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Harness the power of your circadian rhythms for weight loss by making breakfast or lunch your main meal of the day. In my last chronobiology video, we learned that the calories eaten at breakfast is significantly less fattening than the same number of calories consumed at dinner, as you can see at 0:14 in my video Breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, dinner like a pauperbut who only eats one meal a day? What about simply shifting our daily calorie allotment to the beginning of the day? Israeli researchers randomized overweight and obese women into one of two…
last update April 12, 2024 (originally published August 24, 2017) As health and excercise professional, of it’s easy to feel like your clients’ health behaviors are your responsibility. While you can guide and encourage your customers, lasting behavior change ultimately has to come from an individual. Psychologists William R. Miller and Stephen Rollnick developed MI as customer-centric training style to encourage healthy behavior change. First used in the treatment of people with alcoholism, MI is characterized by its non-directive, collaborative and exploratory approach. According to the self-determination theory of human motivation, individuals are compelled to engage in behaviors when they…
In a recent study published in the journal Food, researchers from Italy, Albania and Montenegro conducted biomonitoring campaigns on fish and cephalopod species in the Mediterranean Sea to assess levels of cadmium, microplastics and antibiotic contamination. They found negligible contamination from cadmium and antibiotics, but high levels of microplastics in his stomach and intestine Sparus aurata (Sea bream gilt) and Dicentrarchus labrax (European sea bass). Study: The EU Interreg project ‘ADRINET’: Assessment of known and emerging contaminants in seafood and their potential implications for food safety. Image credit: Al Pidgen / Shutterstock Record The Mediterranean Sea, a biodiversity hotspot, faces…
What is acne? What are the types of acne? What are the symptoms of acne? Causes of Acne How to treat acne? Frequent questions Dealing with acne is a common and often challenging part of many people’s lives. While successfully managing active breakouts is a victory in itself, the aftermath in the form of acne scars can create a new set of concerns. We’ve come up with a comprehensive guide that looks at the types of acne and how to treat them. Find out more about what acne is, what are the types of acne, what are the symptoms of…
Just when you think you’ve effectively dealt with PMS, your period and your reproductive cycle in general, you’re faced with yet another hormonal change that shakes you to your core. Yep, you guessed it, we’re talking about menopause. Menopause, which usually occurs between the ages of 45 and 55, is a complicated beast that significantly changes your mental and physical state. But how do you know you’re in menopause? The two stages of the menopausal transition Menopause, or the menopausal transition as we like to call it these days, it’s the decade or so that your ovaries start to shut…
06:34 PM, April 8, 2024 Co-author with Dr. John Peters Over the past 25 years, SkinCare Physicians has trained more than 70 fellows, and our patients have become accustomed to meeting the fellows during their visit. To help our patients better understand the long-term commitment of our physicians to our two fellowship programs, we asked our current colleagues, Drs. Nicole Salame and Dr. John Peters, to share why pursuing a fellowship, post-board certification, is vital to them early in their careers. Here’s what they wrote. The evolving dermatological landscape Dermatologists must acquire the skills to respond to the needs of…
How important is it to eat with the seasons?By: Megan BarefootDid you know that as the seasons change, so do our body’s nutritional needs? Just as nature transitions from the cold of winter to the warmth of spring, our diet can benefit from a change as well. Embracing seasonal food not only connects us to the rhythms of nature, but also provides a host of health benefits. In this blog post, we’ll explore the importance of changing our eating patterns with the seasons and provide two delicious springtime recipes to get you started on your journey to vibrant health.Why eat…
In a recent study published in Nature Medicineresearchers developed a deep learning approach to differentiate tumor origin using cytological histology (TORCH), recognizing malignancy and predicting tumor origin in hydrothorax and ascites using cytological images from 57,220 patients. Study: Transparent medical image AI through an image-text foundation model based on medical literature. Image credit: metamorworks/Shutterstock.com Record Cancers of unknown primary site (CUP) are malignant diseases diagnosed histopathologically as metastases, but their origin cannot be determined using conventional diagnostic methods. These diseases often present as serous effusions and have a poor prognosis despite combination chemotherapy. Immunohistochemistry predicts the most likely origin of…
As humans, we are driven to seek answers. When the unthinkable happens, our natural instinct is to try to make sense of it. But in our haste to process the horror that unfolded in Bondi, we must resist the urge to jump to simplistic conclusions. While we mourn with the loved ones of those who lost their lives, the truth is that we may never know what drove this man to commit these terrible acts. Despite this, many in the media and on social media have drawn a direct line between his diagnosis of schizophrenia and his actions that day.…
In a recent study published in the journal Science Translational Medicineresearchers investigated the impact of aging on the immune response, viral dynamics and nasal microbiome in 1031 hospitalized patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), using advanced profiling techniques to understand age-related differences in disease severity disease and immune function. Study: Polyomic host-microbe profiling reveals age-dependent immune dysregulation associated with COVID-19 immunopathology. Image credit: Corona Borealis Studio / Shutterstock Record Age is an important risk factor for severe COVID-19 outcomes, with the elderly facing dramatically higher risks of complications and mortality than younger individuals. Despite high vaccination rates, the elderly are…