People with HIV not on antiretroviral treatment were 45% more likely to die after admission to hospital with COVID-19 compared to people taking antiretroviral treatment, a large study of in-hospital deaths from COVID-19 in South Africa has concluded. The study also found an increased risk of death in people with HIV with CD4 counts below… Read More »
It is a common belief that if you don’t leave a workout dripping in sweat, it didn’t count. Count for what? That is the main question. If you didn’t sweat until your clothes need to be wrung out, does that mean it was a waste of time? Before we talk about the physiology of sweating,… Read More »
I am borderline diabetic and also have leaky gut, so I am both of the characters you mentioned. I do “lazy” calorie counting, whereby I just remain generally aware of where my calories are and ensure I don’t prepare too much food, which is easy because an 8oz steak is generally sufficient to fill me.… Read More »
Kelly Loverud/Courtesy of David Freeman While the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has halted the cadence of everyday life for just about everyone, the world is now beginning to adjust. We’re all handling the challenges of social distancing and self-isolation differently—but that doesn’t mean that we have to go it completely alone in every sense. At Men’s… Read More »
Pollen grains may rupture in the high humidity before a storm breaks releasing lots of tiny starch granules. Weather—Pollen travels best when temperatures are high and humidity is low, meaning that pollen-related allergy symptoms tend to be less severe on cloudy and rainy days. They might be super gross and awkward, but they work. Managing… Read More »
There’s evidence in this week’s JAMA of a dose-response relationship between peoples’ steps and lower mortality. In other words: more steps done daily is statistically significantly associated with death from all causes. Furthermore, step intensity didn’t make a difference in mortality rates, shown in the JAMA-published study, Association of Daily Step Count and Step Intensity… Read More »