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All Posts in Category: Health Basics

AI in Medicine

I have been wondering these days what is the status of the applications of AI in medicine…is it how many are predicting that the AI will carve out a hole in medicine and people will be losing their jobs? (this metaphor is because tomorrow is Halloween…) Will the doctors be replaced by machines anytime soon? […]

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LONELINESS and your health

There are more and more studies raising alarms about the impact of being lonely on our health. And the conclusions of those studies really shocked me so I decided to summarize and share this research in this blog. But first of all, how did they define loneliness? Loneliness is the cognitive discomfort or uneasiness of […]

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Ashwagandha

“Ashwagandha” is a medicinal herb commonly used in traditional Ayurvedic medicine, which originated in India. Its botanical name is Withania somnifera, and it is also known as Indian ginseng or winter cherry. Ashwagandha has also been called the king of Ayurvedic herbs and has been used in India for nearly 5,000 years. The name of […]

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From ancient medicines and witches to modern drugs

I think everyone is familiar with the images of the Medieval time witches flying on a broomstick or the witches making magical potions by stirring some awful looking substances in a boiling cauldron….these images are associated with Halloween nowadays… but, to your surprise (as well as mine), some of the brews these witches made were […]

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Heat intolerance

In the wintertime in Canada, people often dream of what they’ll do when it gets hot again. Some even travel for shorter or longer periods of time to warmer climates to wait out the cold weather . But as enjoyable as hot weather is, sometimes it can get a little too warm for our bodies […]

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Licorice: a sweet tale

Licorice (Glycyrrhiza plants, usually the Glabra species) have been used in Traditional Chinese Medicine to a long time for various digestive and health problems, and as a general vitality promoting agent. People know Licorice mostly as a candy product, and is inherently a functional food rather than just a candy (as the oil containing the […]

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Magnesium: deficiencies and types

Magnesium plays important roles in the structure and the function of the human body. The adult human body contains about 25 grams (g) of magnesium. About 50 to 60% of all the magnesium in the body is found in the skeleton and the remainder is found in soft tissue, primarily in muscle. Magnesium is the […]

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METABOLISM: The fire of life

Metabolism is the process by which your body converts what you eat and drink into energy. During this complex process, calories in food and beverages are combined with oxygen to release the energy your body needs to function. Even when you’re at rest, your body needs energy for all its “hidden” functions, such as breathing, […]

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Why we age?

Most people accept that getting old is an inevitable part of life. We are born; we grow to become fertile adults, and then our bodies age until they expire at an average age of 80 for men and 84 for women. As we age, some of the inevitable symptoms include graying and thinning hair, loss […]

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