6 Secrets To Staying Fit And Healthy At Work
Work, work, work! It's all we seem to do nowadays. There's nothing wrong with having a busy lifestyle, but when your health begins to be negatively impacted, it's time to follow a few essential but easy measures to ensure you stay fit and healthy, no matter your work schedule.
1. Replace candy and junk food with fruits.
This can be doubly effective if you start convincing your co-workers to do the same. How many times does someone bring in a tasty, decadent treat for all to share? Sure their intentions are noble, feeding the sleep-deprived workers delicious goodies that will give them a sugar rush. Just remember, those ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - July 15, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
11 Science-Backed Ways To Boost Metabolism
Every time we eat or drink, we can thank our metabolism for converting all those calories into energy. Our size, gender, and age all factor into our metabolic rate, but there are also ways to independently control its speed. And the faster our metabolism, the more calories we burn off, making that Krispy Kreme breakfast no longer such a big deal. (OK, the donut probably still isn't the best idea.) Here are 11 proven ways to keep that body burning strong.
1. Sleep!
Almost nodding off in line at Starbucks isn't the only downside of not catching enough zzz's. Researchers have found a link between metabolism and sleep, and n...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - July 15, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
My abdominal hysterectomy nightmare – Fiona ’ s story
I am 48 years old with 4 children. I have always been fortunate to have nice normal periods but this changed around 3 years ago when they became heavy with clotting and dragging pain. I didn’t take too much notice and it wasn’t as debilitating as some other women’s stories that I have read. Around the same time, sexual intercourse became uncomfortable moving towards painful and then extremely painful. I also had stress incontinence so avoided my previously active aerobic lifestyle as I had some embarrassments but couldn’t avoid laughing or coughing of course.
I visited my GP in January of 2016, main...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - July 14, 2016 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Health fibroids hysterectomy stories post op infection Source Type: news
My abdominal hysterectomy nightmare – Fiona ’ s story
I am 48 years old with 4 children. I have always been fortunate to have nice normal periods but this changed around 3 years ago when they became heavy with clotting and dragging pain. I didn’t take too much notice and it wasn’t as debilitating as some other women’s stories that I have read. Around the same time, sexual intercourse became uncomfortable moving towards painful and then extremely painful. I also had stress incontinence so avoided my previously active aerobic lifestyle as I had some embarrassments but couldn’t avoid laughing or coughing of course.
I visited my GP in January of 2016, main...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - July 14, 2016 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Health fibroids hysterectomy stories post op infection Source Type: news
My abdominal hysterectomy nightmare – Fiona ’ s story
I am 48 years old with 4 children. I have always been fortunate to have nice normal periods but this changed around 3 years ago when they became heavy with clotting and dragging pain. I didn’t take too much notice and it wasn’t as debilitating as some other women’s stories that I have read. Around the same time, sexual intercourse became uncomfortable moving towards painful and then extremely painful. I also had stress incontinence so avoided my previously active aerobic lifestyle as I had some embarrassments but couldn’t avoid laughing or coughing of course.
I visited my GP in January of 2016, main...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - July 14, 2016 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Health fibroids hysterectomy stories post op infection Source Type: news
My abdominal hysterectomy nightmare – Fiona ’ s story
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I am 48 years old with 4 children. I have always been fortunate to have nice normal periods but this changed around 3 years ago when they became heavy with clotting and dragging pain. I didn’t take too much notice and it wasn’t as debilitating as some other women’s stories that I have read. Around the same time, sexual intercourse became uncomfortable moving towards painful and then extremely painful. I also had stress incontinence so avoided my previously active aerobic lifestyle as I had ...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - July 14, 2016 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Your Stories fibroids post op infection Source Type: news
Well Preserved- the Problem with Landfills
Here is a picture I took at our regional landfill
If you were curious about back to school fashions in 1965- just have a look. I live in Seattle and our solid waste goes to a very well run landfill, operated by people who are consciously trying to do the right thing for our planet (http://your.kingcounty.gov/solidwaste/index.asp). Gas is collected at the landfill and used to generate energy. Landfill gas is touted as a source of green energy and often used as an excuse/ justification to landfill wastes that can produce gas. The gas in question is primarily methane (CH4). Methane is famous in the greenhouse gas wor...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - July 7, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
The 5 Best Supplements to Treat Candida
Grapefruit seed extract and bentonite clay are among the top choices. (Source: U.S. News - Health)
Source: U.S. News - Health - July 6, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Josh Axe Source Type: news
I Was Sidelined By Cancer. Now I'm On The Road To Rio
At a young age, it was very clear that I wanted to be one of the greatest athletes of all time. As I watched professional sports games and the Olympics, I would often envision myself standing in front of all those people scoring the winning touchdown or crossing the finish line in first place. No matter what sport it was, I could see myself being the best at it. I could hear the "Star Spangled Banner" being played in the distance as the greatest flag of all time was raised and I stood there in the number one spot. Now, I just needed to find the sport that would get me there.
