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28Mar 2023 by Janice Holland

A Registered Dietitian-Nutritionist’s Take on That Viral Blue Smoothie

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Would you pay $17 for a smoothie? Most people wouldn’t! But that’s just what thousands of people did recently to try TikTok’s hottest smoothie, a recipe that, via the hashtag #bluesmoothie, has racked up 17.5 million views and counting.Erewhon is the upscale grocery store in Los Angeles that’s selling the drink, which is called “Marianna’s Coconut Cloud Smoothie.” Created with influencer Marianna Hewitt, it features her brand of almond milk as a main ingredient — but that’s not what made this social media’s most famous smoothie. This stunningly beautiful bright-blue smoothie gets its hue naturally from blue spirulina, a type of algae.The idea of consuming algae may sound odd, but past research suggests it could have anti-inflammatory effects in the body and decrease the risk of developing chronic conditions such as…

28Mar 2023 by Janice Holland

Few Sexually Active Teens Are Getting Tested for Sexually Transmitted Diseases

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Untreated sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) can have long-term health effects, including pelvic inflammatory disease, infertility, and cervical cancer, as well as an increased likelihood of contracting other STDs, including HIV. But in a study published April 11 in Pediatrics, only one in five sexually active high school students reported getting tested for STDs in the previous year.“The prevalence of sexually active high school students getting tested for an STI in the past year is relatively low, despite national guidelines,” says a coauthor of the study, Nicole Liddon, PhD, a senior health scientist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). These findings are important, as they provide the first national estimates of annual STI testing among a representative sample of U.S. high school students, she adds.Adolescents and Young Adults Account for…

28Mar 2023 by Janice Holland

What Is 75 Hard — and Can It Make Over Your Mental Toughness?

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The 75 Hard program was designed to challenge your mental strength and discipline. As the name implies, it was designed to be hard. That’s according to its founder, Adam Frisella, an entrepreneur, podcaster, author, speaker, and owner of the supplement company 1st Phorm International.Frisella launched 75 Hard in 2019; it was free then and still is. If you sign up via his website, you’ll receive an email explaining more about the program and the daily tasks required of you.The hashtag #75hard has been showing up on Instagram since 2019, and now has nearly 900,000 posts; #75hardchallenge has more than 300,000 posts. More recently, on TikTok, #75hard has amassed more than 990 million views, and #75hardchallenge has amassed 676 million views.TikToker Gabby Vincent (1.2 million followers) posted a final results video (with 2.8 million…

28Mar 2023 by Janice Holland

Childhood Trauma Linked to Increased Risk of MS

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Childhood trauma, including sexual, physical, and emotional abuse, may be linked to an increased risk of multiple sclerosis (MS) in later life among women. The link was strongest for those who suffered sexual abuse and those who reported more than one type of abuse, according to the findings, published online April 4 in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry.The findings from this study fit with what we know about trauma and MS, says Dina Jacobs, MD, the clinical director of the multiple sclerosis and related disorders center at Penn Medicine in Philadelphia, who was not involved in the research.“The release of stress hormones chronically may impact the immune system, and it is certainly plausible that chronic stress may have an impact here,” says Dr. Jacobs, adding that although the…

27Mar 2023 by Janice Holland

Mediterranean Diet Tied to Lower Preeclampsia Risk

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Following a Mediterranean-style diet may help pregnant women avoid preeclampsia, a serious complication that can prove fatal for mothers and their babies, a new study suggests.For the study, researchers examined data on 8,507 pregnant women who were interviewed after delivery about their typical eating habits. Almost half of the women in the study were Black, 28 percent were Hispanic, 12 percent were white, and another 12 percent identified as other racial or ethnic groups.One in 10 women developed preeclampsia during pregnancy. Compared with women whose eating habits looked very little like a Mediterranean diet, those who most closely hewed to this way of eating were 22 percent less likely to develop preeclampsia, researchers report in the Journal of the American Heart Association.The protective effect of a Mediterranean-style diet appeared most…

