Low Sodium Diets and Poor Sleep: The Surprising Connection Explained by Cardiovascular Research Scientist
The Surprising Link Between Salt Intake and Sleep Quality
By Alexandra Klausner
Published May 3, 2024 / Updated May 3, 2024, 3:09 p.m. ET
If you’re feeling salty about your lack of sleep, you may need more sodium in your diet. Dr. James DiNicolantino, a cardiovascular research scientist, recently shared a video on Instagram explaining why too little salt in your diet can make you toss and turn at night.
“People that were put on a low salt diet because of the activation of the sympath
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SPÖ-Seltenheim: “Food poverty in Austria is a scandal – VAT on basic foodstuffs must be abolished!”
– 2024-05-03 18:39:39
Over a million people affected by food poverty – SPÖ reiterates its call for free, healthy lunches in kindergartens and schools
Vienna (OTS/SK) – According to a current study presented at a symposium by Gesundheit Österreich GmbH, around 1.1 million people in Austria are affected by food poverty. SPÖ Federal Managing Director Klaus Seltenheim emphasized today, Thursday: “The dramatic figures on food poverty once again demonstrate the total failure of the black-green federal government in the fight against inflation. It is a scandal in a rich country like Austria when hundreds of thousands of people have to involuntarily sk
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Madagascar deprived in the face of leprosy
#Madagascar #deprived #face #leprosy
They are initially simple spots that appear on the skin.
But in reality, this disease slowly eats away at the nerves, causing insensitivity in the limbs, deforming the hands, feet and faces. Leprosy has been a fear for millennia…
Fortunately, since 1982, a cocktail of antibiotics has helped cure more than 16 million patients around the world…. And for the WHO, the World Health Organization, leprosy has been eliminated as a public health problem.
Yet transmission remains active: more than 200,000 new cases are detected each year. These figures are very underestimated, according to the foundation Raoul Follereau, which underlines that “the reality on the ground, political instabilities, difficulties of access prevent the proper identification of cases: 50% of the affected populations in fact live in places of extreme poverty. »
One of the main centers of leprosy is precisely the island of Madagascar, hit by drought and cyclones. A country in complete economic and social disarray, three quarters of whose inhabitants live below the poverty line. A country where everyday concerns push the treatment of an illness that is even curable into the background.
Lepro
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sport, a simple prescription for sleeping better
FRANCE 5 – TUESDAY APRIL 23 AT 9:05 P.M. – MAGAZINE
To be in Olympic shape, moving is a necessity. But it is also necessary to sleep well. So much so that in strategies to optimize athlete performance, sleep is an integral part of preparation.
For ordinary people who are not aiming for an Olympic medal but trying to stay healthy as long as possible, the alliance between regular physical activity and quality of sleep is also necessary.
This issue of the health magazine “Take care of yourself!” », animated with education and a touch of humor by Michel Cymes, looks at the most effective methods to overcome sleep disorders.
A general public problem, since it is estimated that 30% of French people suffer from these inconveniences. Beyond debilitating daily fatigue, they can promote worrying phenomena such as hypertension, the r
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Here is the ideal anti-inflammatory breakfast to support your intestines and avoid bloating
We show you how to compose a breakfast that benefits our intestines and has valuable anti-inflammatory effects.
THE breakfast it is an essential meal. Many specialists emphasize the importance of balanced food intake From the morning. After quick nightthe body needs energy start a new day. The choice of foods is therefore fundamental for effective intake, but also for sustaining it natural functions of our awakening organism. Unfortunately, we often tend to do the opposite.
It’s usually in the morning which saves time and efficiency that take precedence. We prefer to opt for products prepared quickly so as not to waste hours having breakfast. This is where the processed and ultra-processed foods play the practicality card. Ready to eat or almost ready, cereals, stuffed rolls or even white bread for sandwiches are real recipes. health disasters. THE many additives contain, including too much sugar and salt, contributeinflammation of the digestive system.
A breakfast that is good for the body
What cannot be seen deserves the same attention as what remains visible. We think about it often pamper our skin, our hair and to avoid attacks that could damage it. THE digestive system, and other organs, are not inaccessible to damage from our environment, obviously in a less direct way. On the other hand, our food choicesfrom breakfast, can cause inflammation which, accumulated, can be harmful to our health.
THE excess sugarin particular, it can lead to the development of diabetes and to a obesity potentially fatal. A unbalanced breakfast they will lack essential nutrients. This will facilitate the cravings subsequent events and the risks of weight gain. Furthermore, the functioning of our microbiota can be modified. That’s how diverse it is inconvenience may appear (swelling, etc.), but also sometimes more serious pathologies. To remedy this, you need to opt for an anti-inflammatory breakfast (and diet in general).
What is an anti-inflammatory diet?
