COVID VACCINATION INFORMATION
From Medical News Today:Some vaccines use a whole virus or bacterium to teach our bodies how to build up immunity to the pathogen. These pathogens are inactivated or attenuated, which means weakened. Other vaccines use parts of viruses or bacteria. Recombinant vaccine technology employs yeast or bacterial cells to made ...
Useful COVID Facts and Recommendations
This virus is not a living organism. It is a protein molecule (RNA or DNA) covered by a protective layer of lipid (fat), which, when absorbed by the cells of the ocular (eyes), nasal (nose) or buccal mucosa (mouth), changes their genetic code (mutates) and converts into aggressor and multiplier ...
Medical Myths About Hypertension
1. Blood pressure is not serious Hypertension certainly can be serious. Without treatment, high blood pressure can increase the risk of a range of health issues, including heart attack, stroke, kidney disease, heart failure, angina, vision loss, sexual dysfunction, and peripheral artery disease. Hypertension causes damage in a number of ...
Diet and Sleep
Much of what we know about sleep and diet comes from large epidemiological studies that, over the years, have found that people who suffer from consistently bad sleep tend to have poorer quality diets, with less protein, fewer fruits and vegetables, and a higher intake of added sugar from foods ...
Mental Health Medical Myths
From Medical News Today 1. Mental health problems are uncommon Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, the statement above was false. Today, the statement is further from the truth than it has, perhaps, ever been. In 2001, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that “1 in 4 people in the world ...
Massage and Stress Reduction
“To get a better handle on the negative effects of stress, we need to understand its opposite — relaxation. Relaxation therapies show great promise as a holistic way to treat stress, but more systematic scientific appraisal of these methods is needed.” The study appears in the September 2020 issue of Scientific ...
Dispelling Myths About Aging
From Medical News Today 1. Physical deterioration is inevitable This is not entirely untrue. As we age, our body does experience wear and tear from decades of use. However, physical deterioration does not have to be complete, and people can often slow it down. As the WHO explain, “Increased physical ...
Testosterone Therapy and Weight Loss
The pharmaceutical company Bayer and Gulf Medical University in the United Arab Emirates led the research, using 11 years’ worth of data. The researchers collected data since 2004 of 471 men with functional hypogonadism, or low testosterone production, and obesity from a German urological practice. Around 58% of the men ...
What To Include in a Keto Grocery List
From Medical News Today A keto diet is a low carbohydrate diet that some people use for its potential health benefits, such as promoting weight loss. According to one 2020 article, the common ratios for macronutrients are: 55–60% fat30–35% protein5–10% carbohydrates On a 2,000 calorie per day diet, this means ...
Dispelling Medical Myths About Sleep
From Medical News Today 1. Your brain shuts down during sleep Thankfully, our brains do not quit their day job during sleep. Important functions, such as breathing, mean our brains can never fully shut down. In fact, during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, when most dreams occur, brain wave activity ...
Zinc May Protect Against the Coronavirus
Zinc is an essential mineral with a wide range of roles in the human body, including supporting the function of over 300 enzymes. The body needs zinc to carry out normal metabolism and ensure the proper function of the reproductive, cardiovascular, and nervous systems. Foods high in zinc include animal products, such ...
Causes and Treatments for Erectile Dysfunction
Erectile Dysfunction is a common male problem. As many as 52% of men experience ED, 25% of men less than 40, 40% men aged 40, 70% men aged 70 and probably underreported due to embarrassment. “This has profound psychological repercussions for most men,” Dr. Birken said. “But there are many ...
Ways to Reduce Inflammaging or Chronic Inflammation
Inflammaging is a pathological phenomenon and a central concept that brings together an understanding of age-related chronic disease along with functional decline and frailty throughout life. It is a consequence of lifelong exposure of the immune system to antigenic stimuli and complex genetic, environmental, and age-related mechanisms that expose varying ...
Best Available Evidence Supports Physical Distancing and Wearing Face Masks For Healthcare Workers
From Medical News Today The sudden, rapid emergence and spread of SARS-CoV-2 has left researchers searching for a safe, effective vaccine to reduce the transmission. However, the development of a vaccine may be 12-18 months away, if indeed such a vaccine can ever be found. In the absence of a vaccine ...
Bioactive Peptides
Research indicates that bioactive peptides may: Lower high blood pressure Kill microbes Reduce inflammation Prevent the formation of blood clots Improve immune function Act as antioxidants People often use peptides to try to achieve the following effects: Slow down the aging process Collagen is a protein in the skin, hair, ...
COVID 19 Update Late May 2020
New study links hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine to increased risk of in-hospital death A recent study investigates whether hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine might help treat COVID-19. The authors conclude that neither drug, taken alone or with a macrolide antibiotic, improves outcomes. Conversely, they show that the drug regimens are associated with decreased ...
Exploring Coronavirus Myths
From Medical News Today The novel coronavirus, now known as SARS-CoV-2, has spread from Wuhan, China, to every continent on Earth except Antarctica. The World Health Organization (WHO) officially changed their classification of the situation from a public health emergency of international concern to a pandemic on March 11, 2020 ...
Health Benefits of Turmeric
1. Reduces Inflammation Perhaps one of the best known benefits of turmeric is its anti-inflammatory properties. First of all, what is inflammation? Inflammation can rise in the body for a number of reasons—usually identified as something that’s painful, red, hot, or swollen. Inflammation can be silent and not noticeably painful, ...
Probiotics and Health
Possible Health Benefits for Probiotics 1) Treating Diarrhea Certain strains of probiotics have demonstrated positive results in treating diarrhea and gastroenteritis. One study published in the Journal of Pediatrics concluded that Lactobacillus species are safe and effective for treating children with infectious diarrhea. The researchers concluded that preventive consumption of ...
Benefits of Yoga
From Yoga AllianceStress relief: The practice of yoga is well-demonstrated to reduce the physical effects of stress on the body. The body responds to stress through a fight-or-flight response, which is a combination of the sympathetic nervous system and hormonal pathways activating, releasing cortisol – the stress hormone – from the ...
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