Should I Take Supplements to Sleep? What Experts Think
If you want to understand the importance of sleep, ask someone who spent the previous night tossing and turning. Sleep is a vital function: essential for physical recovery, preparing for the next day, even clearing waste material from the brain. Mounting evidence suggests that getting adequate amounts of sleep each night is even more critical than previously believed, responsible for reducing the risk of serious conditions including dementia, obesity, and stroke.
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Yet so many of us struggle to fall and stay asleep, with more than one-third of U.S. adults failing to get the re...
Source: TIME: Health - April 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Carly Weeks Tags: Uncategorized Evergreen freelance healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Are Muscle-Building Supplements a Good Idea?
Want to put on muscle? Who wouldn’t: It keeps you strong enough to do the things you love now, and it’s a great investment for later, since muscle improves bone mineral density and mobility as you age. People with more muscle mass have better outcomes when they’re sick, and quicker recoveries.
It’s hard not to be tempted by the powders, protein bars, and shakes promising to help. Whey, creatine, and branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) are among the most popular of these. But what do they actually do, and who (if anyone) should take them?
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Source: TIME: Health - April 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Donavyn Coffey Tags: Uncategorized Evergreen freelance healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Startups aim to curb climate change by pulling carbon dioxide from the ocean —not the air
Every year, hundreds of container ships slide into the Port of Los Angeles, the busiest in the Western Hemisphere. Belching carbon dioxide (CO
2
), they deliver some $300 billion in goods to trucks and railcars that add their own pollution to our warming planet.
But one long gray barge docked at the port is doing its part to combat climate change. On the barge, which belongs to Captura, a Los Angeles–based startup, is a system of pipes, pumps, and containers that ingests seawater and sucks out CO
2
, which can be used to make plastics and fuels or buried. The decarbonated seawater ...
Source: ScienceNOW - March 26, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
Nightshade Vegetables Aren ’ t Actually Bad for You
If you’ve ever gone down the rabbit hole of health and wellness trends online, you’ve likely stumbled upon the so-called shadowy side of nightshades—vegetables that include tomatoes, potatoes, eggplants, and peppers. What’s made them suddenly newsworthy is that they’ve been singled out by self-proclaimed wellness experts and celebrity dieters as culprits behind a range of health issues, from arthritis to autoimmune disease flare-ups and indigestion.
While there’s little scientific evidence for these claims, some people report feeling better after cutting nightshades from their diets. ...
Source: TIME: Health - March 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Claire Sibonney Tags: Uncategorized Evergreen freelance healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Does Magnesium Glycinate Really Help You Sleep Better?
Have you heard about the “sleepy girl mocktail” on TikTok? Get the facts on magnesium glycinate for sleep. (Source: WebMD Health)
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Magnesium and Metabolic Syndrome: Any Connection? Magnesium and Metabolic Syndrome: Any Connection?
Magnesium deficiency was linked to an increased risk for metabolic syndrome proportional to the severity of the deficiency.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines)
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - March 21, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Source Type: news
TikTok Influencers Are Now Treating Ozempic Side Effects
Every day dozens of people come to Jennifer Witherspoon—a former dental office manager with zero medical training—for help managing nausea, headaches, and other side effects that can come with taking weight-loss shots. She even crafted a template response to help her quickly get through the messages.
“People have offered to pay me, begged me to start a podcast, asked me to call their sisters-in-law, wanted me to call their doctor,” she said. “One lady even invited me to her wedding.” Even Oprah’s production company reached out to feature one of her videos in a prime time specia...
Source: TIME: Health - March 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Madison Muller, Andre Tartar, and Tanaz Meghjani/Bloomberg Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate wire Source Type: news
Magic? Miracle cure? The truth behind L.A.'s magnesium craze
After decades of anonymity on vitamin store shelves, magnesium is taking a star turn in L.A.'s wellness community. Here's what it can — and can't — do for you. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
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Why are so many L.A. people taking magnesium? The truth behind the craze
After decades of anonymity on vitamin store shelves, magnesium is taking a star turn in L.A.'s wellness community. Here's what it can — and can't — do for you. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
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A magic mineral? What magnesium can — and can't — do for you
After decades of anonymity on vitamin store shelves, magnesium is taking a star turn in L.A.'s wellness community. Here's what it can — and can't — do for you. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - March 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Adam Markovitz Source Type: news
Research on the inhibition effect of NaCl on the explosion of mg-al alloy powder - Qin X, Wei X, Shi J, Yan Y, Zhang Y.
A study was conducted on the explosion overpressure and flame propagation law of magnesium-aluminum (Mg-Al) alloy powder, and the suppression mechanism of sodium chloride (NaCl) on the explosion of magnesium-aluminum alloy powder was explored. Adding NaCl ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 1, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news
Singapore to Build World ’s Largest Facility to Boost Carbon-Removal Power of the Ocean
The Equatic Process, a novel carbon removal technology and one of the best inventions of 2023, is getting a major scale-up, with the world’s largest ocean carbon dioxide removal (OCDR) facility set to be built in Singapore and operational by 2025—sparking optimism for what has been hailed as a potential game changer for global climate efforts after scientists agreed in 2022 that atmospheric carbon-removal technology will be necessary for the world to reach its climate goals.
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Scientists say that the world would need to remove at least five billion metric tons of c...
Source: TIME: Science - February 29, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Koh Ewe Tags: Uncategorized climate change News Desk overnight Source Type: news
Dramatic shift in ice age rhythm pinned to carbon dioxide
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Roughly 1.5 million years ago, Earth went through a radical climatic shift. The planet had already been slipping in and out of ice ages every 40,000 years, provoked by wobbles in its orbit. But then, something flipped. The ice ages began to grow stronger and longer,...
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6 proven health benefits of magnesium
You may already know that magnesium is one of the top supplements for healthy aging, but its benefits go beyond supporting you in your golden years. “It’s essential for all stages of life,” says Andrea Wong, Ph.D., senior vice president for scientific and regulatory affairs at the Council for…#andreawong #phd #magnesium #michelleschoffrocook #superpoweredimmunity #schoffrocook #vitamind #vitamindmagnesium #noneseafood #schoffromcook (Source: Reuters: Health)
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Reviewers keep mentioning how heavy the Vision Pro feels. Apple execs say there was no way to make it lighter
The device is made of magnesium, carbon fiber, and aluminum. Apple Some reviewers and users say the Vision Pro's weight makes it uncomfortable to wear after a while. Apple execs told Vanity Fair that they couldn't possibly have made it any lighter. One exec highlighted the amount of technology…#apple #visionpro #vanityfair #applevisionpro #richardhowarth #mikerockwell #visionproductsgroup #timcook #markspoonauer #joannastern (Source: Reuters: Health)
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