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Chief Health Advisor
Dr. Phillip Waite has worked in the field of Health Promotion and Public Health for over 20 years. After active duty service in the U.S. Army, Dr. Waite received bachelor's and master's degrees at Utah State University and his Ph.D. at the University of Utah, all in the field of Health Promotion. While going to school, he worked in the corporate sector running a large work site health promotion program. He began his faculty appointment at Utah State University in 2003. Dr. Waite established a research record examining the relationship between spiritual and physical health behaviors, the impact of work site resiliency training, the outcomes of community and school-based violence and drug prevention programs, and impacts of mentoring reminiscence with senior populations and on the evaluation of health care and health promotion interventions. Phil spends his free time with his family and enjoys running, hiking and travel.
For many people, fear and chronic illness are simultaneous experiences. The stress of having sickness or pain that lingers over a long period of time can add up, causing you to experience anxiety. Fortunately, you do not have to endure this fear alone and can employ several strategies that help.
I am frequently asked some variation of this question: What is the point of making my own yard into an allergy-free oasis, if pollen from my neighbors will just blow in on me anyhow?
Food additives are often a source of controversy and there is a wide spectrum of opinion about their safety. While food additives don't cause an allergic reaction involving the immune system, many people find they have adverse reactions which can be severe.
Seasonal allergies in the spring are due mainly to tree and grass pollen. The pollen of most flowering plants is not airborne, but carried by bees and butterflies, so it usually does not affect people with allergies. Hay fever season arrives in late summer and can last into October.
Cow's milk is a common source of food allergy, especially among children. An adverse reaction to a food can be the result of an allergy or an intolerance.
Allergic reactions can be mild, life-threatening, or somewhere in between. While visiting web sites I found that there is disagreement about the diagnosis and treatment of allergies. In fact, there is disagreement as to what an allergy is.
Most of us are aware that outdoor air pollution can damage our health but we may not know that indoor air pollution might pose a more significant risk to us.
About finding hope, healing, renewal and redemption despite challenges in life, including chronic illness and other physical challenges.
It's difficult for people without a chronic illness to understand the challenges involved until it's personalized. Chronic illness can drastically alter your daily routines and chronic pain
One of the biggest mental traps I fell into after being diagnosed with chronic illness was that life as I knew it was over. There was some truth to this. I was diagnosed with chronic illness about 20 years ago and my life has never been the same. But that doesn't mean I've let go of my hopes and dreams.
