Researchers have found a connection between mental health and cardiac health. When your mental health is poor, you are at a higher risk for heart disease. This connection is there because your mental health can affect your behaviour. Some mental disorders are also known to cause physical changes that increase the risk of heart diseases. …
The heart has four chambers. The right ventricle and right atrium pump deoxygenated blood to the lungs while the left ventricle and left atrium take oxygen-rich blood from the lungs, and through the aorta, pump it to the rest of the body. A percentage of blood remains in the left ventricle every time it pumps …
If you have a small child that’s being bullied, there’s a high chance you’ve experienced them bursting through the front door crying that a fellow camper or classmate has bullied them. You probably get sad, and then your protective instincts kick in, and you start thinking of how to retaliate. Pause for a second at …
What has happened the past year has left many people emotionally inflated. So, if you’re one of them, you’re not alone. Most people have found it hard to find cheer during the pandemic, and all probably need of serious mood boost. However, even though this time was as trying as it is, people still struggled …
The dietary supplements industry has been booming for quite some time now and has an estimated market value of around $46 billion in the United States. Moreover, experts expect it to continue to expand. Most of the supplement ads out there say that they can improve your sexual functions, heart health, memory, joint health and …
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Psychedelic drugs are now a popular thing once again. Even Wall Street is full of several newly formed psychedelic-related startup companies. Moreover, it looks like there’s a renewed medical and media interest in stuff like ecstasy (MDMA), mushrooms (psilocybin), acid (LSD), ayahuasca, ketamine, and DMT (dimethyltryptamine). Michael Pollan claimed that for most of the 50s …
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Knees not doing what they used to? Frozen Shoulder? Sports Injury? Most medical healthcare teams will advise you to treat these issues with physical therapy. So now you’re going to see a physical therapist, ready to work out and do the exercises that’ll help restore bodily functions and/or ease the pain. First, however, there are …
Sleep just doesn’t do wonders for your memory. However, it can also help reduce the risk of dementia and even death. Even though it’s well-known that people who’ve got dementia, or Alzheimer’s disease, typically have fragmented, poor sleep patterns, two new clinical studies show that how lacking enough sleep can increase the risk of dementia. …
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Most people don’t look forward to getting injections. Many would rather avoid the needle, whether it’s for a blood drive, vaccination, or blood test. With that said, the average person will get an injection at least 165 times before their time on this earth is done. Many people won’t see this as a real problem. …
Most societies stigmatize menstruation, and discussions on this topic are often considered taboo. Almost 22 million females living in the United States under the poverty line don’t have enough money to buy menstrual hygiene products. This is referred to as period poverty. An Obstetrics & Gynecology study showed that about 64% of the women in …
