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Your Health and Disease Prevention Plan Health and disease prevention planning needs to be comprehensive, personalized and positive rather than sporadic and driven by fear.
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This is not another "health guru" page, it's grounded in research and curated by a Master of Science in Prevention.

30/06/2022

Harvard study finds the natural gas that lights gas stoves for home and professional cooks contains low concentrations of several chemicals linked to cancer.

17/04/2021

The unfortunate truth is that there is a price premium on healthy living products, and it's not intrinsically justified most of the times.

This study concluded that Zn or vitamin C do not show a benefit in reducing duration of COVID-19 symptoms. However, ther...
20/02/2021

This study concluded that Zn or vitamin C do not show a benefit in reducing duration of COVID-19 symptoms. However, there are several limitations or design flaws in this trial:
❌No statistical power (not enough participants in each arm)
❌The Zn was not high dose and not paired with something to help it get into the cells, like quercetin
❌Supplements not started at the onset of symptoms
❌Trial was not controlled (compared to placebo for example)
Since there are multiple studies that do show benefits in viral infections and for immunity modulation, I personally would not throw these supplements in the trash can.

This randomized clinical trial examines whether high-dose zinc and/or high-dose ascorbic acid reduces the severity or duration of symptoms compared with usual care among ambulatory patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection.

More evidence that the microbiome (the bacteria in our intestines) is linked to the health of the immune system, and all...
23/01/2021

More evidence that the microbiome (the bacteria in our intestines) is linked to the health of the immune system, and allergies. More research is needed into how probiotics can help.

A comparison of twins with and without food allergies has uncovered differences in the f***l bacteria of allergic and non-allergic individuals.

16/12/2020

Mental and sleep wellness tip: have something to look forward to, that is achievable and exciting. For me, after I'm done nursing my second child and hopefully the pandemic ends, I'm arranging for a 2 week getaway alone to do a dietary detox, exercise and be in nature every day, sleep, be mindful and grateful and go to the beauty salons. A kind of recharge for the next life chapter. How about you?

Important! Colorectal cancer screening should start at 45 now, even if asymptomatic or with no family history. More and ...
16/11/2020

Important! Colorectal cancer screening should start at 45 now, even if asymptomatic or with no family history. More and more younger people get this type of cancer lately.

As younger adults are being diagnosed with colon cancer, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is recommending screening all adults older than 45.

From a pregnant mom regarding hyperemesis:Ok, this is raw and some may say “brave”, but every time I hear a woman say sh...
10/10/2020

From a pregnant mom regarding hyperemesis:
Ok, this is raw and some may say “brave”, but every time I hear a woman say she went through this, I get angry, sad and feel that someone should shout it from the roof tops in order to raise awareness. It is said that about 2% of pregnant women get hyperemesis gravidarum (HG or severe nausea), so that’s a lot of women yet the awareness and management of this condition is extremely lacking. Some women are lucky to not experience it again during a second pregnancy, but most have recurring HG and say it was the worst experience of their entire life. I was unfortunate enough to experience another “worst ever” health situation with excruciating pain every night for more than a month that prevented me from getting any sleep when I had endometriosis, so HG was my second “worst nightmare”. But this time, it was round the clock for months on end, with not even one second of respite when I felt normal. This obviously can lead to the conviction that you are actually going to die, or at least never be able to feel normal or eat again.
Now, describing the experience to other people or even women who had normal pregnancies cannot do it justice, only those living through it can really understand the horror of it all. Imagine having constant nausea that prevents you from eating anything for months on end. I “survived” on half a slice of toast per day for 3 months, so obviously lost a lot of weight at a time when you are supposed to gain weight for your baby’s sake. Imagine vomiting several times a day but not having anything inside, and choking on your own acid/bile occasionally, leaving you terrified of being alone. Imagine not being able to swallow any pills, vitamins or brushing your teeth. Imagine forcing yourself to drink and not being able to get in more than 0.5 l per day. Naturally this leads to experiencing the same sensations as people who literally die from hunger and thirst. You are bedridden and weak (so you had to give up your job or be on an extended sick leave if lucky) and after a while your brain becomes foggy and you can’t think straight, you are too weak to even formulate a cohesive thought. People around you don’t seem to understand and encourage you to “be strong, think positive”, force yourself to eat and after a while, become exasperated and start accusing you of whining or blowing it out of proportion. You hear things like “oh, I had it too, I only could eat x, y, z and vomited every day for a while” or “yeah, I know how it is, I used to have a bad case of food poisoning for three days” which make you feel even more isolated, hopeless and terrified. At doctor visits he encourages you to try this or that vitamin, acupuncture and some other totally useless tips because he can’t really gauge the reality of the situation only based on your words (after all, women tend to over-dramatize especially when pregnant, right?). That is, until finally after weeks or months of torment, he finally sees you break down in front of him, white as a sheet and trembling, at which point he sends you to the ER, where they finally diagnose you with HG and severe dehydration and pump your vein full of fluids and glucose, while also sneaking in a chemotherapy nausea drug that carries the risk of birth defects, but hey, at this point it may be really necessary. If you’re lucky in the realm of HG lucky, this kind of repeated ER visits and vein tracks help you start feeling normal again after 4 months, but if you’re not, this goes on for the entire duration of pregnancy and you eventually get hospitalized and on a permanent IV drip. Needless to say how this harrowing trauma affects your dignity, ability to bond with your baby or your feelings of adequacy as a mother. I hope and pray that the healthcare system finds a safe way to deal with this horrifying condition and not let women hang out to dry and battle this on their own as it’s currently the norm.

