As soon as we think we have life all figured out, it seems as if the goal posts magically move, and we must adjust. About the only thing certain in life is uncertainty. Uncertainty can … Continue reading
To Your Health: Sleep Heals Body and Mind
Your eyes are closing. It’s late in the day, you hauled half your traps today, and now you’re heading in. But you didn’t get much sleep last night and, as a matter of fact, you … Continue reading
To Your Health: New Study Reveals Injury, Addiction Cycle
Lobstering hurts. Clam digging hurts. In fact, most fishermen, whatever species they harvest, end up in pain, whether it’s their back, shoulders, or knees. Sometimes they seek help from a medical professional, sometimes they don’t, … Continue reading
To Your Health: Now’s the Time to Protect Your Eyes
The sun has given us a lot to think about this summer. The East Coast has seen near-record heat. The state of Maryland has recently promulgated a heat standard for workers. My neighbors in Manchester, … Continue reading
To Your Health: Stress, anxiety and ‘moral injury’ among fishermen
The Maine lobster industry has a long history of sustainability practices and an ongoing commitment to right whale protections. When these practices and commitments are called into question, it’s not just a lobsterman’s business that … Continue reading
To Your Health: Simple steps to take to protect your brain
Has this happened to you? I leave my desk to get something from the table in the living room. Once in the living room I stop cold. “What am I doing here? What was I … Continue reading
To Your Health: Sunshine can hurt you, protect your skin!
Like many who live in the northern latitudes, Maine residents look forward to the summer months when they can peel off the wool and fleece and let their skin enjoy the warmth of the sun. … Continue reading
To Your Health: Know your knees and how to protect them
When you go to sea, whether it’s calm or blowing hard, you are giving your knees a workout. The knee is a bony joint that is a complex collection of bones, muscles, ligaments (soft tissue … Continue reading
Best protection against tick-borne diseases is to be “Tick Wise”
From the Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Center forDisease Control and Prevention With warmer weather on its way, Lyme Disease Awareness Month is here again! Health care providers reported 1,508 cases of Lyme … Continue reading
To Your Health: Acupuncture another way to treat pain
It’s not easy to accept, but lobster fishing involves pain. For the young, the pain may be fleeting, something to shake off with a hot shower and some rest. For others, the daily repetition of … Continue reading