Author: healthtost
Well spoken abs they’ve been used to sell products and services for decades, whether they’re on magazine covers or late at night infomercials or social media posts. Naturally, they work properly abs it’s about so much more than good looksproduct commercial and advertising revenue. It is key to increasing core strength and endurance, improving posture, reducing waistline pain and enhancing athletic performance. Research sponsored by ACE searched for to determine how effective some of the most popular ab appliances and abdominal exercises are in activating various core muscles. While Some of the devices have since disappeared into the fitness trend…
People with multiple long-term conditions are two and a half times more likely to die after contracting COVID-19 than others. When children were assessed separately, the risk of mortality among those with multiple long-term conditions increased to almost three times (2.8) the risk of those without. The mortality rates are 22% and 8% respectively. That’s according to an authoritative systematic review and meta-analysis of more than four million COVID-19 patients published today (Thursday 17 October) in Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. The authors call for patients with multiple long-term conditions to be prioritized in health care policies. This…
I have been a successful marriage and family counselor for over fifty years and have learned that people want and need love now more than ever. However, finding the right partner is a real challenge. Even harder is learning the science and art of deepening and keeping love alive once we find the partner of our dreams. I have written seventeen books on love, life and relationships and my book Looking for love in all the wrong places: Overcoming romantic and sexual addictions became an international bestseller. But recently I discovered a program that is even more successful than mine.…
Many women expect menopause to bring hot flashes, mood swings or changes in their menstrual cycle. What is often surprising is the impact menopause can have on vaginal health – especially the onset of atrophic vaginitis and the pain it can cause during sex. If you’re looking for answers about “atrophic vaginitis,” “painful sex after menopause,” or “vaginal dryness and painful intercourse,” you’re not alone. These concerns are common, but with the right knowledge and support, they are also highly manageable. In this step-by-step guide, we’ll explore what vaginitis is, its symptoms and causes, how it leads to painful sex,…
In commemoration of Safe Abortion Day on 28 September, this blog presents some of the work that has appeared in the SRHM journal on abortion during the COVID-19 pandemic. As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) spread around the world and healthcare systems faced unprecedented demand, many experts warned of the potential consequences this crisis could have on sexual and reproductive health (SRH). In many countries, stay-at-home orders mean that access to contraception is significantly limited, while the risk of domestic violence has increased, both leading to a potential increase in unwanted pregnancies.[1] In addition, social distance and isolation coupled…
“Don’t eat after 7pm”, “Close the kitchen after dinner”. This advice is repeated so often (usually directed at people trying to lose weight or avoid weight gain) that it takes on a veneer of truth and common sense. Even among my patients who have left the pursuit of weight loss behind (or are working on it), the idea of avoiding dinner or nighttime food is often so ingrained that they won’t eat at that time even if there are good reasons to: They are a healthcare provider in a hospital (where it’s generally hard to find time and space allowed…
Do you feel tingling in your wrist or stiffness in your neck? Don’t ignore it! You may be suffering from a repetitive stress injury. One of the biggest challenges for our health today is the time we spend on activities that cause stress on our bodies. From hunching over a desk for long hours to engaging in high-intensity activity, repetitive use of the same motion causes inflammation and damage to the muscles, nerves, and tendons in the body. The number of Indians suffering from Repetitive Injury, also referred to as Repetitive Intensity Injury (RSI), is on the rise today. A…
Every day, your brain makes thousands of decisions under uncertainty. Most of the time, you guess right. When you don’t, you learn. But when the brain’s ability to judge context or assign meaning falters, thoughts and behavior can go astray. In psychiatric disorders ranging from attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder to schizophrenia, the brain can misjudge how much evidence it needs to gather before acting—or fail to adjust when the rules of the world change based on new information. Uncertainty is built into the brain’s wiring. Imagine groups of neurons that cast votes—some optimistic, some pessimistic. Your decisions reflect the average.” When this…
This article will barbecue an important sacred cow: sugar. If you have the mindset of “I believe sugar is the devil, evidence be damned, and nothing you can say/no research you can show me will change my mind”, do yourself a favor – close this page now. However, if you believe sugar is bad for you, but are open-minded enough to dive into the nuances of when it’s really bad for you and when it isn’t, this is the article for you. I realize that after decades of indoctrination that “sugar is the devil”, it may be hard to see…
Discontinuing any educational program can put students behind. Curriculum delays, extended illness and administrative problems can set students up for failure. No other event in recent memory has disrupted education more than the COVID-19 pandemic, with lockdowns and online classes reducing the quality of education and providing students with fewer learning opportunities. Research in the UK showed that students who were in school or other forms of education lost 35% of a normal school year’s worth of learning between 2020 and 2022. One dimension that has not yet been studied in depth is the impact that COVID has had on…