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Submitted by Wholistic Health & Wellness Program When I was growing up in my teenage and student year’s people would relax by taking drugs of some sort, prescribed, legal and illegal. I want to d...

Due to recent reports of rabies in northern N.Y. we are releasing important information to the community. What is rabies? Rabies is a viral disease that can attack the central nervous system of...

When you’re in recovery or you’re just starting your road to recovery, you will hear this saying over and over again ‘’You need to change things in your life like people, places and things....

Rabies is an infectious viral disease that affects the central nervous system of humans and warm-blooded animals. It is spread through the saliva and mucus membranes of an infected animal. Humans and...

By Kaniehtonkie Sleep is truly one of the cornerstones of optimal health, but its importance is too often underestimated. Children are tempted by messages and games to stay awake long into the night,...

Let’s face it, keeping a young child preoccupied isn’t always easy. Now, with everyone carrying a smart phone, it is so easy to pass our phone to our youngsters to keep them busy. And while we are thi...

In a three part series, we will look at the use of “Smart Phones” (this includes the use of “tablets”) and the affects it has on young children and teens. In the first, research has shown how the use...

Head lice are small insects that live in people’s hair and feed on their blood. Lice glue their eggs—which are called “nits”—to the hair near the scalp, so they can’t get brushed off. The nits are sm...

Older homes are beloved for their character, history, and quaint details. If you live in or are thinking about buying, renting, or renovating a home built before 1978, be sure you consider one more...

Life’s Simple 7 Do you know there are seven easy ways to help control your risk for heart disease? Manage your heart risk by understanding “Life’s Simple 7.” 1. Get active Daily physical activit...

Make your life a truly, divinely inspired one! Through daily conscious intentionality, your life has the ability to achieve unlimited potentiality. Using conscious intention to bring ourselves into...

1. Back is Best Always place baby on his or her back for sleep – for nighttime sleep AND nap time sleep. The back sleeping position reduces the risk of SIDS. 2. Swaddling Pediatricians recommend swadd...

January the month to start new, to start fresh and to start over. To do everything better; to be happier, be healthier, to be kinder to everyone. To spend more time with your family and friends and le...

With dangerous winter weather in the forecast, Home Instead Senior Care says now is the time for seniors and their loved ones to brush up on cold weather safety tips. “Winter can be a difficult t...

Most people and most families experience increased stress around the holidays. For families where there is addiction and/or where there is addiction recovery, holiday get-togethers can be especially d...

Losing a loved one at any time of the year is hard but losing a loved one near or during the holidays is especially difficult. The Wholistic Health and Wellness program would like to give some tips...

The Akwesasne Communicable Disease Working Group is notifying the community that it is still monitoring developments for the Ebola virus. Comprised of Emergency Measures and Health Care...

The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne (MCA) and the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe (SRMT) have teamed up to create a Communicable Disease Working Group to provide information and respond to questions about...

SYMPTOM COLD FLU Fever Rare Usually present, 100.4 °F or 38°C Headache Mild if present Common General Aches & Pains Mild if present Common, often severe Fatigue & Weakness Sometimes Extreme, can l...

Get a flu shot, if you can Cough and sneeze into your arm, not your hand Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth with your hands Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds or,...

Today, diabetes affects more than 29 million people in the United States or over 9 percent of the population. In addition, another 86 million American adults, more than one out of three individuals, h...