“I just feel like it’s made me a better nurse by not working so much because you’re not tired and you’re able to catch things faster.” Chanelle Dozier, RN, BSN (Houston, TX) There are few things more exciting than the birth of a child. Chanelle Dozier was 10 years old when she noticed the swelling…
“Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.” – Victor Frankl The pandemic has put us all into a state of “grief overload.” Not only are we experiencing the deaths of friends, but…
Of all the types of wrinkles, laugh lines (also called “smile lines,” or “marionette lines”) are one of the most difficult to treat. Technically, they fall under the “expression wrinkle” bucket, as they form by, well, smiling or laughing—and tend to stick around when collagen declines and your skin isn’t as able to bounce back…
October 9, 2021 — 12:04 PM When it comes to sexual orientation, you’ll sometimes hear people say they’ve “always known” they were gay, straight, or bisexual, but this isn’t the case for everyone. For some people, sexual desire and orientation flows differently throughout their lives and actually changes over time. These people are considered to…
If we’ve learned anything about vitamin D, it’s that getting ample amounts of the important nutrient is a little more complicated than meets the eye. A whole slew of factors affect our ability to produce the sunshine vitamin from the actual sun (ironic, right?), food provides pretty mediocre amounts (unless, of course, you’re down to…
For such a popular product, there is still a lot of misinformation—and ensuing confusion—around hemp oil. In addition to questions surrounding legality, psychoactive effects, tolerance, and dosing, we at mbg field a lot of queries about whether it will cause sleepiness and should be taken before bed. For anyone seeking deeper slumber, here’s what hemp…
Around 600 processes in the body rely on magnesium to run smoothly, making it one important mineral. Magnesium plays a big role in energy production, bone development, and muscle contraction, and it’s vital for brain, heart, muscle, and skeletal health (nearly 60% of our body’s magnesium is stored in the bones and teeth!).* The mineral…
October 9, 2021 — 0:04 AM It’s no secret that salt, while tasty, needs to be limited for the sake of our heart health and blood pressure. But according to new research by the University of Alabama at Birmingham, presented at the Seventeenth International Conference on Endothelin, too much salt could disrupt the circadian rhythm…
Whenever it goes up against other diets in studies, we often see the Mediterranean diet come out on top—but not this time. In a study published in the American Diabetes Association’s journal Diabetes Care, they found that a personalized postprandial-targeting diet (PPT diet) was more effective than the Mediterranean diet in improving glycemic control in…
Let’s start with the obvious: Nut butter cups are, by far, one of the best chocolate treats. While there are plenty of store-bought options we love, making them yourself is an easy way to cut back on unnecessary ingredients, and keep the flavor deliciously simple. Case in point: This straightforward, scrumptious almond butter dark chocolate…
