Kenya: Push to Promote Traditional Food Is Good for Nutrition and Cultural Heritage
[The Conversation Africa] A few years ago, traditional vegetables and local foods in Kenya were largely perceived as foods of the poor and of the past. Local markets were dominated by three exotic vegetables: cabbage, kale (locally known as sukuma wiki) and Swiss chard (spinach). (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 23, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Weekend: episode two of a new podcast
Ease into the weekend with our brand new podcast, showcasing some of the best Guardian and Observer writing from the week, read by talented narrators.In this episode, Marina Hyde looks at the new additions to Downing Street (ms), Hadley Freeman interviews Hollywood actor Will Arnett (ms), Sirin Kale tries her hand at quiz show Mastermind (ms), and David Robson examines why we ’re so stressed about stress (ms).If you like what you hear, subscribe to Weekend onApple,Spotify or wherever you get your podcastsContinue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 12, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Hosted by Savannah Ayoade-Greaves. Narrated by Christopher Ragland and Amber Rose Revah. Produced by Rachel Porter. Music and sound design by Axel Kacouti é. Executive producers are Danielle Stephens and Nicole Jackson. Source Type: news
Want to Avoid Glaucoma? What You Eat May Help
Research has found a link between kale and spinach consumption and a reduced risk of glaucoma. Learn more details. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - January 10, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The inner lives of cats: what our feline friends really think about hugs, happiness and humans
They do what they want, all the time – and can teach us a lot about how to live in the present, be content and learn from our experienceI wanted to know the exact amount of time I spend ruminating on the inner lives of my cats, so I did what most people do in times of doubt, and consulted Google. According to my search history, in the two years since I became a cat owner I have Googled variations of “cat love me – how do I tell?” and “is my cat happy” 17 times. I have also inadvertently subscribed to cat-related updates from the knowledge website Quora, which emails me a daily digest. (Sample:Can Cats Be Angry ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - December 8, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Sirin Kale Tags: Cats Animal behaviour Pets Life and style Animals Society Science Source Type: news
Michele Brown was vaccinated - but had a suppressed immune system. Would better health advice have saved her?
The mother-of-two carefully shielded until the government said it was safe to see friends and family. She had no idea how her existing conditions could affect herThe feeling of relief was immense as 58-year-old Michele Brown returned home from the vaccine centre. Her husband, Terry, 61, had taken time off from his job as a supervisor at a heavy machinery factory to drive her to her second Covid-19 vaccination at a Gateshead community centre. In the car, Michele told her partner of 40 years that she felt like a weight had been lifted off her shoulders. “She said: ‘At least we’ve got that done,’” Terry remembers. ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - December 7, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Sirin Kale Tags: Society Vaccines and immunisation Health Social media Digital media Medical research Science Source Type: news
Is TikTok giving people Tourette ’s Syndrome?
Clinicians around the world have noticed an increase in young adults, often women, developing ‘tic-like behaviours’ – sudden movements or vocalisations similar to what’s seen in Tourette Syndrome. Except these tics come on much later in life, and escalate more rapidly. Some have blamed the recent rise on social media – but the reality is much more complicated.Madeleine Finlay talks to Guardian reporter Sirin Kale and research psychologist Dr Seonaid Anderson about the young people experiencing this debilitating disorder, and what can be done about it.Archive: NewsNation; TikTokContinue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - December 2, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Presented by Madeleine Finlay, produced by Anand Jagatia, sound design by Axel Kacouti é Tags: Science Neuroscience Mental health Social media Source Type: news
Musculoskeletal injuries and conditions among homeless patients - Kale NN, Marsh J, Kale NK, Miskimin C, Mulcahey MK.
