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Home - OMRF News - Archives for Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving

Bodywork: Five questions for a healthier Thanksgiving

November 23, 2021

For Thanksgiving, I have some health questions. Let’s start with one I hear pretty much every year: Does eating turkey actually make you sleepy?

Filed Under: Bodywork Tagged With: dinner, fitness, food, health, McEver, OKC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, rodger, scientist-news, Thanksgiving

Finding gratitude in loss

November 21, 2021

With Thanksgiving approaching, it’s become increasingly difficult for some to maintain a sense of optimism and gratitude.

Filed Under: On Your Health Tagged With: gratefulness, newsok, OKC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, stephen prescott, Thanksgiving

Coming home: College students, Thanksgiving and the pandemic

November 24, 2020

What precautions should we take to minimize the chances college students bring a viral outbreak with them during the holidays?

Filed Under: Bodywork, COVID-19 News Tagged With: adam, cohen, coronavirus, covid, covid-19, holiday, holidays, news, newsok, OKC, OMRF, Pandemic, Prescott, president, stephen, steve, students, Thanksgiving, virus

Tips for keeping Thanksgiving safe

November 19, 2020

Mother putting protective mask on her daughter's face

For those who plan to gather for Thanksgiving, experts at OMRF offer advice to minimize the risk of spreading Covid-19.

Filed Under: COVID-19 News, News Tagged With: Chakravarty, corona, coronavirus, covid, covid-19, Eliza, guidelines, healthy, holiday, news, ok, OKC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, Prescott, president, recommendations, safe, safety, scientist-news, spread, stephen, steve, Thanksgiving, tips, turkey

Have yourself a healthy holiday season

November 21, 2019

Set yourself up for a healthy holiday season.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: airport, CDC, Chakravarty, Christmas, cold, december, Eliza, flu, germs, health, holiday, holidays, illness, newsok, OKC, Oklahoma City, Prescott, sanitizer, scientist-news, season, stuffing, Thanksgiving, tips, tueky, weight

Mythbusters: Turkey doesn’t really make you sleepy

November 19, 2018

Most of us blame our drowsiness on the delicious turkey at the center of the holiday smorgasbord. But is there any truth to this poultry’s nap-inducing reputation?

Filed Under: News Tagged With: acid, Chakravarty, drowsy, Eliza, eliza chakravarty, holidays, nap, newsok, OKC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, poultry, scientist-news, sleepy, steve prescott, stomach, Thanksgiving, tired, tryptophan, turkey

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