26/08/2020

What do health & wellness coaches do? Health & wellness coaches partner with clients seeking to enhance their well-being through self-directed, lasting changes, aligned with their values. In the course of their work, health & wellness coaches display an unconditional positive regard for their clients and a belief in their capacity for change, honoring the fact that each client is an expert on their own life, while ensuring that all interactions are respectful and non-judgmental.

👉What we really fear is long-term shortness of breath. There is also a disturbing report looking at CT scans of asymptom...
12/07/2020

👉What we really fear is long-term shortness of breath. There is also a disturbing report looking at CT scans of asymptomatic people that found they were left with some scar tissue.
👉There is evidence now that the virus can directly attack heart muscle cells
👉There is evidence of direct involvement of the virus with neurons, and also the cytokine storm and inflammatory mediators can cause damage to the central nervous system.
👉It has become clear that infection with SARS-CoV-2 triggers abnormal clotting of the blood in some people. This has led to pulmonary emboli and strokes.
👉Then there's this multi-system inflammatory syndrome in children

For some individuals with COVID-19, recovering from the acute phase of the infection is only the beginning.

03/06/2020

Interesting fact 👉 Total cholesterol to stop plaque progression (leading to cardiovascular disease) should be

The pursuit of happiness is moral and necessary for our health and wellness. And it requires awareness of a few principl...
03/06/2020

The pursuit of happiness is moral and necessary for our health and wellness. And it requires awareness of a few principles. I highly recommend this book (no financial interest or connection to the author).

As a health and prevention professional, I get asked which diet I recommend. A modified, personalized Mediterranean diet...
29/05/2020

As a health and prevention professional, I get asked which diet I recommend. A modified, personalized Mediterranean diet 🍓🥑🥦🥕🍇🌶🌰🍤 🥚🧀
I don't like macronutrient diets (e.g. low carb, ketogenic, etc.), and I don't focus on calories, but actual foods.
The Mediterranean diet is evidenced-based and has so many benefits: life expectancy, brain health, cancer prevention, etc.

What people in the areas with highest life expectancy have in common. Would you like to set up a community like this?
17/05/2020

What people in the areas with highest life expectancy have in common. Would you like to set up a community like this?

Reverse Engineering Longevity By Dan Buettner Life expectancy of an American born today averages 78.2 years. But this year, over 70,000 Americans have reached their 100th birthday. What are they doing that the average American isn’t? To answer the question, we teamed up with National Geographic to...

👉There's emerging and growing evidence that vitamin D status may be relevant to the risk of developing COVID-19 infectio...
13/05/2020

👉There's emerging and growing evidence that vitamin D status may be relevant to the risk of developing COVID-19 infection and to the severity of the disease. Vitamin D has an immune-modulating effect and can lower inflammation, and this may be relevant to the respiratory response during COVID-19 and the cytokine storm.
✔️Get your 15 minutes in the sun daily

✔️Eat fatty fish and sun-dried mushrooms.

✔️Supplement with at least 1,000 IU per day

Dr JoAnn Manson reviews new data suggesting a link between COVID-19 infection and severity with low serum vitamin D levels.

Health and disease prevention planning needs to be comprehensive, personalized and positive rather than sporadic and dri...
23/04/2020

Health and disease prevention planning needs to be comprehensive, personalized and positive rather than sporadic and driven by fear. This is not another "health guru's page", it's grounded in research and curated by a Master of Science in Health and Prevention. Not all research is equal, knowing how to interpret/apply it and assess its robustness is key.

Personalized, 360* healthy living and disease prevention.Evidence based.

29/03/2020
It seems not having a fixed bedtime and sleep duration increases our cardiovascular risk significantly. I have to work o...
04/03/2020

It seems not having a fixed bedtime and sleep duration increases our cardiovascular risk significantly. I have to work on being more disciplined about this. How about you?

Dysfunctional sleep may be at least one of the mechanisms underlying associations between modern lifestyles and poor CV outcomes, experts say.

15/02/2020

You probably heard about the minimalist living trend, or saw a documentary. It is about decluttering your life, physically and/or mentally. A first step can be decluttering your home and being way …

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11/02/2020

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Personalized healthy living and 360* disease prevention. Evidence based.

Summary and controversy.
11/02/2020

Summary and controversy.

