MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'body health'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 03:32:07 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5139874&cid=t_227920_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F08%2F19%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-august-19-2011%2F Ask me about a trip I took with my dad to Maui ten years ago and I can barely recall what we did. But ask me about my childhood toys and suddenly I remember every detail, every curve of a ball, color, texture and even the faint smell of a favorite toy. There is one toy I remember in particular. It was a half red, half blue sphere covered with different shaped holes and yellow plastic shapes (triangles, stars, circles, etc.) meant to fit through them. If you’re curious, this is what it looked like. What I remember is being very young and feeling frustrated because no matter how hard I pushed I could never get all of those puzzle pieces into the holes. It was only when I got older that I realized every piece had its place. I was wasting my energy trying to force pieces where they didn&... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5139874 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 12:11:34 +0100 5139874 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2216534&cid=t_227920_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F02%2F25%2Fthe-connection-between-mental-physical-health%2F Every so often, I’m reminded of the plain truth that many people still do not “get” that your body’s physical health is interconnected and cannot be separated from your body’s mental health. One affects the other. This is no more clear than a spate of news articles from this week so far demonstrating this connection. And this is just a week’s worth of connections… if you go back over the past decade, you’ll find hundreds of such studies demonstrating the strong connection between our mind and body’s health. For instance, researchers at Bangor University in Wales found performance of a mentally fatiguing task prior to a difficult exercise test caused participants to reach exhaustion more quickly than when they did the same exercise when... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2216534 Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:30:00 +0100 2216534 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2160304&cid=t_227920_125_f&fid=34820&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dentalblogs.com%2Farchives%2Fadministrator%2Famalgam-fillings-blamed-for-reduced-body-strength%2F An interesting video came across our DentalBlogs news desk recently. The Center for Natural Dentistry in San Diego posted it on YouTube. A caption explains that when amalgam fillings are placed, they can irritate nerve sensors in teeth and cause weakened muscles in the body. Check it out the video here. PurePower Mouthguard (PPM), an athletic mouthguard designed according to neuromuscular principals for optimal occlusion, is thought to increase performance, as well. To review other resources on this topic, visit: PubMed PubMed 2 JADA subscribers can view this (Source: dental blog for dentists about dentistry) dental blog for dentists about dentistry blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2160304 Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:11:31 +0100 2160304 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1726338&cid=t_227920_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F08%2F22%2Ftipping-the-scales-you-may-be-paying-up%2F Bad news if you’re overweight and are employed by the state of Alabama. If you don’t ease up on your Southern-fried favorites and hit the gym a bit more, you’ll end up paying $25 a month for insurance that is otherwise free to the un-fat folk. That’s right, in an unprecedented move to encourage state workers to slim down, Alabama will be the first state in the nation to charge overweight workers who don’t make the effort to lighten up. This $25 insurance fee will join the already-in-place $24/month fee that ‘Bama employees are charged for smoking. The state says it’s seen some success in getting their workers to quit lighting up, so they reason this new fee will encourage thicker employees to skinny up. Alabama is, after all, ranked second in the ... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1726338 Sat, 23 Aug 2008 01:37:35 +0100 1726338 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1460932&cid=t_227920_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F05%2F21%2F5-things-women-do-wrong-in-the-doctors-office-do-you%2F This article (and the very thought of this topic, period) completely struck me. Wait a minute! You mean to tell me women are flawed when it comes to keeping things under control? No way! We are the keepers of schedules, the masters of multi-tasking, the calmers of chaos. There is no way we’d let a little thing like the big, bad doctor’s office make us lose our bearings. Uh-unh. Well, um, I guess maybe we might. In fact, there are five things that we do wrong in the doctor’s office so often, they were noteworthy enough to report to the masses. So what are they? Let’s see: 1. Women don’t question doctors - The theory behind this statement is that being at a doctor’s office puts women in a “child’s” role to their doctor’s “pare... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1460932 Thu, 22 May 2008 02:30:23 +0100 1460932 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1433734&cid=t_227920_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F05%2F09%2Ftea-to-fight-skin-cancer-indeed%2F Image details: Pouring a Cup of Tea served by picapp.com Need yet another reason to enjoy tea time? How about this… Researchers at Dartmouth University have found that drinking two or more cups of black or green tea every day can cut your risk of acquiring two of the most common types of skin cancer. Your risk for squamous cell is reduced by 65% and basal cell carcinoma by 80%! Not bad for a beverage, hey? So why the super powers? Tea is loaded with protective polyphenols which are said to contain a plethora of antioxidant properties. Bonus: polyphenols may also reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. Bottom line: If you’re not yet a tea drinker, now might be a good time to get brewing. And if you are, good for you. Enjoy all the benefits this healthy beverage has to offer.... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1433734 Sat, 10 May 2008 03:57:18 +0100 1433734