So Much to Do, So Little Selenium Needed
You may know that antioxidants can help protect your cells from oxidative damage, but do you know about selenium—an element often found in special proteins called antioxidant enzymes? Selenium is essential to your body, which means you must get it from the food you eat. But it’s a trace element so you only need a small amount to benefit from its effects. In addition to its antioxidant properties, it’s also important for reproduction, DNA synthesis, and hormone metabolism.
In our bodies, selenium works in antioxidant enzymes to help protect us from oxidative damage. The element is also found in antidandruf...
Source: Biomedical Beat Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - December 21, 2022 Category: Research Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmacology Molecular Structures Cellular Processes Proteins Source Type: blogs
This High-Fat Diet Protects Against Dementia, Research Suggests
Foods included in the diet include seafood, low-carb vegetables, cheese, eggs, coconut oil and olive oil. (Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog)
Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog - August 28, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jeremy Dean Tags: Dementia Nutrition Source Type: blogs
Answer to Case 684
Answer to theParasite Case of the Week 684: Anisakid L3 larvaeThe following is our third and final discussion from our amazing guest author and 3rd year medical student, Hadel Go. I ' m sure you will all agree that her discussions have been among the best we ' ve ever had on this blog. Congratulations on the excellent work, Hadel!_____________________ Worm cases are always my favorite because the comments are either “They are so beautiful!!” (@Parasite_Power on Twitter) or “…That’s a wholelottanope” (Valmik in the comments).This is a nematode in the Anisakidae family, likelyPseudoterranovaorAnisakis spp., ...
Source: Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites - May 30, 2022 Category: Parasitology Source Type: blogs
Sugar and Mental Health
Sugar tastes amazing and is in so many products that most people aren’t even aware of how much they are consuming daily.
Most people are aware that sugar isn’t a healthy food, but may not realize how detrimental sugar is to your overall health.
More recent research is showing a strong link between mental health and diet, suggesting that there is a two-way street between our bellies and our brains.
What has sugar in it?
When people talk about sugar, the first thing that comes to mind is the white, granulated stuff that the Brits pour into their tea.
However, there are many forms of sugar...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - May 17, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Erin Falconer Tags: diet featured happiness health and fitness psychology self-improvement sugar Source Type: blogs
The Case for Increasing H ‑2B Guest Worker Visas Is Strong
David J. BierCongresshas authorized the Biden administration to increase the cap on the number of H-2B seasonal guest worker visas this summer. In the past, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has only used a portion of the H-2B visas that Congress authorized it to use. In 2021, DHSauthorized just 22,000 of the 64,716 additional H-2B cap spots Congress created, citing higher-than-normal unemployment rates early that year. In December, itannouncedit would authorize just 20,000 for the end of winter season. But this summer should be different: the economic case for using all of the H-2B visas is stronger than ever.Empl...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - January 27, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: David J. Bier Source Type: blogs
This High-Fat Diet Protects Against Dementia, Research Suggests
Foods included in the diet include seafood, low-carb vegetables, cheese, eggs, coconut oil and olive oil. (Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog)
Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog - January 19, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jeremy Dean Tags: Dementia Nutrition Source Type: blogs
Seafood Company Hit with Jones Act Penalties over Railroad to Nowhere
Colin GrabowIn a saner world, sending frozen fish from Alaska to the East Coast would be a relatively simple undertaking. Fish or other types of seafood would be placed onto ships in Alaska and dispatched to the other side of the country for unloading and eventual transport to consumers. But domestic water transp ortation is subject to theJones Act, which means this process is not so straightforward. Ships both capable of handling items requiring cold storage and compliant with the law ’s strictures are expensive and few in number. And none operate regularly scheduled service from Alaska to destinations beyond the Wes...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - September 8, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: Colin Grabow Source Type: blogs
4 Reasons to Support Sustainability
When President Biden entered office, he enhanced the national sustainability standards. As we develop an eco-friendly infrastructure, we adopt new technologies and systems that reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Society may accept the alterations without understanding the expansive benefits.
