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While wearable health sensors are becoming more common, current iterations are uncomfortable to use. For example, devices attached to the face can attract unwanted attention, increase self-consciousness, and affect the very signals that users are trying to measure. However, recent research may have found a solution to these problems by introducing ultra-thin sensors that are not visible to observers or felt by the user. In an article recently published in Advances in Scienceresearchers from the Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo and partner institutions have reported the development of thin, elastic skin electrodes that are virtually invisible when…
A few years ago, red light therapy started popping up everywhere I looked, and it’s still getting a lot of attention. Fitness Influencers preach it for muscle recovery, fat loss and metabolic health. Beauty influencers say it will give you glowing skin and thicker hair. The Biohacking bros claim it can help your mood and sleep, and that if you expose your balls to red light, it will increase your testosterone.Thanks to social media publicity, gyms have started installing red-light booths next to the tanning bed. Just a few months ago, a dedicated red light studio opened near my neighborhood…
Your pelvic floor muscles are a net-like group of muscles at the base of your pelvis that support your bladder, bowel, and uterus. The pelvic floor muscles contract and relax to enable these vital functions, and like the rest of our bodies, they change with age. Even if you’ve never been pregnant, pelvic floor changes in menopause can affect pelvic floor strength and function as you move into your 40s. Understanding these changes can help you be proactive about your pelvic health and reduce the chance of problems later. How estrogen affects muscle collagen Perimenopause is a transitional stage before…
Summer skin care tips usually include things like this: wear sunscreen, drink water, wash your face after working out, wear less makeup, etc. But if you have sensitive skin, these tips often don’t help much. One day you will be fine. The next, your cheeks are red, your skin is itchy, and suddenly you have bumps where you never had bumps before. So why does this happen? It can feel like our skin has just decided to be tough. But in reality, summer brings new stressors for sensitive skin. These include heat, sweat, sun, chlorine, air conditioning, bug bites, extra…
In 2025, 90% of infants worldwide – or nearly 116 million – received at least one dose of diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (DTP) vaccine, and 85% – or 110 million – completed the full three-dose series, according to WHO-UNICEF annual estimates published today (WUENICver). While both indicators are up one percentage point from the previous year, global coverage remains one point below 2019 levels – fluctuating in the same narrow range since 2009. According to the data, an estimated 13.5 million “zero-dose” children did not receive a single vaccine in their first year in 2025. While this represents nearly 750,000…
Is it okay to be imperfect and still be happy? Is it okay not to get everything sorted at once? Is it okay to be totally imperfect and yet embrace the glorious mess we are? Too many questions to start with, but isn’t it worth asking yourself these questions once in a while? To not be hard on yourself? Oops, questions again. You see, even though I’m not perfect, many feel I am, what’s important to me is that I’m happy, I’m content, and I sleep contented. In this blog, let’s talk about it “be perfect” pressure a woman goes…
Heated arguments about sexuality and gender are everywhere these days. As an evolutionarily trained clinician specializing in gender medicine and men’s health, I have been helping individuals and couples improve their love lives for over fifty years. Me recently interviewed by Dr. Nathan L. Lents for his latest book, Sexual Evolution: How 500 Million Years of Sex, Gender, and Mating Shape Modern Relationships. I found the book enlightening, fascinating, and completely entertaining to read. I have often encountered resistance in certain circles when I talk about the biological and evolutionary roots of who we are as men and women. Some…
It’s July Disability Pride Month.As he told you Jacquelyne FroeberI was born in pants — feet first — on December 3, 1993.Of course, I don’t remember anything from that day.I don’t remember when the health care providers tried to turn me during labor or when things escalated and I had a forceps birth.I don’t remember how scared my parents were when they found out I had a stroke at birth that affected the right side of my brain and caused a lack of oxygen during labor that affected the left side of my body.I don’t remember being diagnosed with a…
Celebrating 30 years of Sex Sense: A look back at our history and look ahead to our future. This year we celebrate 30 years of Sex Sense! For over 30 years we have spoken to hundreds of thousands of people throughout BC. and across Canada and around the world. In ours Our busiest year we made nearly 13,000 calls and emails! Over the years we have had staff members who are registered nurses, nurse practitioners, certified sexual health educators, midwives, social workers and abortion counselors and we have had dozens of Sex Sense volunteers who have greatly supported the program.…
Growing belly causing slouching, shoulder tension or neck pain? Wall Angels is a gentle prenatal exercise that improves posture, opens the chest, strengthens the upper back and enhances breathing. Safe and effective for all trimesters! Feel taller and more comfortable every day. Glowing from a growing belly? Wall Angels is a gentle, highly effective prenatal exercise that improves posture to help relieves back pain when pregnantopens tight shoulders, strengthens the upper back and relieves neck pain. Safe for all trimesters! Enhance mobility, breathability and comfort every day. Pregnancy often leads to postural changes as your belly grows, shifting your center…