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Love Your Heart – Don’t Be a Statistic
February is widely known to be the month that we celebrate Valentine’s Day but, more importantly, it is also National Heart Health Month. The Centers for Disease Control states that heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, with one in four...
Surprising Causes of Glaucoma and Macular Degeneration
It’s been said that the eyes are the window to the soul. We depend on our eyes probably more than any other sense. In fact, the average person perceives approximately 80% of their impressions through their eyes. The months of January and February are dedicated to eye...
SCF Celebrates Continued Success of Rigs Without Cigs Program in support of the Great American Smokeout
Study shows smoking is still one of the greatest health challenges for the trucking industry KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – November 17, 2022 – The St. Christopher Truckers Relief Fund (SCF) is pleased to share continued successful results of the trucking industry’s only smoking...
Can I Really Get Breast Cancer? It’s Not Just for Women.
You’ve probably seen the pink ribbons, T-shirts, and other paraphernalia while shopping in fuel stops and big box stores, but if you didn’t already know, October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. According to the American Cancer Society, approximately 281,000...
Plantable Health Sets Out to Improve the Health of U.S. Truck Drivers Through the Launch of a New Dietary Intervention Program
New York, New York--- Plantable® Health Inc. (NEO: PLBL) (OTCQB: PLBLF) ("Plantable" or the "Company"), today announces the launch of The Road Athlete Challenge, fueled by Plantable ("The Challenge"), which is a dietary intervention program aimed to improve the health...
Are You Taking Care of the Largest Organ in Your Body?
Can you guess what the largest organ in the body is? It’s the skin! The skin, as an organ, includes our hair and nails. Here’s my question of the day: Are we taking care of the outside of our bodies as well as we take care of the inside? Maybe an even better question...
Eight Things You Can Do Anywhere to Reduce Stress and Anxiety
Stress is the body’s reaction to a threat. It is a demand placed on the body. It can be short term or chronic. Cancer.gov defines it as the body's response to physical, mental, or emotional pressure. Stress can cause actual chemical changes in a person’s body which...
SCF Celebrates Success Stories from First Ever Diabetes Prevention Program for Trucking Industry
Free program has resulted in 8 of the 12 drivers already achieving CDC-suggested 5 percent weight loss KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – September 21, 2021 – The St. Christopher Truckers Relief Fund (SCF) is pleased to share successful results from the initial eight months of the...
Is Okra the Next Superfood?
Did you know that okra is not only good tasting (to a lot of people) but is also really good for you? Okra can be used as a thickening agent in recipes, help regulate blood sugar, and can also be healing to our gut. I know, I can hear you saying, “Yuck” or “Gross!” I...
Diabetes: The Silent Killer
Could you be one of the 38 million American adults with diabetes or 88 million Americans that are pre-diabetic and not know it? This month is American Diabetes Month, and we want to shine a spotlight on what has become one of the fastest growing health epidemics in...