If you or a loved one are sick, try these simple, powerful treatments at home. 1 – Warm Salt Water Gargle This classic home remedy is one that you have probably heard of before. The warmth in the back of the throat is very soothing, it breaks up congestion, and the salt helps…
I jolted awake at 2am with two simultaneous thoughts. One was that my belly hurt SO badly that I didn’t want to move even one inch. And the second thought was that I *really* needed to pee. I lay there for several minutes trying to figure out how I was going to get to…
Many women are familiar with getting routine pap smears, but may or may not know exactly what is being tested in this exam or what the results really mean. This is a test of the cervix, which is the part of the uterus that extends down into the vagina with an opening where menstrual blood flows…
There are so many things that we still don’t know about the SARS-COV-2 virus and the COVID-19 disease that it causes. One aspect that has piqued my curiosity is the gender disparity and looking at why men seem to have a higher severity of symptoms and higher rates of fatality (approximately double) compared to women.…
When you experience stress, your body shifts into a fight-or-flight state (aka the “sympathetic” nervous system response), and your physiological resources get focused on short term survival. Your body starts pumping sugar out to your muscles, quickening your breathing and heart rate, increasing your blood pressure, and dilating your pupils… all so you can fight or flee the dangerous threat.…
