Our Health / 10 posts found
Risky Business
How do we take decision and action? This is complicated.You want your decision making to be based on a thoughtful analysis of the benefits versus risks of doing – or not doing- an action. What is the risk of putting on sunscreen vs not?How about insect repellent?The evaluation is dependent on personal criteria. Based on your situation, the benefit ratio may vary.Are you fair skinned?Where do you live?Are you a hiker or surfer?Are you a man or a women?You have an infant?What is your biggest risk?What’s the risk on your Skin or your endocrine system?What is your concern?Chances are that […]
Creating Your Life – Building A Powerful Routine
How are you settling between confinement measures and the uncertainty around the next weeks and months? The pandemic certainly brings a period of changes. We are living unprecedented times of rapid changes. All of us. No discrimination. We have been talking for decades of the changing climate due to pollution. We have tried to implement changes to protect our earth without much success. In just a few weeks, however, the positive impact on the environment has been almost instantaneous. Change can be rapid. After some weeks, we have somewhat adapted to a temporary normal. This too, will subside. The new […]
Plain Water
Cold, hot and pH what? This might be a common theme now: tap water may be as pure as source water – or more precisely source water may contain as much contaminants as your city’s tap water. In any case, the fact remains: we need to drink water – lots of it! Some say to follow the 8 x 8 rule (8 glasses of 8 oz per day or about 8 cups). 7-10 glasses seems to be the magic number depending on your activity level and your metabolism. It hydrates, helps our metabolism to function well and our body to […]
CURE vs PREVENTION
For SARS co-V -COVID-19, we are on every front. It’s the race against time. Given worldwide immunity was nonexistent and how interconnected society has become, the first spread (rate of infection) of the disease had serious consequences in most parts of the world. Those countries that have succeeded at containing the spread of the disease have safeguarded their resources (healthcare resources: staff, equipment, space) to keep the death toll to a minimum. Those that couldn’t saw more than 10 % of their confirmed cases die. But even if contained, the threat remains and the race is on. There could be […]
COVID Measures and WHY
Since SARS-CoV-2/COVID was declared a pandemic many have been reviewing basic immunology or biology… Trying to make sense of the recommendations put in place: ✓ Washing your hands… ✓ Coughing in your elbow… ✓ Mask or no mask… ✓ Social distancing… ✓ Quarantine… You may also have gone into your mathematics and tried to understand the science of epidemics, exponential growth, and the infection rate… All to flatten the curve. I am convinced that we will get through this pandemic by working together. To do so, we need to understand WHY we are collectively making the efforts asked by our […]
Let’s Get Physical
Finally, the sun is out with the spring. We go outside and enjoy the warmth of the sun rays while removing a few pieces of clothing. Beware! The rays are strong and many of us need to protect our skin from the UVs they contain. The need for protection is multiple. Those rays increase the number of mutations occurring in our skin cells. With that comes an increase in the odds that one of those mutation will be viable for the cell and start a chain that lead to skin cancer. Reason number one. In addition to affecting the DNA […]
YOGOURT for a reason
You have been educated. You think yogourts are good for you. Yet you’re at the grocery store unable to decide which to pick. Too many options! With all these options you wonder…it has become such a trend. Why was it that is was good for you? Was it for the probiotics? We are so convinced of the benefits now that we can find hundreds of different types to choose from that it gets very confusing! How to complexifie an aliment that is quite basic to start with.
Time to Sun Up
It’s the time of the year! With the change of light comes the time to re-start supplements. Vitamin D. Not only for the sun deprived but also for the naturally protected. During the winter months at the very least, reach out for vitamin D. Although controversial, D3 is considered the high quality type. Contrary to other vitamins, vitamin D can be synthesized by your body. Your skin makes the precursor from UV light and cholesterol. Ultimately, this precursor will be transformed in the active form of vitamin D.
The Invisible but Essential Guest
Your body is inhabited at least by as many non-human bacteria cells as you have human cells. Fun parties going on. Some say up to ten times more microorganisms than we have human cells live in and around our body. They have a role to play in our life and health. Some are good, some are bad and some are just plain opportunistic. It’s a question of balance and harmony.