Since the age of 5, I have been in search of th...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - June 23, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Navigating Your Medications: Five Questions To Ask Your Pharmacist Or Doctor
Mrs. T, age 79, suffers from diabetes and hypertension, among other conditions. Like about one in three older Americans, she takes more than five medications on a regular basis--in her case, nine.
On a recent phone call with Nurse Alicia Schwartz, Mrs. T mentioned taking a medication that her nurse knew was no longer among those prescribed for her. "I wasn't feeling well, and this helped me before," Mrs. T. said. Alicia explained that the doctor had replaced the discontinued medicine with another prescription that addresses a similar condition, and the two together can cause dizziness and a severe drop in blood pressure....
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - June 22, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Grapefruit: Beware of dangerous medication interactions
(Source: MayoClinic.com - Ask a Specialist)
Source: MayoClinic.com - Ask a Specialist - June 17, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Black Holes Are Invisible. But Now There Are 3 New Ways to ‘See’ Them
In a world of conspiracy theories and Internet rumors, it’s a wonder no one has ever called black holes a hoax. They’re mysterious, they’re powerful, but—oops!—they’re entirely invisible. Trust us though, they’re there.
Most people don’t doubt the truth of black holes, but the invisibility part does rankle astronomers, who prefer things they can see and measure. Well bad news, science folks, black holes aren’t about to pop into view any time soon. But good news: three new developments may make it easier to see what goes on in their immediate vicinity.
The reason for the...
Source: TIME.com: Top Science and Health Stories - June 8, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jeffrey Kluger Tags: Uncategorized astronomy Black Holes Know Right Now Physics radio telescopes space Source Type: news
What Is Going On With Glyphosate? EPA's Odd Handling of Controversial Chemical
The Environmental Protection Agency's ongoing risk assessment of the world's most widely used herbicide is starting to generate more questions than answers. On Monday, it also generated a giant "oops" from the EPA.
On Friday, April 29, the EPA posted on its website a series of documents related to its long-awaited risk assessment for glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto's Roundup herbicide and other weed-killing products sold around the world. The risk assessment started in 2009 and was supposed to conclude in 2015. But questions about whether or not glyphosate may cause cancer are dogging the agency's review, an...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - May 3, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Humanoid diving robot hunts for sunken treasure in French shipwreck
‘Robo-mermaid’ able to reach depths too dangerous for human divers retrieves vase from wreck of Louis XIV’s flagshipRobotics scientists at the US’s Stanford University have achieved a remarkable first: they have successfully sent an automated avatar – which they describe as a robo-mermaid – down to an ancient shipwreck to retrieve a vase from the sunken vessel.La Lune, the flagship of Louis XIV of France, sank 20 miles off the south coast city of Toulon in 1664. Only a few dozen of the hundreds of men on board survived. The wreck, which lies at a depth of 100 metres, had never been disturbed until the OceanOne ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 30, 2016 Category: Science Authors: Robin McKie Science editor Tags: Robots Technology Archaeology Science World news Oceans Environment Source Type: news
'Hobbit-like' hominins died out sooner than thought. Were humans to blame?
Analysis shows that the diminutive Homo floresiensis, died out at least 50,000 years ago, making competition with modern humans a likely causeAncient “hobbit-like” humans who lived on an island in Indonesia thousands of years ago died out far sooner than thought, and modern humans could have been to blame.First reported in 2004, and officially named Homo floresiensis, the fossilised remains of the hobbit-like hominins were unearthed in the Liang Bua cave on the Indonesian island of Flores. Just over a metre tall, the long-lost species had elongated feet and a brain the size of a grapefruit. Continue reading... (Source:...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 30, 2016 Category: Science Authors: Nicola Davis Tags: Evolution Science Biology Archaeology Anthropology Fossils Source Type: news