As explained in an article by BBCGoodFoodmany foods can help ours Digestive function in a certain way more fluid, enhancing its natural characteristics. The goal is to avoid cellular attacks and processes
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Here is the ideal anti-inflammatory breakfast to support your intestines and avoid bloating
Konkuk University Study Confirms Antiviral Effect of Interferon Lambda Protein on Influenza Viruses
[이데일리 신하영 기자] Konkuk University announced on the 2nd that Professor Choi In-soo of the Department of Veterinary Medicine of Konkuk University confirmed the antiviral effect of interferon lambda protein on influenza viruses. Professor Choi In-soo’s team from Konkuk University, from left, doctoral student Kim Dong-hwi from Konkuk University (first author), Professor Choi In-soo (corresponding author). Interferon lambda is a protein that is expressed in the innate immune response when foreign pathogenic substances such as viruses invade the body and exert an antiviral effect. Unlike interferon type 1 (interferon alpha, etc.), which is currently used as a treatment for viruses, interferon type 3 (interferon lambda) is a protein undergoing clinical trials worldwide because it has a low risk of side effects such as inflammation and fever in the body. Adenovirus is a type of virus that causes upper respiratory tract disease, and the research team recombined it and used it as a genetic delivery vehicle. The research team then inserted the human interferon lambda-4 gene into the
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Konkuk University Study Confirms Antiviral Effect of Interferon Lambda Protein on Influenza Viruses
Chronic pain: the seminar by Clinica Apollonia and partners
Last Friday, an information seminar on chronic pain was held in Romano di Lombardia, organized by the Apollonia Polyspecialist Clinic of Capriolo in collaboration with the BCC Iccrea group and “near” mutual assistance. The seminar aimed to provide valuable information and strategies for patients suffering from chronic pain in order to improve their quality of life.
The seminar, moderated by Dr. Marco Baroni, pulmonologist, featured five speakers from the Clinica Apollonia, a healthcare facility of excellence in Capriolo. Dr. Giuseppe Campagna, a specialist in Neurosurgery, addressed chronic pain related to low back pain,
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Covid, deaths and cases increased in a week – Health and Wellbeing
(ANSA) – ROME, MAY 03 – Slight increase in cases and positivity rate and deaths have also increased in a week.
This was revealed by the Ministry of Health’s Covid bulletin for the week 25 April – 1 May 2024.
In particular, 618 new positive ca
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Covid, deaths and cases increased in a week – Health and Wellbeing
Dengue Fever Alert: Ministry of Public Health Urges Action During Rainy Season
Disease Control Division, Ministry of Public Health Look out for dengue fever during the school term. that is the beginning of the rainy season Therefore, we ask for the cooperation of the public and educational institutions to help manage the environment. Eliminate breeding areas for Aedes mosquito larvae around communities, educational institutions, and around homes. By keeping things in order and protect yourself from mosquito bites
Today (3 May 2024) Dr. Jurai Wongsawat, a highly qualified doctor Deputy Director General of the Department of Disease Control said that dengue fever is a public health problem in many countries around the world, especially Thailand, where outbreaks occur every year during the rainy season. Dengue fever condition Since the beginning of the year, 26,511 patients have been found (data as of May 1, 2024), which is 1.6 times higher than last year at the same time cases (hundred 29 each) and 29 deaths were found, the most -some of them in the age group of 65 years and older (0.41 percent) and in the middle o
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Dengue Fever Alert: Ministry of Public Health Urges Action During Rainy Season
Kento Momota Bids Farewell: A Look Back at the Olympic Dream and Badminton Career
2024-05-03 16:50:00
Xinhua News Agency, Chengdu, May 3: Headline: Olympic dream is difficult to achieve. Momota Kento bids farewell amid cheers.
Xinhua News Agency reporters Tian Guangyu, Ji Ye, Xu Shihao
On the afternoon of the 3rd, the press conference of the 2024 Chengdu Thomas and Uber Cup was filled with journalists from all over the world, which shocked the protagonist of the press conference, Japanese badminton player Kento Momota. This is his farewell press conference.
“I am very grateful to all the fans for supporting me for so long. My international competitive career is officially over, but I will continue to play badminton. I hope we meet in some form at the ‘future, thank you!’
On the evening of the 2nd, the Japanese team lost to the Malaysian team 1:3 and stopped in the quarterfinals of the Thomas Cup. Momota, who is the third singles player, had already won his three appearances in the group stage, but tonight he did not have the chance to play to save the team’s fate. This is how the world’s most dominant former male badminton player completed his final dance on the international stage – ahead of the Paris Olympics.
After all, he missed out on the Olympic gold medal he dreamed of since his youth.
Ten years ago, at the 2014 Thomas Cup in New Delhi, 19-year-old Momota rose to prominence as a second singles player, defeated a strong player in five matches and helped the Japanese team to win the first Thomas Cup in history. .
Over the past ten years, Momota’s b
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Kento Momota Bids Farewell: A Look Back at the Olympic Dream and Badminton Career