Health

misophonia

a disorder of decreased tolerance to specific sounds... or cues. These cues... tend to evoke strong negative emotional, physiological, and behavioral responses that are not seen in most other people -- wikipedia

So Check - Wellbeing Platform

Request: Many therapeutists have already chosen the So/Check platform. It offers the solution for detecting and monitoring physiological markers in just a few minutes.

cosmetic tattoos

Request: Cosmetic tattoo (eyebrow, lips) is growing in popularity. Would like to compare it to "face tattoo" (pictures and symbols) as such.

erectile dysfunction

Treatment involves addressing the underlying causes, lifestyle modifications, and addressing psychosocial problems -- wikipedia

CrowdHealth

Request: CrowdHealth isn’t health insurance. It’s a platform, community, and toolkit to help you find and fund your health care outside the insurance system, including a health care crowdfunding platform for your big bills.

krill oil

Request: seen as a high form of omega 3 with less risk of oxidation than fish oil has. Low omega 3 intake is linked with depression and other mental illnesses, so taking a supplement can be a good way to increase intake.

blue light filter glasses

Request: The glasses filter blue light and should help with the production of melatonin which improves sleep quality

grazing (many small meals)

Having several small meals or even snacks through the day

T/F: language learning capability decreases with age

it does, according to cognitive scientists

inflammation

part of the complex biological response of body tissues to harmful stimuli, such as pathogens, damaged cells, or irritants, and is a protective response involving immune cells, blood vessels, and molecular mediators -- wikipedia

96% of asymptomatic PCR-positive COVID patients were noninfectious (article)

"a paper from researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine and Stanford Hospitals, raises an extraordinary prospect: transmission from asymptomatic people is far, far less common than we were led to believe."

exploding head syndrome (EHS)

a person experiences auditory hallucinations that are loud and of short duration when falling asleep or waking up... not a serious health concern... Pain is typically absent --wikipedia

Liebscher-Bracht therapy for treating physical pain

Priority request: For example, for treating a disc prolapse, [they] recommend extensive stretching, which is usually exactly the opposite of what school medicine is saying.

self-care

request: maybe a step up from self-indulgence? 😃

T/F: aspartame (diet soda) is linked to Alzheimer’s disease

US Right to Know, a public health website, claims, "Dozens of studies have linked aspartame — the world’s most widely used artificial sweetener — to serious health problems."