Health And Wellness Programs
St. Christopher Fund offers health and wellness programs to assist drivers in getting and staying healthy while living the trucking lifestyle. These programs include a diabetes prevention program, Rigs without Cigs-a tobacco cessation program, and FREE flu, pneumonia, and shingles vaccines for uninsured drivers. We also include health and wellness articles from SCF staff and guest contributors.
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...