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octobre 26, 2021Like
Kids With Obesity Need Acceptance From Family and Friends, Not Just Better Diet Tips, to Succeed at Managing Their Weight
By Amanda Harrist, Oklahoma State University and Laura Hubbs-Tait, Oklahoma State University Hundreds of programs over the past four decades – from the removal of junk food from school vending machines to Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move » campaign – have tried to get kids in the U.S. to eat healthier food and exercise more often. But none of these efforts lowered national child obesity rates. In fact, child obesity has continued to increase. This has been particularly true during the pandemic. Healthy
octobre 26, 2021Like
The Pandemic Has Made It Even Harder for One in Three Americans to Obtain Healthy, Affordable Food
By Sheril Kirshenbaum, Michigan State University and Douglas Buhler, Michigan State University The Conversation, CC BY-ND COVID-19 has made food access more challenging for many communities. In Michigan State University’s Fall 2021 Food Literacy and Engagement Poll, 31% of the people we talked to said the pandemic had affected their household’s ability to obtain food. This included 28% of households earning less than $25,000, and 38% of those earning more than $75,000 annually. We surveyed 2,002 representative Americans between Aug. Healthy
octobre 26, 2021Like
How a Cervical Cancer Diagnosis in My 20s Taught Me How to Live
As told to Liz Sauchelli When I was younger, I wanted to be the next Oprah. As a broadcaster, my mind was always on the next story or package to produce. At 25, after years of freelancing, I’d finally landed a full-time job with health benefits and I felt like I was on my way in life. That changed after a routine visit to a gynecologist when I was diagnosed with stage IIA cervical cancer and told I had to Healthy
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Princeton Longevity Center Completes New York Location
Princeton Longevity Center, a preventive medicine facility in Shelton, Conn., has completed construction on a new location on the 71st floor of One World Trade Center in New York. The 10,000-square-foot facility includes a 2,000-square-foot image-diagnostic licensing suite with advanced-technology imaging rooms and a CT scan room. The facility also houses exam rooms, offices, and a fitness room. At the entrance to the suite, a virtual receptionist assists guests with check-in. The project team includes Ware Malcomb (designer; New York) healthcare
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What is the McGurk Effect? Understanding Illusory Perception
The McGurk effect is all about your perception. It is a perceptual phenomenon. If you divide the speech into two (just for better understanding), there are two parts, visual and auditory. Visual speech can be the lip and mouth movement and auditory is the words and sounds that our lips and mouth produce. What happens in the McGurk effect is that the visual and auditory speech don’t seem to be in sync. Since it is a perceptual condition, there is calmsage
octobre 26, 2021Like
5 Habits to Help Support Your Child’s Health Throughout the School Year
Summer can be a wonderful time for kids: no school, no homework, lax rules — they’re living the dream. Then the school year hits and so does the realization that your child is going to be surrounded by other kids and therefore increasing their exposure to germs. While your child may be excited to be back in the swing of things, it’s not uncommon for parents to still feel apprehensive about school, especially when it comes to their child’s health. shek
octobre 26, 2021Like
5 Ways to Support Your Child’s Wellness Now That They’re Back In School
With children back in school, taking the necessary measures to help ensure their immune system and overall wellbeing is supported year-round is something that may be top of mind for many parents. In addition to staying up to date with recommended childhood vaccinations, the Centers for Disease Control also says regular well-child visits are an essential part of your little one’s overall wellness as it’s an opportunity to track growth and developmental milestones and discuss any concerns about your child’s health. It’s also shek
octobre 26, 2021Like
Study Uses The Hippocampus Of A Mouse To Help Explain Stress In Humans
A new study published in the Journal of Behavioural Brain Research looked at how chronic vicarious social defeat stress (cVSDS) attenuates newborn neuronal cell survival in a mouse hippocampus. “In the current research, we examined influences of psychological stress on the adult hippocampal neurogenesis, which is assumed to be inseparably connected to the depressive states,” study author Akiyoshi Saitoh told us. “We also thought that, by using psychological stress alone, we could evaluate relation between stress and neurogenesis nearer construction theravive
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How to find your soul purpose
Do you know your soul purpose? Vicky Paul, intuitive artist and author, shares her thoughts and actions we can take to understand ourselves better When you Google ‘how to find purpose and meaning’ over 16 billion results come up. That’s huge, and a very clear indication there are a lot of unsatisfied people walking about. Perhaps this is not so surprising given the last 18 months; the pandemic and enforced lockdowns have certainly brought the way we live our lives, happi
octobre 26, 2021Like
Signs and Symptoms of Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder
EUPD or Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder can be described as stress and problems that a person faces and undergoes. It is one of the most common personality disorders. A person experiencing emotional instability may project a self-destructive behavior. Living with this disorder can cause various complications and problems in professional and personal life. People with EUPD can also show traits of Borderline Personality Disorder or BPD, in which the patients become doubtful of everyone around them, even of themselves. They calmsage
octobre 25, 2021Like
When to Start Premarital Counseling
Planning your wedding is one of the most exciting times of your entire life. Your future is in front of you, and you’re filled with hope and wonder. You’re probably madly in love and can’t wait to start your lives together as an officially married couple. With all the planning that goes into the big day, a question that may be on some engaged couple’s minds is when should you start premarital counseling? There’s no official steadfast rule about when talk
octobre 25, 2021Like
The Intersections of Weight Stigma, Mental Wellbeing & Health Disparities
This briefing will educate Congressional staff and others on the negative consequences of weight stigma in the U.S. and ways the organization is tackling this issue through their Reclaim Your Wellness campaign in partnership with the Black Women’s Health Imperative. Hear from leading experts about your risk factors, how to talk to your healthcare provider and the lifestyle choices you can make right now to keep your heart healthy as you age. Moderator: Lesli Foster, Evening News Anchor WUSA 9 Healthy