Ocoee High alumni make fashion statement

Ocoee High alumni make fashion statement

Capitalizing on their shared love for fashion and thrifting, two Ocoee High School alumni have partnered to bring a new concept to their beloved city. Alex Gonzalez and Zale Lugo are the minds behind Off The Rack Market, a clothing and accessories haven created especially for high-schoolers and college-age students. The monthly market features more…

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Alaska’s US senators have long worried about Putin’s ‘authoritarian aggression.’ On Friday, Putin will be on their home turf

Alaska’s US senators have long worried about Putin’s ‘authoritarian aggression.’ On Friday, Putin will be on their home turf

Alaska’s U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan. (Marc Lester / ADN) This is how Alaska’s U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan has described Vladimir Putin: “aggressive authoritarian,” “a mafia regime leader” and a “dictator.” “Authoritarian regimes are testing the United States. Dictators like Vladimir Putin see through a lens of either strength or weakness, which is…

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Why lifestyle medicine could make a difference

Why lifestyle medicine could make a difference

Temporary distancing was one strategy family caregivers employed to cope with the stress. Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain By 2030, an estimated 47 million women worldwide will enter menopause each year. The transition through menopause can last several years and brings with it a host of physical, mental and brain changes. One of the most distressing…

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Kids using social apps to obtain guns

Kids using social apps to obtain guns

“How fair is it to a family to be driving down the road and have juveniles hanging out the windows, shooting off automatic weapons? That’s not fair,” said Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman.Bregman has been leading the charge to change the New Mexico Children’s Code, so penalties are tougher on juvenile offenders.One way he…

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Mental health care needs urgent reform to include lifestyle interventions, claims report

Mental health care needs urgent reform to include lifestyle interventions, claims report

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Mental health services must urgently increase investment in lifestyle interventions to improve care and help close the 15-year life expectancy gap faced by people with mental illness, a Lancet Psychiatry Commission report warns. Lifestyle interventions targeting physical activity, nutrition, sleep and smoking are key to mental health care, not optional extras,…

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