Tag: Jeanne Mahon

  • Nation & World

    Obesity? Diabetes? We’ve been set up

    The twin epidemics of obesity and its cousin, diabetes, have been the target of numerous studies at Harvard and its affiliated hospitals and institutions. Harvard researchers have produced a dizzying array of findings on the often related problems.

    14 minutes
  • Nation & World

    A winter wellness workout

    Dozens of Harvard undergraduates started the year with a new emphasis on wellness, thanks to the Optimal Health program. With presentations from a lifestyle medicine consultant, a nutritionist, a personal trainer, a sleep specialist, and a stress manager, Optimal Health emphasized prevention and fitness.

    6 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Calming influence

    Stressbusters brings free back rubs to students who have neither the time nor the money for professional massage — or who simply wake up with stiff necks after long hours of study. The next Stressbusters training will be in February.

    5 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Senior relief

    Harvard offers a wealth of resources to help seniors manage stress and get as much from their last year of college as they have from their first three.

    7 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Sticking together

    Maintain Don’t Gain and Team Fitness Challenge are team-oriented programs that help Harvard employees avoid gaining weight during the winter months. A new session of Team Fitness Challenge starts Jan. 31.

    4 minutes