Home Remedies for Itchy Scalp: Oils and Alternative Treatments

Home Remedies for Itchy Scalp: Oils and Alternative Treatments

Home remedies such as coconut oil, an apple cider vinegar rinse, and peppermint oil may help ease symptoms of an itchy scalp. Scalp pruritus, known as an itchy scalp, is a common symptom of various scalp conditions. Treatment largely depends on the underlying cause of your itchy scalp. However, some home remedies may help relieve your symptoms. Organic coconut oil …

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Is Couscous Healthy? Top 5 Health and Nutrition Benefits

Is Couscous Healthy? Top 5 Health and Nutrition Benefits

Couscous is a processed grain that offers nutrition benefits in the form of selenium and plant-based protein among many others. This grain, however, contains gluten, making it not suitable for everyone. Once considered a North African delicacy, couscous is now eaten all over the world. In fact, it can be found on the shelves of most grocery stores. It’s a …

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Top 3 Fat Loss Mistakes and Fixes From Expert Trainers

Top 3 Fat Loss Mistakes and Fixes From Expert Trainers

Despite what you see in your social media feeds of dramatic fat loss results, training and eating for fat loss is hard. Like really hard. Ronnie Coleman said that everyone wants to get big, but no one wants to lift heavy weights. Something similar could be said for fat loss. Everybody wants to lose fat, but nobody wants to push …

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The Mental Health Crisis: A Conversation with Dr. Anthony Isacco

The Mental Health Crisis: A Conversation with Dr. Anthony Isacco

Home › Articles › The Mental Health Crisis: A Conversation with Dr. Anthony Isacco Anthony Isacco, PhD, is a Catholic psychologist on the faculty of Chatham University in Pittsburgh, where he is a professor of graduate psychology and the director of training for the PsyD program. His clinical areas of interests include positive father involvement, religious and spiritual factors to …

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Pressure points to relieve constipation explained

Pressure points to relieve constipation explained

Some studies suggest that acupressure may help relieve constipation. Many studies claim that acupuncture can have the same effect. However, there are limitations in this research. Constipation involves infrequent, often difficult bowel movements. It is a common childhood condition, affecting around 29.6% of children worldwide. Constipation can occur for many reasons, including dehydration, lack of dietary fiber, and the use …

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Nutrition, Health, and Your Environment

Nutrition, Health, and Your Environment

Introduction What we eat is considered an environmental factor that influences health, in positive and negative ways. Healthy diets with an optimal balance of nutrients help people accomplish daily physical activities and mental processes. Within your diet, a deficiency or excess of certain nutrients can affect health. The term diet refers to foods and beverages consumed over time in all …

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The importance of oral care during cancer treatment

The importance of oral care during cancer treatment

I participated in a medical/dental mission trip in the remote mountain village of Jean Rabel, Haiti, in 2012. Before we left, the organizers requested that each member of the team read the book, When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor … and Yourself, by Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert. The premise of the book focuses on …

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Mental Health and Wellbeing | Queen’s Gazette

Mental Health and Wellbeing | Queen’s Gazette

Children of parents with severe mental illness are at risk for poor mental health – here’s what we can do to support their wellbeing. [Credit: Mike Scheid / Unsplash] Severe mental illness such as major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia have a tremendous impact not only on the affected individual, but on their families. Children of parents with severe mental …

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