Every weekday at 5:45pm, Allan gives you a tip to help improve your life. It’s WEBE Wellness! It could range from exercise to better sleep to eating healthy. A minute that could help enhance your world.
WEBE Wellness: Bad News For Night Owls
If you consider yourself a night owl, there’s some news that may make you want to become an early bird. Researchers believe they’ve discovered scientific evidence that our brains are not meant to be awake after midnight. Our internal biological clock expects sleep by that time and staying up too late triggers changes in our…… Continue Reading
WEBE Wellness: Home Surfaces You Should Be Cleaning (But Aren’t!)
We’re at the halfway point of the year, and have you not cleaned your home in a while? Well take stock because there’s a lot of stuff we overlook in our regular cleaning. A new study shows that the handle of your coffee maker has more bacteria than your toilet seat! The study did swab…… Continue Reading
WEBE Wellness: Staying Safe This Summer
The final weekend of June is upon us, and the Fourth of July is next week, so you’re gonna be spending a lot of time outside in the near future. But it is important to stay safe and avoid potentially dangerous things this season. First, insect bites – use repellent, wear long clothing, since both…… Continue Reading
WEBE Wellness: Protecting Yourself Against Mosquitos
With the summer heat and humidity upon us, it’s a reminder that we’re in the middle of mosquito season. And that best way to avoid getting sick is to prevent mosquito bites. The CDC has some tips on how to do just that: First, if you’ve got stagnant water anywhere near your home, make sure…… Continue Reading
WEBE Wellness: Winding Down After The Work Week
The final work week of spring is over and now it’s summer! But if you found yourself stressed out, here’s some ways to wind down as we head into the weekend. First, make sure you say goodbye to work – log out of your e-mail and any work apps this weekend, turn off your computer…… Continue Reading
WEBE Wellness: Keeping Your Skin Healthy In The Heat
We’re gonna have a stretch of particularly hot, sunny weather is ahead of us – and when you head outside during the summer, it’s so important to keep your skin healthy. Here are some skin tips for the season: First and foremost – use sunscreen! Sunburns are never fun, and years of too much sun…… Continue Reading
WEBE Wellness: Boost Your A/C During The Heat Wave
Yes, the heat wave is brutal. And hopefully you’ve got a working air conditioner. But is it working as well as it could be? There are a few things to be aware of. First, don’t constantly adjust the thermostat. Set it to the temp you want and forget it – if you drop it to…… Continue Reading
WEBE Wellness: The Importance Of Friendship
What your mother told you was true – being popular isn’t everything. In fact, being too popular may actually be bad for you. And there’s now science to back that up! A new study investigated how many friends we need. And they found that while everyone needs some friends, having too many doesn’t work because…… Continue Reading
WEBE Wellness: The Best Time Of Day To Take A COVID At-Home Test
With a new COVID surge happening around the country, you may be taking at-home tests more often. It turns out that when you take an at-home test affects its accuracy. A study came out last year that’s getting attention now, and researchers found that at-home covid tests are more accurate in the afternoon – and…… Continue Reading
WEBE Wellness: Which Color Banana Is Healthiest?
When it comes to fruit, there’s few more popular at your grocery store than a banana. While most of us go for a bright yellow, some claim that when they’re brown, they’re actually healthier? So, does the color and condition of a banana matter – green, yellow, or brown – when it comes to health?…… Continue Reading
WEBE Wellness: Pass The Pepper
When it comes to seasoning food, you’ll find on every restaurant table salt and pepper. Next time, you might want to just reach for the pepper. It’s been used in traditional medicine for thousands of years, but the health benefits are really being looked at and studied now. It’s high in antioxidants which helps lessen…… Continue Reading
WEBE Wellness: The Best Cooking Oil You’re Not Using
It’s unavoidable while cooking – sometimes a recipe calls for oil. But having the right oil in your cabinet isn’t just effective for your food, but also your health. But there’s one oil that’s not only good, but also has a lot of health benefits – and that’s avocado oil. The flavor is mild, so…… Continue Reading
WEBE Wellness: The Healthy, Affordable Fish You Should Be Eating
You probably know that eating more fish and less red meat is great for your health. Eating fish helps reduce the risk of type-2 diabetes and supports hearth health, and salmon is usually the go-to everyone selects to help with all-around health, but there’s another, more affordable variety you should look at – Alaskan pollock.…… Continue Reading
WEBE Wellness: Energy Drinks Give You More Than Energy
Right about now, it’s very likely you’re really struggling to get through the last hour of the workday – and you search for some sort of pick me up. Since you need energy, you might grab an energy drink – I mean, that’s what they’re called after all! But while you might get a quick…… Continue Reading
WEBE Wellness: Bad Immune System Habits
If you get a mosquito bite this summer, and you see a red, bumpy itch – that’s a good sign! It means that your immune system is working like it should. But there’s some habits that you may be doing that could be negatively impacting your immune system and you don’t even realize it. A…… Continue Reading