27Mar 2023 by Janice Holland

Obesity Increases Heart Failure Risk Associated With Late Menopause

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Obesity has long been linked to a wide range of health problems, including heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and an increased risk of premature death. Now a new study suggests that obesity is also associated with an increased risk of heart failure in women who go through menopause later than usual.Women go through menopause when they stop menstruating, a process that normally begins between ages 45 and 55. Earlier menopause has previously been linked to an increased risk of heart failure, which is diagnosed when the heart can no longer pump enough oxygen-rich blood out to the rest of the body.“We had expected that the effect of obesity on heart failure risk would be greatest among women who had experienced early menopause. This was not so,” said the study's lead…

27Mar 2023 by Janice Holland

Do Antidepressants Improve Quality of Life?

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Depression Has Worsened During the PandemicSymptoms of depression can include a depressed mood, a loss of interest or pleasure in daily activities, and symptoms that include problems with sleep, eating, energy, concentration, or self-worth.Before the pandemic, about 1 in 12 U.S. adults reported depressive symptoms each year. According to research published in October 2021 in the journal Lancet Regional Health Americas, that number has now tripled; nearly 1 in 3 U.S. adults — 32.8 percent — experienced elevated depressive symptoms in 2021.Findings Suggest Antidepressants Did Little to Improve Health-Related Quality of Life To examine the impact of antidepressants on quality of life measures in people with depression, the researchers used data from the 2005–2015 United States Medical Expenditures Panel Survey (MEPS), a large longitudinal study that tracks use of health…

27Mar 2023 by Janice Holland

Chemicals in Cosmetics, Cookware, and Clothing Tied to Diabetes in Women

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Chemicals found in a wide range of consumer products, including cosmetics, upholstered furniture, and nonstick cookware, are associated with an increased risk of diabetes in middle-aged women, a recent study suggests.For the study, researchers examined data on 1,237 diabetes-free women who were 45 to 56 years old. At the start of the study, all the women had blood tests for chemicals known as PFAS (polyfluoroalkyl and perfluoroalkyl substances), which are used to make consumer products water-repellent, stain-resistant, and nonstick.Over about 16 years of follow-up, a total of 102 women developed diabetes. Women with the highest exposure to a mixture of seven different types of PFAS were more than twice as likely to develop diabetes as women with the lowest exposure to these chemicals, the researchers reported April 11 in Diabetologia.“PFAS…

27Mar 2023 by Janice Holland

Non-White Americans Have a Higher Risk of Dementia

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White Americans are much less likely to develop dementia than people from many other racial and ethnic groups, according to a new study of U.S. veterans published April 19 in JAMA.Hispanic people were almost twice as apt to develop dementia as white adults the same age, and Blacks had a 54 percent higher dementia risk than their white counterparts, the study found. Compared with white people, Asian individuals were 20 percent more likely to develop dementia, and American Indian and Alaskan Native people had 5 percent higher odds, the study also found.Lack of Health Insurance Not a FactorWhile the study wasn’t designed to determine what might cause these racial disparities in dementia risk, one thing is clear: lack of health insurance wasn’t to blame. All the participants received care through…

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Платформа MaxiMarkets: описание как открыть MaxiMarkets ph

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Платформа MaxiMarkets в NSFX предлагает клиентам оптимальные условия для трейдинга.MaxiMarkets - это переход на новый уровень. Платформа MaxiMarkets подходит любому трейдеру - от новичков до профессионалов, а также для трейдеров, использующих автоматические системы для торговли собственными средствами. Все дело в том, что при небольшой востребованности, не все брокеры уделяют внимание именно ей. Это значительно уменьшает Ваши возможности, да и возможности самой платформы. В то же время стоит обозначить то, что Джейфорекс пользуются многие заграничные фирмы. Почему трейдеры выбирают MaxiMarkets В этом случае вопрос как открыть MaxiMarkets ph, или как применить те или иные функции не доставит много хлопот.Вторым и последним недостатком MaxiMarkets является то, что она очень сильно связана с Java.Более того, если Вы частый гость на рынке и профессиональный автоматический трейдинг это Ваше все, то можно спокойно пользоваться Java…