Author: HealthJustfine Team
Skimping on sleep leads to weight gain at the rate of one pound (a little under half a kilogramme) every six weeks, a small study suggests
According to a new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, regularly missing about 90 minutes of sleep each night can lead to nearly half a kilo of weight gain in six weeks
Fiona Cameron has struggled to get a good night’s sleep for most of her adult life – but none of the medication available in pharmacies helped
Not that these practices aren’t great ways to relieve and manage stress, but since they sort of “steal the spotlight,” if you will, diet is often overlooked as part of the stress-fighting picture
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The deal is part of Medichecks’ move into clinical services and follows its earlier purchase of Leger Clinic, creating what the company describes as a hormone health offering for women and men across the UK
For years, Cathleen “Cat” Brown, a Philadelphia obstetrician and gynecologist, would listen to patients complaining of hot flashes, brain fog, and painful sex and prescribe estrogen as a safe option for easingtheir menopausal symptoms
It is four in the morning, and the ward is quiet. A junior doctor has been on her feet for nine hours. She is tired, her muscles are sore and her eyes are straining, but when her shift ends at six in the morning and she finally gets home, she struggles to sleep
There is a quote often attributed to author and physician Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.: “A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions.” The human brain is remarkable because it keeps adapting throughout life. It learns, repairs, remembers, and reshapes itself every single day.Yet many people unknowingly…
With the rainy season ending in many parts of Japan over the past few weeks, summer has arrived with a sudden surge in both daytime and nighttime temperatures