Group B Streptococcus (GBS), a gram-positive bacterium is found in the gastrointestinal and/or genitourinary tract of up to 30% of pregnant women, and it can be passed to the baby during …

01/02/2020

With the flu and coronavirus threats in full swing, we need to bolster our immune system with clean nutrition (no sugar), fresh juices, sleep, and higher doses of vitamin C, D, Zinc and supplements such as elderberry syrup, echinacea and propolis. It can make a difference.

Children's Health: Vitamin K for infants to prevent bleeding risk (especially in exclusively breastfed babies) is curren...
23/01/2020

Children's Health: Vitamin K for infants to prevent bleeding risk (especially in exclusively breastfed babies) is currently given as an injection in the US, while some European countries give oral doses. Hesitancy to the shot comes from old studies linking it to cancer, fear of preservatives and side effects such as anaphylactic shock (mostly linked to IV not intramuscular administration). The oral regimen in Germany for example is 2 mg shortly after birth +2 mg after 4-6 day+ 2 mg after 4-6 weeks in breastfed babies. Studies and guidelines published in Europe showed the oral regimen to be as effective as the injection in the general population, but not in some babies with fat malabsorption issues (which cannot be identified in advance). More details available upon request.

The success of vitamin K prophylaxis has been so dramatic that many practitioners have never seen an infant afflicted with "Hemorrhagic Disease of the Newborn," now known as "Vitamin K Deficient Bleeding." It is a popular trend in some areas to refuse prophylaxis in an effort to keep things "natural...

Healthy home and environment: there is no question our tap water has a lot of toxins, not only PFAS (check your local pr...
23/01/2020

Healthy home and environment: there is no question our tap water has a lot of toxins, not only PFAS (check your local provider reports and see for yourself), and that the national "acceptable" limits may not be safe enough. Plus, fluoride and chlorine are added to tap water. The only way to mitigate the risks is to install high end filters for the kitchen and shower (reverse osmosis) and maybe even double it up with another filter for drinking water, to cover as many as substances as possible.

New laboratory tests commissioned by EWG have for the first time found the toxic fluorinated chemicals known as PFAS in the drinking water of dozens of U.S. cities, including major metropolitan areas.

Healthy home & environment category: Flame retardants are carcinogenic and extremely toxic chemicals added to furniture,...
16/01/2020

Healthy home & environment category: Flame retardants are carcinogenic and extremely toxic chemicals added to furniture, electronics, fabrics, clothes and cars to slow growth of fire. The most problematic household items are mattresses, couches/armchairs and baby clothes. Check your local regulations and how consumers are being alerted when buying products. California was big on requiring fire retardants although they somewhat reversed course lately by issuing limits to the amounts used in products.

Healthy pregnancy "flower petal" category: Vaginal birth after cesarean section (VBAC) can be a controversial topic shro...
15/01/2020

Healthy pregnancy "flower petal" category: Vaginal birth after cesarean section (VBAC) can be a controversial topic shrouded in misinformation and lack of robust clinical research. Most recent statistics in the US show that 20% of women attempt VBAC and 70% are successful after only one prior c-section. One reason VBAC presents risks (beyond the small risk of uterine rupture) is that the c-section required in case of failure is higher risk than a planned c-section. VBAC obviously has benefits that are worth exploring individually since every case is different. VBAC support from experienced professionals such as midwives and doulas as well as emotional support is no doubt very important. If interested, I have a very good scientific summary on the decision making in this regard. I'm also starting to explore the real-life, "experience" based resources out there which were sent to me.

If you have kids, I recommend you follow the blog of Dr. Song, a holistic pediatrician. With the flu season in full swin...
14/01/2020

If you have kids, I recommend you follow the blog of Dr. Song, a holistic pediatrician. With the flu season in full swing, her supplement recommendations come in very handy and have been validated by other doctors and research: Vit C, D, Zn, elderberry syrup, echinacea and propolis are key for immunity. Also, do you like fermented foods and bone broth?

As the cold and flu season approaches, every parent wants to know the same thing… What can I do to boost my child’s immune system? Cold and flu season is coming, and who knows what that means. Some years it hits us hard, and other years it

I believe in the plant and fish diet and think the Mediterranean diet is the healthiest, most balanced and reasonable li...
10/01/2020

I believe in the plant and fish diet and think the Mediterranean diet is the healthiest, most balanced and reasonable lifestyle. I'm not an expert in weight loss diets and never will be. Eating with the goal of health and disease prevention will also have the side effect of losing weight.

WW (fomerly Weight Watchers) took the honor for best weight loss diet and best commercial diet. The Ornish Diet (low in fat, refined carbs, and animal protein) was named best heart-healthy diet.

10/01/2020

Following a healthy lifestyle could increase life expectancy free of cancer, CVD, and diabetes by up to 10 years in people in their middle years, suggests a large US analysis.

09/01/2020

Health and disease prevention planning needs to be comprehensive, personalized and positive rather than sporadic and driven by fear. This is not another "health guru's page", it's grounded in research and curated by a Master of Science in Health and Prevention. Not all research is equal, knowing how to interpret/apply it and assess its robustness is key. https://myhealthprevention.com/

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