A letter to the editor of Grainews regarding an April 8, 2025 column on the risks of selenium contamination in waterways.
Tag Archives human health
Letter to the Editor: Selenium, science and the risk of overstating harm
Try these techniques to help manage stress symptoms
Fit to Farm: It can be as simple as connecting your awareness in the moment to the literal ground underfoot
Think of your nervous system as a complex biological electrical circuit — one that benefits from being grounded.
Help yourself break a headache
Fit to Farm: Certain motions work to help regulate or relieve underlying tension
Most headaches are brief and resolve on their own with rest, a change of environment, good nutrition, and proper hydration.
Maintain your pelvic floor function
Fit to Farm: These muscles help keep our posture and vital organs where they belong
An often-overlooked source of common complaints like back pain, hip pain and fatigue lies in the hard-to-access soft tissues of our pelvic floor — the soft tissues within the inner bowl of our pelvic bones.
Selenium: Agricultural, environmental and human concerns
Agronomy Management: From a water quality standpoint, health of rivers and lakes should be of highest priority
As selenium accumulates in soil over years, more Se will be taken up by plants, making crops less suitable or unsuitable for human or livestock consumption.
Migraine management is about more than headaches
Fit to Farm: Many options available to prevent migraines and help relieve symptoms
Migraines are an intrusive condition that affect many people for various reasons. They are much more than a headache, and for some people a headache is least on the list of symptoms that come with a migraine. While there is no single reason that migraines occur, the two most common manifestations include either too much […] Read more
Plagued by pain?
Fit to Farm: Here are some pain-relieving techniques that don’t involve medications
Pain of varying forms is a natural part of life. However, it shouldn’t be a constant intrusion for any length of time. Acute pain is typically a response from our body to a real or perceived threat to our survival. This means it might be something literal like the pain that accompanies stubbing your toe […] Read more
Tension can cause discomfort in the shoulders and neck
Fit to Farm: Here are some self-treatments to try that may bring some relief
You’ve probably heard someone say that they hold all their tension in their shoulders and neck, and that’s not uncommon. Environmental and emotional stress often shows up in our posture, and often in our upper shoulders, neck and even our face and jaw. For the vast majority of us in one way or another, the […] Read more
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