Alexis Henning, Author at Caring the UCA Way

Self-Care

Lifelong Education Can Help Us Improve Our Lives in the Later Years

Alexis HenningSeptember 27, 2021September 22, 2021

Contrary to popular belief, apparently, you can teach an “old dog new tricks”! A study published by Scientific Reports found that older adults (average age 66) outperformed younger adults (average...

Nature

Will Reforesting the Tropics Stop Climate Change?

Alexis HenningSeptember 22, 2021September 22, 2021

The short answer; no. Recent research has discovered that reforesting all of the places where deforestation has taken place, such as the Amazon rainforest, the Congo, India or Indonesia will...

Self-Care

What Is the Difference Between “Healthy” and “Unhealthy” Self-Care?

Alexis HenningSeptember 20, 2021September 22, 2021

The term “self-care” is not a new concept, but just a shortened way to say “taking time for you” or “taking care of yourself”. We use it as an all-encompassing...

Evergreen Health

Giving Ourselves Permission to Do The “Bare Minimum” When We’re Depressed

Alexis HenningSeptember 8, 2021September 4, 2021

Almost 20% of all adults in the United States have experienced at least mild depression since 2019, according to the CDC. As of 2021, an estimated 17.3 million adults have...

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Why Mental Health Needs to Be Treated the Same as Our Physical Health

Alexis HenningSeptember 6, 2021September 4, 2021

A decade ago, if someone had depression or anxiety -- people thought it was just a phase or because that person felt “down” or “stressed.” Usually, it was assumed those...

Evergreen Health

5 No-Nonsense Ways to Stay Healthy for Disease Prevention

Alexis HenningSeptember 1, 2021September 4, 2021

Currently, in the US, heart disease, lower respiratory infections, and stroke are the top 3 biggest causes of death regardless of age. Additionally, the risk of dying from cancer and...

Evergreen Self-Care

10 Ways Yoga Can Increase Your Lifespan

Alexis HenningAugust 4, 2021September 4, 2021

Yoga is an ancient Indian practice dating back 5000 years, first mentioned in Sanskrit texts as the word “yuj” which means “union” or “to join”. Here we see the link...

Evergreen Unified Caring Association

10 Animals That Keep Our Ecosystem in Check

Alexis HenningAugust 2, 2021September 4, 2021

The earth, its ecosystem and the creatures that keep them alive are all heavily connected. The existence of certain species depends on others, and humans are no exception. Whether we...

Animals Evergreen

Adopting A Dog Is Key to Improving Your Community

Alexis HenningJuly 28, 2021September 18, 2021

Let’s face it – in this day and age, we don’t have a lot of face time with our local community anymore. This comes from a variety of reasons from...

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How urban gardens can help restore communities

Alexis HenningJuly 19, 2021August 17, 2021

Many of us have attempted to grow a plant or two, possibly in our back yards or kitchen windows. Maybe a tomato plant that grew more than we could eat,...