Posts by Dr. Youdeem
How Divorce Can Harm Kids
Interviews conducted with over 550 kids, ages 9 to 18, revealed that exposure to conflict predicted a child’s fear that one or both parents would abandon them. Furthermore, children who reported higher fear of being abandoned were more likely to report more mental health issues nearly a year later. Based on the findings, the lead…
Read MoreNursing Students Suffer Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders
Questionnaires completed by 125 nursing students revealed that 104 (~83%) had musculoskeletal pain or discomfort in at least one body region, most often in the lower back, neck, and shoulders. The findings reveal that undergraduate nursing students are at greater risk of musculoskeletal disorders and there is a need for greater prevention and treatment options…
Read MoreTake a Rest Day?
Active individuals who suffer from persistent muscle pain or soreness, an inability to finish a workout routine, or continued sluggishness following a workout are likely in need of a day off from the gym. Rest days can offer the following benefits: reduces muscle pain and soreness, helps repair and build muscles, replenishes the body’s energy…
Read MoreJust One Salad a Week Benefits Oral Cancer Patients
Among 150 patients with oral cancer, researchers observed that those who consumed at least one salad a week experienced slower cancer progression and had a higher likelihood of surviving the disease. Nutrients, January 2021
Read MoreMono May Raise Depression Risk
Following a review of data concerning 1.4 million adults born between 1977 and 2005, researchers report that individuals with a history of infectious mononucleosis as children or teenagers have up to a 40% elevated risk for depression in young adulthood. Brain, Behavior, & Immunity, February 2021
Read MoreWorking Outdoors May Lower Risk of Breast Cancer
New research suggests that women who spend more of their working hours outdoors in the sun have a 17% lower risk for breast cancer after age 50. Occupational & Environmental Medicine, February 2021
Read MoreSocial Media Addiction Can Reduce Quality of Life
A survey of 390 university students revealed that about 1 in 5 (21.5%) met the criteria for social media addiction. Further analysis showed that these individuals also had an elevated risk for poor sleep, poor academic performance, low levels of life satisfaction, and depression. Frontiers in Public Health, January 2021
Read MoreAge and Low Back Pain Can Impair Balance
Proprioception is the body’s ability to sense where its various parts are in relation to one another for purposes of movement and balance. Examinations of 151 adults of varying ages with or without chronic low back pain revealed that chronic low back pain and advancing age are both risk factors for reduced proprioception. Doctors of…
Read MoreHow to Make Exercise a Daily Habit
Harvard University offers the following tips to help make exercise a daily habit: piece your workout together, such as getting 10 minutes in the morning, noon, and night; exercise with a friend; take a walk during lunch; use a pedometer to keep track of steps and record daily totals; turn off the TV, computer, and…
Read MoreBleeding Gums and Vitamin C
An analysis of 15 clinical trials found that low vitamin C status is associated with bleeding of the gums, gingival bleeding, bleeding in the eye, or retinal hemorrhaging. Investigators also found that increasing daily vitamin C intake helped people with low vitamin C plasma levels reverse these bleeding issues. Nutrition Reviews, February 2021
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