Author: healthtost
Ozempic has made headlines for its remarkable success in treating obesity and diabetes. However, it is just one in a rapidly growing class of drugs called peptide therapeutics that sits between small molecules (like aspirin) and biologics (like antibodies). A UC Santa Barbara research team has developed a technique to efficiently synthesize unnatural amino acids and apply them to peptide construction. They hope that the methodology, published in Journal of the American Chemical Societywill greatly advance peptide research by giving scientists greater access to amino acids beyond the 22 found in nature. The main advantage is that these amino…
The USDA claimed there is a “war on protein” when it released the new Dietary Guidelines. Seems more like a war on science to me. I recently read a post from the Genetic Literacy Project and agree with his commentary this view. Federal health and safety agencies, led by RFK Jr, are becoming a coalition of wellness influencers leading this “real food” activism (which began as anti-vaccine activism). This is not a step forward for science. For the first time in my career as a nutrition communication writer and consultant, I can’t regularly report food, nutrition, and medical information from…
One of the basic criteria for a good life is good health. Staying healthy isn’t always easy. we live busy lives in a fast paced world. Achieving better health, maintaining optimal fitness and losing weight is difficult. But there are amazing health hacks that can help you live a healthy life today. These health hacks that work are simple things you can incorporate into your daily routine and stay healthy. And you can use these hacks to lose weight, cure diseases, eat healthy and stay fit. Read on to find out the 20 health hacks that work in 2024 that…
Scientists have long known that people who live at high altitudes, where oxygen levels are low, have lower rates of diabetes than people who live closer to sea level. But the mechanism of this protection remained a mystery. Now, researchers at the Gladstone Institutes have explained the roots of the phenomenon, discovering that red blood cells act as glucose sponges in low-oxygen conditions such as those found on the world’s highest mountain peaks. In a new study in the journal Cellular Metabolismthe team showed how red blood cells can shift their metabolism to absorb sugar from the bloodstream. At high…
Meet Nicole: A “Retail Geek” at Sexual WellnessNicole proudly describes herself as a “retail geek”. She has been an Adjunct Professor at Columbia College Chicago since 2009, teaching retail marketing. She is its author Retail 101: The Guide to Managing and Marketing Your Retail Business (McGraw-Hill) and has served as a spokesperson for American Express Small Business Saturday.Her client list includes:In 2022, Women’s Wear Daily named her one of the 25 Inspiring Women in Retail.But what makes her voice particularly relevant to sexual health entrepreneurs is that she’s also its founder Stimulatethe only sexual wellness trade show and conference in…
Preparing for your child’s arrival involves a beautiful, if slightly overwhelming, whirlwind of preparations. Between choosing the perfect nursery decor and finding a pediatrician you truly trust, your heart and mind are already working overtime to protect your little one. Between these milestones, many critical medical decisions require your attention—the most important being preserving life-saving stem cells from your baby’s umbilical cord blood. If you’ve been told you need a caesarean section, it’s only natural to feel a little extra nervous ‘on delivery day’. You may be wondering if C-section moms-to-be can get cord blood, especially with all the activity…
How I saved $200 on my grocery bill while staying high protein and GF/DF. Can you eat high protein as an athlete on a budget? Yes. Using Inventory Driven Planning, strategic batch cooking, and discount apps like Flipp, you can save more than $200 a month on groceries without sacrificing performance nutrition or specialty diets like gluten-free (GF) and dairy-free (DF). 🎙️ Do you prefer to listen? See the full breakdown of these tips at Women’s Sports Nutrition episode: “How to save $200 off my grocery bill.” Are high grocery bills keeping you from keeping up? You are not alone.…
Staying fit doesn’t always require intense workouts. Some days, you may feel too tired to exercise. And that’s okay! It’s easy to not exercise at all when this happens. But not every workout needs to leave you feeling exhausted. The key is to know what type of exercise suits your current energy levels. Doing slow exercises is still better than none at all. Gentle yoga is designed to support both your body and mind when you feel tired. The best part is that you don’t need any equipment, not even a yoga mat. These are perfect lazy workouts. They are…
A study of more than 50,000 pregnant women in Norway during the 2023/24 influenza season found that only 29.9% were vaccinated against influenza and 12.1% against COVID-19 during pregnancy, remaining well below the recommended targets. The study was published in Eurosurveillance and conducted by Stecher et al. from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health. Vaccination against COVID-19 and influenza is recommended during pregnancy by the World Health Organization (WHO) and Norway, as pregnant women and their newborns are at increased risk of severe outcomes from these diseases. For at-risk groups, the WHO recommends a vaccination target of 75% for both…
Meet Ann. She is a 68 year old retired vet and had one bad skiing accident which caused her to tear her ACL (one of the knee ligaments). And of course, he had ACL surgery. Anne West After that operation, of course he went to physical therapy. While he was helping her at first, he came to a point she was stuck. If she had been sedentary, her recovery – albeit incomplete – would have been quite good. But Ann was not sedentary. She was very active. So, for her purposes, she reached the limit of what physical therapy can…