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Dizziness And Cataracts - Is There A Link?

11/11/2020

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My ophthalmologist and I don't see eye-to-eye on this

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I have cataracts in both eyes, and as they have grown worse, I notice a touch of imbalance has come into my life.

I asked my GP if there was any association between the two. He said no. I asked my ophthalmologist also. He said no.

I say yes.

Is Vertigo and Dizziness Related To My Cataracts?


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What The Heck Is A Cooling Pillow And Does It Matter?

9/11/2020

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Science says they improve our sleep quality!

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Ever flipped your pillow to the cool side? I have.

There's a reason we do it, and that's the reason that cooling pillows work. Not that I knew any of this until last week.

Our body lets us sleep best when the ambient temperature is about 16 to 18 degrees Celsius. A fall in body temperature due to circadian rhythms causes drowsiness and increases our propensity to want to go to sleep in the evening.

If we feel hotter, our sleep is disturbed, and we flip the pillow to seek cooling.

It was only one week ago that I discovered that such a thing as a cooling pillow existed. I was surprised, especially since I was not reading advertising but a research report. I had no inkling that such a thing existed (beyond marketing).

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How To Improve Running Stamina, And Enjoy It

6/11/2020

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A little imagination helps ...

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I trail run with injury-free at the top-of-mind, but I also enjoy challenging myself along the way. If I see someone 200m ahead, then it becomes my challenge to calculate a passing move.

That takes stamina.

You want to run at tempo pace to close the gap, pass strongly enough to discourage tailgating, and then settle back into a pace that keeps you moving ahead. What you don't want is to pass and then blow-up. This is where stamina comes in to play.

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Does Vitamin D Deficiency Increase The Risk Of Coronavirus?

5/11/2020

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Perhaps. But overdosing will damage your kidneys

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Scientists in the UK are calling for ministers to add vitamin D to common foods such as bread and milk to help the fight against Covid-1.

However, the call is controversial.

Back in 2017, Professor Louis Levy, Public Health England's head of nutrition science, responded to calls for fortification by saying that there was not enough evidence that vitamin D would reduce the risk of respiratory infections.

Recently, researchers in Spain found that 82% of coronavirus patients out of 216 admitted to hospital had low vitamin D levels. The picture is mixed; some research shows that vitamin D levels have little or no effect on Covid-19, flu and other respiratory diseases.

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These Salad Vegetables Boost Our Immune Function

4/11/2020

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Here's how the top vegetables stack up

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Vegetables are essential for well-balanced diets for their high load of vitamins, minerals, dietary fibre, and phytochemicals.

Right now, with the pandemic still active, salad vegetables play a more vital role than ever in our diet because of their capacity to improve our immune defences. 

They're also convenient since we can eat them as raw, so they present little challenge in preparing for our everyday meals. For example, a cold dish of various raw vegetables, seasoned with oil, vinegar or other dressings, can be quickly prepared.

Just how vital are salad vegetables in our diet to overcome viral infections?

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For Less Neck Pain And Better Sleep - With Or Without A Pillow?

3/11/2020

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The perfect pillow has these three qualities

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Something we don't do often enough is to experiment with pillows and pillow positions. Read what experts say about choosing the right pillow.

Use of the wrong type of pillow will lower the quality of our sleep. That's bad for our long-term health. 

There's a reason we are programmed to spend a third of our life sleeping. During sleep:
  • Our brain sorts the essential elements of the day from the unimportant and stores memories, allowing for more efficient long-term memory recall.
  • Our body regulates hormones such as cortisol (to help manage stress), human growth hormone (to repair muscle tissue), insulin (to regulate blood glucose) and others.
  • Cell turnover rids waste from our cells, leaving our immune system restored.
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Chronic sleep deprivation impairs our attentiveness, coordination and reaction time. It also increases the risk of obesity, high blood pressure, heart attack, diabetes and depression. 

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