Healthy Baby – Suck a Dummy?
It has been suggested this week that picking up a dropped dummy and sucking it clean may help infants to be better germ fighters. The practice, it seems, not only protects babies from the nasty microbes on the floor, but passes on good bugs that can lower the risk of allergies, according to a new study from Swedish researchers published in Pediatrics. Infants whose parents practice this were more likely to have different strains of bacteria in their gut, and with more helpful bacteria populating the intestines, the less likely the babies were to develop allergies and eczema. When the 184...
Read MoreFame may ‘lead to a shorter life’
Ever looked on enviously at a celebrity lifestyle spread in your favorite magazine and wished you could live a life like that? Well, latest research reported on www.bbc.co.uk may give you reason to rethink and start to count your blessings as it seems the celebrity lifestyle doesn´t come with all of the benefits you might think. Having a glittering career in the public eye may come at the cost of a shorter life, an analysis of obituaries in a US newspaper suggests. It showed performers and sports stars tended to die a few years younger than people successful in other careers. The researchers...
Read More‘Care for elderly at home, not hospital’
At Mediterranean Quality Care Sevices we like to keep up to date with all the new news about health in different countries, not just Spain. This enables us to understand our clients different cultures, perspective and individual concerns as well as educating us and informing us on new advances in health. While reading the Health section of the Telegraph we were interested in a UK minister advising Britain of something we had realised a long time ago. The health minister warns that hundreds of thousands of elderly people are losing their “dignity” because they are being unnecessarily...
Read MoreEasy and Natural Stress Busters
Reduce and relieve stress in as little as two minutes with these great calming tricks from www.ivillage.com 1. Sprinkle Fresh Nutmeg In India, they’ve long used nutmeg to shake off funky moods. Studies there show that inhaling nutmeg’s aromatic oils can kick-start the brain’s production of relaxing, stress-soothing alpha waves almost instantly. Eating nutmeg can give you an even more impressive boost. According to Stanford University researchers, adding a quarter teaspoon to your daily diet could help you feel calmer and less easily rattled in as little as two weeks. 2. Walk Through a...
Read MoreTension Headaches
The causes of tension headaches are not well understood except for one: “The only thing that clearly does trigger tension headaches is stress,” says Dr. Goadsby, director of the University of California San Francisco Headache Clinic and member of the American Academy of Neurology. Poor posture is another possible culprit. Holding your neck muscles in one position for too long – hours or computer work, sleeping in an awkward position – can also set off a tension headache. Other triggers may include a change in sleep patterns (too much, too little), low blood sugar from skipped...
Read MoreCommunity Spirit
This article on the Zen Habits website about the super healthy community on the little Greek island of Ikaria is enlightening. Ikarians are living much older than most other Westerners, and are healthy, active, purposeful and happy well into old age. What’s their secret? Is it diet, or exercise, or no smoking, or a little bit of red wine? Sure, it’s a bit of those things, but more importantly, it’s the community. Ikarians live in a community where it is the norm to eat mostly plant foods (beans, potatoes, veggies from the garden), drink some wine with neighbors, walk everywhere,...
Read MoreCold or Flu?
Colds and flu share some of the same symptoms (sneezing, coughing, sore throat), but are caused by different viruses. Flu can be much more serious than a cold. If you’re generally fit and healthy, you can usually manage the symptoms of a cold or flu yourself without seeing a doctor. Look after yourself by resting, drinking non-alcoholic fluids to avoid dehydration and avoiding strenuous activity. Painkillers such as ibuprofen or paracetamol can relieve aches and pains. Some people need to take extra care as they’re more at risk of serious chest complications, such as pneumonia and...
Read MoreAn Apple a Day
Women who eat dried apple every day for a year see a persistent decrease in their cholesterol levels, according to a new study. In comparison, women who ate prunes daily maintained steady levels over a year, suggesting that the fruit could keep cholesterol numbers from rising. “Both apples and dried plum are pretty powerful in keeping the cholesterol at bay,” said Bahram Arjmandi, the lead author of the study and the chair of the department of Nutrition, Food, and Exercise Sciences at Florida State University. While eating fruit seems beneficial, the study could not say whether...
Read MoreWork Stress Study
Feeling stressed by your job? Don’t blame your employer a study shows. Work stress, job satisfaction and health problems due to high stress have more to do with genes than you might think, according to research by Timothy Judge, professor of management at the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business. As the lead author of the study, Judge studied nearly 600 twins – some identical, some fraternal – who were raised together and reared apart. He found that being raised in the same environment had very little effect on personality, stress and health. Shared...
Read MoreSafe & Happy Life
Sometimes health advice can be overwhelming. It changes all the time and it is hard to keep up. Are carbs bad? How much sleep do we need? How big is a portion of fruit? It is easy to throw your hands up in despair and reach for the crisps and TV remote as the effort of wading through the advice seems impossible. Here are some practical tips to help you and your family live a safe and healthy life. These tips have been condensed and made easy to follow by CDC and visit their website for further details. Tip 1: Eat healthy Eat a variety of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains every day. Limit...
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