INTRODUCTION: The purpose of this study was to analyze existing literature on musculoskeletal diseases that homeless populations face and provide recommendations on improving musculoskeletal outcomes for homeless individuals. METHODS: A comprehensi... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 24, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Chakras, crystals and conspiracy theories: how the wellness industry turned its back on Covid science
Its gurus increasingly promote vaccine scepticism, conspiracy theories and the myth that ill people have themselves to blame. How did self-care turn so nasty?Ozlem Demirboga Carr is not really into all that woo ‑woo stuff. “I’m definitely a full-science kind of person,” says the 41-year-old telecoms worker from Reading. She doesn’t believe in crystals, affirmations or salt lamps. But she did find herself unusually anxious during the UK’s Covid lockdown in March 2020 and, like many people, decid ed to practise yoga as a way to de-stress.“I tried to be open-minded and I was open to advice on trying to improve m...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 11, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Sirin Kale Tags: Coronavirus Science and scepticism Vaccines and immunisation Infectious diseases Social media World news Digital media Society Health Medical research Social networking Source Type: news
The regrets of the unvaccinated: why Covid-bereaved families are speaking out
The majority of those dying of Covid-19 in the UK and the US are have not been vaccinated. Bereaved relatives are telling their stories to try to convince others to get their jabsPhil Valentine was a Tennessee-based conservative talk radio host who was sceptical about the US government ’s response to the coronavirus crisis. He was not completely ‘anti-vax’, but he did not think he was vulnerable to Covid and talked on air about his decision not to be vaccinated. He even performed a song called Vaxman, a parody of the Beatles’ Taxman. Shortly after the song was released, he contracted the virus.Before Valentine died...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 1, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Presented by Michael Safi with Sirin Kale; produced by Adrian Lacey and Rudi Zygadlo; executive producers Elizabeth Cassin, Phil Maynard and Archie Bland Tags: Coronavirus UK news US news Health Vaccines and immunisation Infectious diseases Science Source Type: news
‘I’m scared I’ve left it too late to have kids’: the men haunted by their biological clocks
It ’s certainly not just women who worry about ageing and procreation – and now men have begun speaking about their own deep anxietiesIt was when Connor woke up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom that he started thinking about it. The 38-year-old civil servant from London got back into bed and couldn ’t sleep: he was spiralling. “I thought: ‘Shit, I might not be able to have children. It actually might not happen,’” he says.“It started with me thinking about how I’m looking to buy a house, and everything is happening too late in my life,” Connor says. “Then I started worrying about how l...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - October 28, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Sirin Kale Tags: Men Parents and parenting Reproduction Life and style Science IVF Fertility problems Biology Health Society Mental health Family Source Type: news
The last great mystery of the mind: meet the people who have unusual – or non-existent – inner voices
Does your internal monologue play out on a television, in an attic, as a bickering Italian couple – or is it entirely, blissfully silent?Claudia*, a sailor from Lichfield in her late 30s, is not Italian. She has never been to Italy. She has no Italian family or friends. And she has no idea why a belligerent Italian couple have taken over her inner voice, duking it out in Claudia ’s brain while she sits back and listens.“I have no idea where this has come from,” says Claudia, apologetically. “It’s probably offensive to Italians.” The couple are like the family in the Dolmio pasta sauce adverts: flamboyant, por...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - October 25, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Sirin Kale Tags: Neuroscience Psychology Life and style Biology Source Type: news
The Plight of Haiti
By Jan LundiusSTOCKHOLM / ROME, Sep 30 2021 (IPS) I assume channel surfing and internet browsing contribute to a decrease in people’s attention span. I am not familiar with any scientific proof, though while working as a teacher I found that some students may be exhausted when five minutes of a lesson has passed and begin fingering on their smartphones. They might also complain if a text is longer than half a page, while finding it almost impossible to read a book.
Maybe we are all incapable of keeping a focus. For a while, Afghanistan overshadowed the media stream, though interest faded when the tragic scenes at the ai...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - September 30, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Jan Lundius Tags: Aid Armed Conflicts Climate Change Crime & Justice Economy & Trade Education Food and Agriculture Headlines Health Human Rights Humanitarian Emergencies Labour Latin America & the Caribbean Migration & Refugees TerraViva United Source Type: news
‘The virus is painfully real’: vaccine hesitant people are dying – and their loved ones want the world to listen
In the UK, the majority of those now in hospital with Covid-19 are unvaccinated. Many face their last days with enormous regret, and their relatives are telling their stories to try to convince others like themMatt Wynter, a 42-year-old music agent from Leek, Staffordshire, was working out in his local gym in mid-August when he saw, to his great surprise, that his best friend, Marcus Birks, was on the television. He jumped off the elliptical trainer and listened carefully.The first thing he noticed was that Birks, who was also from Leek and a performer with the dance group Cappella, looked terrible. He was gasping for brea...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 14, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Sirin Kale Tags: Coronavirus Vaccines and immunisation Infectious diseases Medical research Microbiology Science World news Health Society Psychology Source Type: news
‘What is happening to me?’ The teenagers trying to make sense of long Covid
More than 100,000 Britons under 25 have endured months of debilitating symptoms, while doctors struggle to help and others fail to take them seriously. Four young people describe what it ’s likeIt took Niamh 20 minutes to wash her face – and she cried the whole time. That was in December 2020 when the 19-year-old first-year student at the University of Leeds had been living withlong Covid for two months. “I didn’t have the energy to move my arms,” she says. She remembers sitting on the toilet, trying to muster the strength to stand up and run the tap. It took all her energy just to switch on the water. “It soun...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - August 10, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Sirin Kale Tags: Long Covid Coronavirus Infectious diseases Medical research Science Society UK news Children Vaccines and immunisation Health Microbiology Schools Source Type: news
How to live longer: A tea made from a fruit rich in vitamin K keeps the heart healthy
HOW TO live longer can be achieved by simply adding more fruits and vegetables rich in vitamins and minerals. One such fruit made into a tea is said to help lower cholesterol and keep the heart healthy, and it is more healthy than kale. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - August 6, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
