Fresh, vibrant, nutrient rich, all natural sugary tree water – the very thought of it made me drool with anticipation. I have been itching to try tapping Birch for a good few years now but could never get past the worry of potentially hurting the tree. After all, I live in a land of plentiful food supplies and numerous food shops – tapping Birch trees and risking their demise feels like a total indulgence. Pretty much all the info on tapping Birch involves drilling a hole into the trunk, fitting a hollow spout of some sort, placing a collecting container
Category: Healthy Life
Mediterranean Diet Memorial Day Tips
If you are looking to include a healthy lifestyle into your upcoming holiday, check out these tips for creating a Mediterranean diet Memorial Day spread that is equal parts delicious, easy and healthy.
Working the Mediterranean Diet into your Life
What I truly love about this lifestyle is that it’s meant to be adapted and worked into your life.
That means enjoying your favorite foods and adapting your favorite recipes to be a bit more “mediterranean diet inspired”. It could be as simple as using olive oil in place of butter or adding more veggies to a dish.
Importance of Calcium during Menopause
Calcium and Menopause – Ayurvedic Approach
Women need extra calcium during menopause because of the hormonal changes that occur in the body during this time. As estrogen levels decline, the body can lose bone mass and density, increasing the risk of osteoporosis and bone fractures. Calcium is essential for maintaining strong bones, and women who do not consume enough calcium may be at higher risk of bone loss and osteoporosis. Supplementing with calcium can help reduce this risk and support overall bone health during menopause
As women age, their bodies undergo several changes, including menopause. Menopause is a natural biological
Personal Protective Equipment Safety Ppe Working In Cold Storage
Working in ColdStorage
Workers in cold storage environments are at risk of cold stress, making personal protective equipment (PPE) a critical last line of defense against frostbite, hypothermia and death.
According to WorkSafe Victoria’s safe Operations of Cold Storage Facilities Handbooka cold environment is defined as one in which greater than normal bodily heat losses occur.
Hence without action to compensate for these losses, workers face the onset of cold stress through whole-body or local cooling, which includes extremity and respiratory tract cooling, wind chill and contact cooling.
Furthermore, the lower the temperature and the longer the exposure, the
Healthcare lessons from the PEN America Literary Gala
Founded a century ago in 1922, PEN America (the abbreviation short for “Poets, Essayists and Novelists”) champions the freedom to write, and the power of writing to change minds—and even the world.
Literary greats Eugene O’Neill and Robert Frost were among the organization’s founding members. Since then, renown authors John Steinbeck, Maya Angelou EL Doctorow, John Updike, Toni Morrison, Philip Roth and Thomas Mailer joined to support the organization’s mission.
I was invited to attend the 2023 PEN America annual literary gala and serve as a Literary Hosts. Hosted this week in New York City’s American Museum of Natural
Seema Flower supports two visually impaired young people to study journalism
Blind Ambition, the business founded by Seema Flower is supporting two visually impaired young people to study journalism at the Academy for Disabled Journalists.
Jennifer Wanjira and Moses Chiira are both from Nairobi and passionate about journalism.
The Academy for Disabled Journalists was formed in 2019 and has seen over 80 students take part in the Diploma in Journalism or CFJ (Certificate in Foundation Journalism).
Jennifer Wanjira from Nairobi, Kenya developed an interest in radio presenting at a tender age of 10 years. She would find herself listening to different presenters, emulating them and recording herself.
Jennifer later unfortunately became
US healthcare quality is poor because…
Consumers don’t care.
Yesterday we dove into the disconnect between patient satisfaction (my nurse was sooo nice and my room…wow!) and quality of care (how likely was I to die).
Today, we focus on how this affects our healthcare. Or, as the researchers put it;
In an era of management by satisfaction survey, how does hospital competition shape the kind of medical services offered to patients?
Leaving out the coefficients, standardized deviations, null estimates and other researchers’ esoterica, we find:
Local competition among hospitals leads to higher patient satisfaction, but lower medical quality.
Yep, because we consumers value quiet
WINNER: Shelly Shares How She Lost 2st 12lbs in 12 Weeks & WON £1000 Cash
WINNER: Shelly Shares How She Lost 2st 12lbs in 12 Weeks & WON £1000 Cash
Shelly joined our challenge for no other reason than to make herself accountable. She didn’t think she would win £1000 cash! Here, she shares how she lost 2st 12lbs, her BMI is now normal and she no longer needs anxiety medication.
A MASSIVE congratulations, Shelly!
New You: What was your biggest motivator for joining the challenge?
Shelly: It was a competition for myself and to keep myself accountable. I never had any intention of actually winning or anything. It entered purely because I wanted to.