According to a 2015 article published in the annals of gastroenterology, the gut-brain axis consists of “bidirectional communication between the central and the enteric nervous system, linking emotional and cognitive centers of the brain with peripheral intestinal functions.” The central nervous system being the brain and spinal cord, whereas the enteric nervous system includes nerves within the esophagus, stomach, small and large intestines, pancreas, gallbladder and biliary tree…
Here is a quick list of things that may indicate that your hormones are out of whack: We will start off with the most well-known issue… mood swings. Mood swings can happen because our hormones are out of balance. This can be either directly due to the hormones or from the ripple effect from the hormones causing insomnia or poor sleep quality — most people are irritable if they are utterly exhausted. Imbalanced hormones can also cause a desire to eat foods that aren’t necessarily beneficial for us to eat
First if you are a woman or if you are someone who loves a woman in whatever capacity, I want you to feel empowered to speak up for your right to appropriate health care. Your body is yours, you are well within your right to refuse care that infringes upon your bodily autonomy. You are not at the behest of your healthcare professional. You are well within your right to question, ask, and fully understand what is happening and why before you give consent.
On average, women in the ER will wait 15 minutes longer than men for pain relief, they are also less likely to be given any narcotic or opioid pain medication and more likely to be given something sedative instead. The implicit bias of hysteria in women does still exist in today’s world, but that might not be the only thing impacting women’s experiences of pain.
Flavanols are a specific type of flavonoids found in vibrantly coloured fruits, berries, and vegetables. These amazing metabolites have neuroprotective effects for our brains and can suppress neuroinflammation, increased blood flow and the potential for inhibiting neurodegeneration.
Colorectal cancer is cancer that affects the colon or the rectum and is one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths in Canada. Although it can affect people at any age, it is most common in those over the age of 70. If you are 50 years old or older and are at low risk for colorectal cancer, screening can be performed every two years by a stool sample
What is your liver? Let’s get to know this friendly fella that lives on the right upper quadrant of your abdomen. Your liver is your friend and is incredibly vital to your overall health. You may have heard that the liver can regenerate itself, but it is not magical. Years of abuse to your liver can impair its ability to heal itself. Damage to your liver can happen through over the counter medications, prescription medications, a poor diet or obesity, hepatitis infections, uncontrolled diabetes, and of course alcohol misuse.
When I was in nursing school, 2008, I had an instructor who dedicated a lot of her nursing career to palliative care. Something she said really resonated with me–often cries of “I just want to die” and begging to be “put out of their misery” were the result of unimaginable pain and suffering. She went on to explain that these pleas are fleeting and in-the-moment. My bedside experience solidified her teachings that once we get our patient more comfortable, those desires to die will lessen.
Support healthy self-esteem of kids by putting a stop to bullying. Wearing a pink shirt on February 24th helps unite us all as members of our respective communities, and the global community as a whole.
The world health organization defines health as “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” This is a very short and succinct description of health, itself. There are dozens upon dozens of papers trying to define the concept of health across many healthcare realms —nursing, medicine, pharmacology, physical therapy to name a few.