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“More Ohioans died from firearms in 2021 than almost any year on record, according to preliminary data from the Ohio Department of Health.” Firearm homicides in the U.S occur nearly 25 times higher than in other countries. Furthermore, suicide by gun occurs nearly 10 times more than in other countries. At the current rate, it’s estimated that 1 out of 100 Ohio children will die by a gun. A staggering and frightening number. The United States averages nearly 110 deaths…

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The main circumference of the study showed a heavy diet surrounded by red meat can reduce your life expectancy. Simply not consuming a significant increase of red meat and surrounding your diet with more fruits and vegetables, legumes, whole grains, and nuts can significantly increase life expectancy.   The study further showed that women especially could increase their life span by 10 years if they started this healthy death around 20 years of age. Men could add up to 13 years…

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Myles Mendeszoon is a division-one football player for Iowa State who puts his schoolwork first. Mendeszoon understands how hard it is to keep up with work and practice all while maintaining a healthy lifestyle and positive mental state. “Mental health is a huge factor in any collegiate sport,” Mendeszoon said. “Just look at the number of kids that quit their sport within the first year. Mentally sports can hurt you and affect the reason you are at school (grades). I…

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Tim Ziegenfuss originally found his passion for health in his early high school days. In high school, Ziegenfuss was an athlete who was always looking to up his game and health over opponents. He took a class that really sparked his passion for physiology and everything came very naturally for him. Ziegenfuss would go on to Lockhaven for an undergraduate in health sciences, Purdue for his master’s in exercise physiology, and got his Ph.D. at Kent State University.  Dr. Ziegenfuss…

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