Health Articles

What Time is it?

by Stephanie Biery, AWC Berlin

I love to travel. I also love a good night’s rest. How do you combine these two experiences? According to the National Sleep Foundation (NSF), jet lag occurs when our biological clock is disrupted. The NSF believes our bodies work on circadian rhythms, our internal 24-hour clock. Our sleep-wake cycles...

Stayin’ Alive

by Danielle Kuznetsov, AWO Moscow

Out of sight, out of mind. Isn’t that how much of life works, when the issue is not a quick fix? You will be reading this in October, after National Suicide Prevention Month in the United States has ended. September 10 was Worldwide Suicide Prevention Day, so for a brief moment this year, a...

Heart Pillow Project

by the Health Team with reports from Georgia Kallis, AWO Greece and Ann de Simoni, AIWC of Genoa

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and several FAWCO clubs participate in the Heart Pillow Project; here is news from two of them.

Georgia Kallis reported that AWO Greece has been sewing, stuffing, and delivering their AWOG Heart Pillows since...

Maternal Depression – Not Only Reserved for the Wealthy

By Dawn Parker, AWEP and Richard Ferreira, RN

The uncomfortable truth

1. Eighty percent of the world’s population lives in LAMICs (Low- and Middle-Income Countries);
2. Less than 20 percent of the world’s mental health resources are shared between all the LAMICs;
3. The burden of depression is 50 percent higher for females than for males;
4. Approximately...

The Specter of Dementia

by Christine Riney, AWC Hamburg

Dementia is a specter that tens of millions of people live with daily. It is a disease that will impact your life: you might be caring for a loved one with the disease, are concerned about a family member, or perhaps fearful of what is to come for you. Living with...

A Road Map for Mental Health

By Danielle Kuznetsov, AWO Moscow

The topic of mental health is the focus of our time. Finding an adequate answer to the problems at hand seems illusive, as human beings pop in and out of the ideal balance between the mind and soul depending upon what life throws our way. It is a mystery...