By exploring sustainability’s advantages, individuals are more likely to support the transition away from fossil fuels. Utilizing electric appliances, adopting an eco-friendly diet, eliminating fast fashion purchases and more can shrink one’s carbon footprint while enhancing savings. Over time, sustainable commercial and individua...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - September 2, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Kara Reynolds Tags: featured money and finance self-improvement success sustainability the environment Source Type: blogs
Immune-Boosting Hacks to Remember as the World Reopens
You might think the pandemic has ended by the way many people behave. However, threats remain for many, including the unvaccinated and the immunocompromised.
Even if you are otherwise healthy, the novel coronavirus isn’t the only germ against which you need to protect yourself. Please follow these eight immune-boosting hacks as society reopens.
1. Eat a Healthy Diet
A plant-based diet rich in antioxidants and other vital nutrients is your best bet for providing your body with the requisite building blocks for ongoing health. The phytonutrients contained in plants neutralize toxins from pollution, bacteria and vi...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - June 28, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Kara Reynolds Tags: featured health and fitness philosophy self education self-improvement covid protection virus Source Type: blogs
DHS Should Release Supplemental H-2B Visas Immediately
David J. BierLast year, Congressauthorized the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to effectively double this year ’s H-2B visa cap fornonagricultural seasonal employers in landscaping, forestry, seafood, and other industries. Employer requests exceed the initial cap onFebruary 12, but in over two weeks, DHS has announced no plans to release any additional visas. This failure compounds President Biden ’s ongoing error of not rescindingDonald Trump ’s H-2B visa ban on some types of H-2B workers.Employers will need their workers by April 1, so the administration has barely one month to notify employers of the new pro...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - March 1, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: David J. Bier Source Type: blogs
New dietary guidelines: Any changes for infants, children, and teens?
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has published new dietary guidelines to help Americans get and stay healthier across all parts of the lifespan. Babies and toddlers are included for the first time, because the recommendations cover our full lifespan.
The guidelines are called “Make Every Bite Count.” If we want to get and stay healthy, we shouldn’t be eating foods that are basically empty calories — or worse, foods that actually do us harm.
Because foods can do us harm. Eating an unhealthy diet can lead to obesity, with the cardiovascular disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, and everything else...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - January 26, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Claire McCarthy, MD Tags: Adolescent health Children's Health Healthy Eating Parenting Source Type: blogs
A man spent a year eating fish at breakfast, lunch and dinner to improve his health, it didn't work (PBS documentary)
The Fish on My Plate (full documentary) | PBS FRONTLINE: "Best-selling author and lifelong fisherman Paul Greenberg spends a year eating fish at breakfast, lunch and dinner to help answer the question: “What fish should I eat that’s good for me and good for the planet?” The Fish on My Plate chronicles Greenberg as he works on his book, The Omega Principle — and consumes over 700 fish meals in hopes of improving his health through a dramatic increase in his Omega-3 levels. As part of his quest to investigate the health of the ocean — and his own — Greenberg spends a year eating seafood for breakfast, lunch and d...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - Blog - January 21, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Diet Food Source Type: blogs
Trump Banned Many H-2B Workers But No More U.S. Workers Applied —Now He May Extend the Ban
David J. BierThe H-2B program allows nonagricultural employers to hire foreign workers when they cannot find U.S. workers to perform temporary jobs. Since 2014, employers have repeatedly hit the H-2B cap of 66,000 visas, so Congress has repeatedly authorized the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to permit workers to enter above the cap. DHS refu sed to allow any additional workers to enter above the cap after the unemployment rate spiked in March.In June, President Trump went even further by banning many H-2B workers until the end of this year, which caused visas under the cap to be wasted. Now Trumpis considering ex...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - December 31, 2020 Category: American Health Authors: David J. Bier Source Type: blogs
The Trump COVID Legacy: Bad Timing. Lots of Questions. Few Answers.
By MIKE MAGEE, MD
What a strange irony. Trump decides, full-bravado, to challenge China to a trade war just months before China unwittingly hatches a virulent pandemic that collapses our deeply segmented health care system and our economy simultaneously. And rather than cry “Uncle”, our President then fires the WHO just as their experts are heading to China to attempt to unravel the mystery of COVID-19.
With the ongoing, cascading catastrophe of Trump’s mishandling of COVID-19, it is easy to lose sight that the next pandemic (fueled by global warming, global trade, and human and animal migration) is just around...
Source: The Health Care Blog - July 16, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Liu Tags: COVID-19 Health Policy Politics Mike Magee Trump Source Type: blogs
