Posts Tagged ‘health’

Clean Eating: What do studies report?

With the vast amount of information available at our fingertips and the increased purchased power within the last few decades, consumers are starting to make more educated decisions regarding their diets. This has result in myriad types of diets aimed to benefit different people with different needs. One of these diets would be a clean…

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What is Deltacron and Should You Be Worried?

On January 7, scientists in Cyprus announced the discovery of a novel SARS-CoV-2 strain. The Deltacron variation is thought to be a cross between Delta and Omicron. Should we be worried of the news of this new variant? Where did it come from? How do we protect ourselves from it? Thankfully, you need not worry…

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Is It Safe to Take Melatonin Every Night?

What is Melatonin? Melatonin is a hormone that your body creates on its own. It aids in the regulation of your sleep-wake cycle. Melatonin can also be purchased as an over-the-counter supplement manufactured in a laboratory. Melatonin pills are used by some people to aid with sleep issues such as jet lag and insomnia. Melatonin…

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Anti-inflammatory foods to add to your diet

What is inflammation? Inflammation is a natural component of the healing process. It is the reason is why some parts of our body will swell and go red after we hurt it. However, this inflammatory healing process may occasionally go awry, lasting much too long and causing more harm than good. When inflammation is triggered…

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Some Key Health Moments from 2021

As we move on into the month of March, the events of 2021 are still fresh in our memories with the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic still taking place around the world. That said, it is still important for us to look back on the events of the past year to not only learn from…

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What Is The Noom Diet—And Can It Help You Lose Weight

With smartphones being so integrated into our society, smartphone applications have become part and parcel of our everyday life. Smartphone applications help us with everything from dining, shopping, scheduling and even our work. Out of the many apps to come out, the diet app “Noom” seems to stand out apart from the rest. What is…

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Omicron infection: What are the symptoms?

With the current state of the world, you would definitely already heard of the latest Omicron variant of the Covid-19 Virus which has dominated news outlets for the past month. Many have been terrified of contracting the virus as there have also been concerns that Omicron might circumvent the COVID-19 vaccine’s protection. In laboratory tests,…

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Face Masks: Why filter and fit matters

For the past two years, face masks have played an integral role in our lives. It is not a stretch to say they were a vital asset in the fight against the Covid-19 Virus.  Sadly to say, while  almost everyone uses a facemask in they day to day commutes, not many are aware that it…

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Singapore’s approach towards telemedicine

According to the Ministry of Health (MOH), the definition of telemedicine is “That is, the assessment of health, diagnosis, treatment, intervention or care where the service is provided exclusively over a distance through the use of info-communications technology by a medical practitioner or dentist.”. Regulatory Sandboxes The Singapore government had started earlier than the pandemic,…

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