutrition into the healthcare system.  

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Weekend Doctor: Don't risk eclipse eye damage

Posted by Staff on March 16, 2024 - 7:42am

By Stephen Orr, MD, Ophthalmology
Medical Staff Member - Blanchard Valley Health System 

The residents in this area will have a front-row seat for the total eclipse of the sun on Monday, April 8, 2024. For many, this will be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. With proper preparation and precautions, it is possible to safely observe the eclipse without damaging your eyes. 

“Eclipse blindness” is caused by the exposure of the retina (the back part of the eye) to high-intensity visible light. The rods and cones (the cells responsible for vision) can be permanently damaged by prolonged exposure to direct sunlight during an event like an eclipse, even when there does not appear to be much light from the sun. This damage can cause permanent, irreversible visual loss by two different mechanisms. First, the light itself causes chemical reactions within the cells that cause them to stop functioning. Second, the actual heat from the sun burns and destroys certain layers of the retina. The end result is visual loss that can be permanent, and for which there is no current treatment.  

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If I Could Turn Back Time: Daylight Savings Time and health

Posted by Staff on March 14, 2024 - 6:00am

By Karen L. Kier
Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU Healthwise Team 

If I Could Turn Back Time was a 1989 song released by Cher. The video for the song was filmed on the USS Missouri naval battleship. As a performer, she has accomplished what no other female singer has done before. Cher has had a #1 hit in seven consecutive decades, with her first in 1965 with Sonny Bono.

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Weekend Doctor: Considering a vasectomy?

Posted by Paula Scott on March 9, 2024 - 6:00am

By Joshua Ebel, MD
Urology, Blanchard Valley Urology Associates

March has arrived. For many men, this is a time to take it easy and enjoy watching your favorite (or not-so-favorite) college basketball team compete in March Madness.

For others, it’s your last break before a busy spring of outdoor work around the yard or in the fields. For these reasons, March has often also been considered the perfect time to think about a vasectomy. ESPN has even covered the trend of men scheduling vasectomies in March, and local trends reflect this as well. Some clinics even report a 50% increase in vasectomies through March. 

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