Eating breakfast before exercise may “prime” the body to burn carbohydrates during exercise and more rapidly digest food after working out, University of Bath researchers have found. IMAGE: NEW RESEARCH PUBLISHED IN THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY SUGGESTS THAT EATING BREAKFAST COULD ‘PRIME’ THE BODY TO BURN CARBOHYDRATES DURING EXERCISE AND MORE RAPIDLY METABOLISE FOODS AFTER WORKING OUT...
Category: <span>Patient Education</span>
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How pharmacists can help solve medication errors
In today’s health care system, no one person – maybe not even you – knows exactly what drugs you’re taking. What’s more, no one health care provider knows how you, the patient, take your medications and at what doses. No single, up-to-date record consistently displays all of this important information. The lack of an accurate medication...
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Sorry about your Stage 3 cancer. Here’s a bill for $21,000 in charges you thought were covered
When Michele Brough was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer in April, her oncologist wasted no time in reaching out to her insurer, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, to obtain pre-approval for a drug that would strengthen her immune system to better withstand chemotherapy. The good news came shortly afterward. “We are pleased to...
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The $250 Biohack That’s Revolutionizing Life With Diabetes
When her daughter, Sydney, was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at age 8, Kate Farnsworth stopped sleeping through the night. She’d set the alarm for 3 a.m. so she or her husband, Dave, could prick the girl’s fingers and check her blood sugar. If the results were worrisome, they’d adjust her insulin and keep checking every 15...
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To Save on Health Care, Change What the Doctor Orders
A new study confirms that patients aren’t likely to think like consumers and shop around. Health care costs too much for what we get in return. Is it more reasonable to hope that doctors will curb unnecessary spending, or consumers? I have long believed that while both are useful, our primary focus should be on influencing what...
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Your brain stays half-awake when you sleep in a new place
If you’ve ever slept in a hotel, gone camping, or even slept over at a friend’s pad, chances are you’ve woken up the next day feeling groggy and bleary-eyed. Even if you don’t remember tossing and turning, you probably felt pretty tired the next day. Well, that’s because nature dies hard. When we sleep in...
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People with dementia and financial abuse – the warning signs and how to avoid it
When most of us go online to our internet banking account and set up a direct debit to pay a bill, we probably do it swiftly without much thought. But in reality it’s not that easy. In fact, there are a lot of complex processes involved in how we manage our finances, which older people,...
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Eight exercises for tennis elbow
Tennis elbow is also known as lateral epicondylitis. It occurs when a person strains the tendons in their forearm. People can usually treat tennis elbow at home with rest and over-the-counter medication. Doing specific exercises can also help ease the pain and prevent reoccurrence. We describe eight exercises to help strengthen muscles in the forearm...
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Motiv Ring review: Fitness tracking on your finger
The Motiv Ring lets you track steps, activity, heart rate, and sleep with a ring rather than a smartwatch or a wristband, and it’s now compatible with Android phones as well as iPhones. Does it offer a better tracking experience than more conventional wearables? Here’s our verdict. How well the Motiv Ring suits you is likely to depend...
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How ugly marital spats might open the door to disease
Study links couples’ hostility and gut bacteria, inflammation in bloodstream COLUMBUS, Ohio – Married people who fight nastily are more likely to suffer from leaky guts – a problem that unleashes bacteria into the blood and can drive up disease-causing inflammation, new research suggests. It’s the first study to illuminate this particular pathway between bad...