In case you missed it, yesterday was the Science & Health Channel’s monthly theme day, and the theme was “Back to School.” Get the post round-up at Autism Vox, hosted by super blogger Kristina Chew. Theme days are a great chance to find other blogs in the channel that you may not know about, and to get some interesting perspectives on the same topic. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do!
And on that note, here are links to earlier theme days this year — always fun, always entertaining (I’ve marked my favorites with an asterisk):

August: Travel, hosted …read more

I know, I know, the blog is Lively Women, but today we’re focusing on the guys as part of the Science & Health Channel’s monthly Theme Day. This month’s topic is, you guessed it, men’s health.
According to WomensHealth.gov (ironic, no?), even though men’s life expectancy is approaching ours, they still need to be extra careful for these reasons:

Men tend to smoke and drink more than women and generally have less healthy lifestyles.
Men do not seek medical help as often as women.
Men tend to join in fearless, risky, dangerous behaviors more than women.
Men also largely define themselves by their work, …read more

It’s another theme day at b5media, and this month is all about mental health. Check out the round-up of posts over at Alzheimer’s Notes with Mary Emma Allen and Liz Lewis.
Particularly in the United States, where mental illness is often seen as a sign of weakness and self-medication (with alcohol, drugs, and even over-committed lifestyles) is common, many women are living their lives with undiagnosed psychological and emotional illnesses that are completely treatable.
According to the National Institutes of Mental Health, there are seven categories of mental disorder that are particularly common in women:

Anxiety Disorders, including OCD, panic, PTSD, social …read more