Month: March 2024

Many women don’t need to look at a calendar or open an app to know that their period is approaching, thanks to telltale signs like bloating, breast tenderness, and moodiness.  While these are among the best-known symptoms of premenstrual syndrome (PMS), they’re hardly the only ones. Also on the list: trouble sleeping. Research backs that up.  About 1 in 10 people have insomnia – trouble falling or staying asleep. But twice as many go through that as they near their period. So says Sara Nowakowski, PhD, a sleep researcher at Baylor College of Medicine. For some women, the problem at ... Read more

China has been funding the Iran-backed Houthi movement that has been plaguing Western military and cargo ships in the Red Sea for months, Western intelligence has warned. The Houthis have repeatedly targeted Western-flagged ships transiting through the sea inlet between Asia and Africa after pledging their unflinching support to Hamas following Israel‘s declaration of war. The ongoing blockade has had considerable repercussions on shipping, as approximately 15 percent of global trade operates through the Red Sea into the Suez Canal. China is estimated to buy as much as 90 percent of Iran’s oil, including crude sold by the paramilitary arm ... Read more

By Alexa Federico, as told to Lisa Mulcahy. I’m 27, I live in Boston, and I’m a certified nutritional therapy practitioner, an AIP coach, an author, and the owner of my own business, Alexa Federico Wellness. And I have Crohn’s disease. I was 12 when I was diagnosed. Many of my close friends have only known me since I’ve had Crohn’s. They’ve seen me sick, so I’ve been lucky in that I didn’t have to do much in terms of telling them about it. Those friends have always been so helpful and supportive. Several years ago, I started to have ... Read more

Paul Cezanne was born in 19 January 1839 and died on 22 October 1906. He is a very well-known French artist and a famous Post-Impressionist painter. His brushstrokes were characteristic and were clearly recognizable. By having a look at his art works and paintings we can say that he used to study the painting subject very intensely. Paul is known to have formed a bridge between 19th Source link

Masturbation is a very natural and healthy part of childhood. And it can start at a younger age than you might think. “It’s the beginning of a lifelong learning experience about their bodies and, later, about sex and sexuality,” says David Swanson, PsyD, a child and family psychologist practicing in Los Angelesand author of HELP — My Kid Is Driving Me Crazy: The 17 Ways Kids Manipulate Their Parents, and What You Can Do About It. Young kids touch themselves primarily for two reasons. The first is for pleasure. “In the beginning stages starting between ages 3 and 5, kids are exploring ... Read more

Prince Harry is expected to come back to the UK to attend a ceremony in London on May 8 and whilst the royal is hoping to have his children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, with him, their return is down to one key factor, according to a source. The Duke of Sussex is set to speak at the Invictus Games 10th Anniversary Service which is to be held at St. Paul’s Cathedral, however, his wife, Meghan Markle‘s, attendance is still in doubt, even though she is also listed as a guest at the service with the insider saying her appearance ... Read more

You’ve probably heard things like this: Men get turned on at the slightest provocation and are ready to have sex anytime, anywhere, while women tend to want sex less often and have to be “in the mood.” For years, that’s been the widespread belief: Men just have higher sex drives than women. Research has often been cited to back up the idea that, perhaps because of their higher testosterone levels, men think more about sex, seek it more actively, and get turned on more easily. Men’s sexuality is like an on-off switch, while women’s sexuality is a complicated network of ... Read more

Losing your hearing can be an inconvenience — sometimes a major one that makes you worry. While some forms of hearing loss aren’t reversible, many are. But how does it stack up? Earwax helps clean and protect the ears. Normally, your ears will clear it out on their own. If you use cotton swabs to clean them, you may be pushing the wax in deeper. This can make it gather and get stuck. That’ll make it hard for you to hear. It’s not hard to treat that buildup and get your hearing back. Home treatments work well in most cases. ... Read more

45-year-old mortgage adviser Nicola Bulley who went missing. (Image: ) I live in the Scottish Highlands where, last year, I read about a lone hiker who disappeared. Literally. He went off hill walking one day and never returned. The story made a few paragraphs in a local paper, that was it. Beyond a few social media groups, his disappearance was barely noticed. No one was interested. And his immediate family aside, no one seemed to care. It made me wonder why some missing persons cases receive so little interest, while others make huge headlines. So I began to look into ... Read more

Families, almost from their start, face forces that could pull them apart. When a family begins to mature, that potential loss of connection, that feeling of something changing, is difficult to confront. And it makes communication even more important. “This idea of feeling connected becomes very reinforcing, to all of us, and it contributes to happiness, it contributes to mental health and it does contribute also to physical health,” says John Northman, a psychologist from Buffalo, NY. “It’s well known that when people feel better connected, that they feel better physically, they’re certainly less likely to feel depressed — or ... Read more