Month: September 2021

30,000 women have reported their periods being altered after getting the COVID-19 vaccine.  Research is needed to understand why this is happening, according to a paper in the British Medical Journal. Periods can be heavier or delayed because of an immune response and poses no danger to one's body, say experts. Loading Something is loading. Since the rollou...

Leading a sedentary lifestyle can lead to a significant decrease in the number of calories you burn every day. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, most of us are working from home and sitting all day, which is having a negative effect on metabolism and overall health. Every physical activity like standing, cleaning, taking the stairs, cooking, everything can help you burn calories. This type of activity is called non-exercise activity thermogenesis (NEAT).

If you're amazed to learn the different ways a healthy digestive microbiome affects your overall health, a new study will intrigue you. A European research team has found that a gut with balanced levels of microbiota is linked to lower blood pressure. Here's the food to consider adding to your diet to benefit from both. In a study published last month in the journal Hypertension, a group of biology, epidemiology, and public health researchers from Germany and Northern Ireland say they were the first to assess an interesting connection. They used a sample of 904 participants in Northern Germany to understand to what extent the gut microbiome's composition is related to lower blood pressure, aware of past evidence that both the gut and blood pressure are affected by the...

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