Do you enjoy solving riddles and puzzles? Escape rooms are the perfect way to spend your time in an exciting and meaningful manner. What are these escape rooms exactly? It's in the name. You will have to solve a series of difficult tasks that require creative thinking and teamwork. You'll be trapped in the room and will have to complete all of your assignments within a certain timeframe. This … [Read more...]
Can mindfulness meditation help patients with glaucoma?
Researchers in India conducted an experiment among glaucoma sufferers and found that those randomly selected to be part of the meditation group had lower eye pressures, a better balance of blood factors that may protect against glaucoma damages and an improved quality of living. The study involved 90 subjects. 45 of them were randomly assigned to meditate under the guidance and supervision of a … [Read more...]
Benefits of Sleep- How Does Sleep Affect Your Social Life
You may be irritable when you don't get enough sleep. Do you believe you could alter your behavior if you knew that you were irritable because of sleep deprivation? According to the National Sleep Foundation’s Sleep Health Index, around 45% of Americans have experienced poor or inadequate sleep over the past seven days. Many studies have shown the importance of good sleeping. A lack of sleep or a … [Read more...]
Can Yoga Cure Diabetes?
About 90-95 percent of Americans with diabetes have type 2. Type 2 diabetes is most common in those over 45 years old, but it is also increasing among younger Americans(1). Type 2 diabetes is not curable, but you can manage it by losing weight, eating healthy and exercising. You may need insulin therapy or diabetes medication if diet and exercise alone are not enough to control your blood … [Read more...]
Health Equity In The AI And Digital Health Era: Promise or Peril?
Does digital health or artificial intelligence improve health equity and/or health equity? This is the question I am asked most frequently. The answer, despite its apparent simplicity, is not a simple "yes" or "no". This is a long analysis. Here is the TLDR: Yes, digital health will improve health equity. It will take some time, and it may even temporarily widen this gap during the transition … [Read more...]
What Is Medical Coding Automation And Its Potentials In Healthcare?
The term "coding" is often associated with programmers who write software. Medical coding is a process that has been used in the past, but it now applies to digital health. It is the process of converting medical records (usually from clinicians' texts) into structured codes, based on a classification scheme for the patient diagnosis and the relevant procedure. This results in clinical … [Read more...]
Tips for Living a Longer and Healthier Life
More people today than ever before are searching for ways to improve health, boost energy, reduce stress and restore functionality. They also want to relieve pain, balance emotions and sharpen their mental focus. Due to the busyness of modern life, people are looking for simple ways that don't take up a lot of time. You may consider Chinese healing techniques if you haven't yet found the right … [Read more...]
Taking Off The Rose Colored Glasses: Ruthless Lessons Part 2
As part of my therapy, my therapist taught me "ruthless lesson" because I was naive and lacked street-smarts. I couldn't identify a cunning person who would manipulate or exploit others because my rose-colored glasses and trauma informed compassion gave everyone a benefit of doubt and painted even the most ruthless individuals in a positive light. She told me that I had to learn about ruthlessness … [Read more...]
Taking Off The Rose Colored Glasses
Ruthless Lessons Part 1 Some people see others with the innocence of a child, believing that they are innocent and good. They tend to be optimistic, naive and idealistic, and to assume the best intentions. They also have a lot of compassion and empathy. It is a beautiful thing to have these qualities. But part of maturing and growing beyond childhood means removing the … [Read more...]
When Pain Medicine and Exercise Collide
Many sports medicine professionals, as well as other medical professionals, continue to express their concern about the use and misuse of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), including over-the-counter painkillers that contain acetaminophen. Consider the fact that the number one cause of liver failure in the United States is acetaminophen poisoning. Acetaminophen poisoning is the No. 1 … [Read more...]
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