Impact Of Climate Change On Human Health
By: John Vibes @www.trueactivist.com
Group of Friends Spend Valentine’s Day Driving Around And Feeding The Homeless
A group of friends in Florida decided to spend their Valentine’s day making a difference and delivering food to the homeless. 16-year-old Hannah Adams and her friends packed a van with 100 pizza boxes, along with donuts, coffee, and other snacks. They also brought toiletries, clothing and other items to donate to the local homeless.
The money needed for the food and clothing was gathered over several months through donations that were made through local churches and through street collections. The group is not affiliated with any school, group or church but are acting entirely on their own.
“I just thought it would be a nice thing to do. I think everyone should get a second chance, or some help if it’s available,” Adams said.
Although the group worked independently, they had some hope from local activist Amanda Velaski of Share the Love.
“We talked about it, and then Hannah called around to all these different places in town to see if they would match our purchases, and then we reached out to the community and were able to get people to donate so many items. We are making sure to give a gift bag to everyone, and those have a pair of socks, a toothbrush, hand sanitizer, soap, shampoo, deodorant, and toothpaste in them,” Velaski said.
The stores where the food was bought also made significant donations. The local Little Ceasars where they purchased the pizzas matched their purchase of 50 pizzas, leaving them with a total of 100 while the local Krispy Kreme arranged a similar offer.
The group that was assembled was spread out between four cars, that traveled around town helping the homeless for the entire day.
Veronica Garner and her husband were some of the people who were helped by the effort. They spoke with news crews after they missed their bus and ended up meeting up with the volunteers.
“We were waiting for the Trinity Baptist Church bus to pick us up and take us to their anniversary dinner, so we could get some clothing and a tarp for later, because it’s supposed to rain, and some batteries or a sleeping bag, but we missed the bus,” Veronica Garner explained.
“This is a blessing in disguise,” her husband Floyd added.
This type of selfless charity is exactly what we need in this world, and it is something that we have been seeing a lot more of in recent years.
We love to share such inspiring stories where common people get recognition for their innovations and hard work. Abdul Khader Ndakattin recently received Padma award from Govt of India for his multiple innovation in the field of Agriculture. His innovation includes growing tamarind with scarce but alkaline water, innovation of a device that separates tamarind seeds from its pulp, ploughing blade manufacturing machine, seed cum fertilizer drill, automatic sugarcane sowing driller, wheel tiller etc., After his success with tamarind seed separator, Mr. Khader came with other innovations to help farmers for agriculture operations like ploughing, seeds sowing, fuel efficient water heating boiler. His works did not go unrecognized and Central Govt of India awarded him with prestigious Padma Shri award during Republic Day celebrations – Healthy Life.
Shri Abdul Khader Nadakattin, a serial grassroots innovator from Dharwad, Karnataka, is amongst the 107 Padma Shri awardees announced for the year 2022 in the Others (Grassroots Innovation) category.
Shri Abdul Khader Nadakattin is a serial innovator, and his prominent innovations include a device to separate tamarind seeds, ploughing blade manufacturing machine, Seed cum fertilizer drill, Water-heating boiler, an Automatic sugarcane sowing driller, and a wheel tiller. All his innovations demonstrate principles of sustainability, cost-effectiveness, eco-friendliness, and most importantly a, social acceptance. His in-depth knowledge of agro-climatic conditions and soil characteristics has made him an inspiration to other farmers in the country.
His first innovation was a “A Wa(h!)ter Alarm,” which was his personalized attempt to solve his own nature of sleeping till late in the mornings. He tied a thin rope at the end of the key of the alarm in such a way that when the key unwound itself, the string tied to the key got wound. The string was in turn tied to a bottle filled with water, when the key was completely unwound, the bottle would tilt, and the water would fall on his face. Later he developed agri-technologies and implements which addressed a variety of needs for the local people while maintaining relevance with modern agriculture.
Supported by National Innovation Foundation (NIF) – India, an autonomous body of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India Shri Abdul Khader Nadakattin was conferred with a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2015 during NIF’s 8th National Grassroots Innovation and Outstanding Traditional Knowledge Awards by the then Hon’ble President of India Shri Pranab Mukherjee. True to his grassroots spirit and as a mark of respect for the award, he chose to walk barefoot and hence came to be known as the country’s “barefoot scientist”.
Owing to his portfolio of innovations related to tamarind, people started calling him “hunase huccha”, which means tamarind maniac. It started with his success in growing tamarind with scarce but alkaline water and further graduated with experiments like the technique for harvesting tamarind from the tree and also the highly accepted machine to separate tamarind seeds. This inspired him to develop a machine for slicing tamarind. In furtherance of success with tamarind, he came up with innovations to address agriculture operations like deep ploughing, sowing of seeds, and also fuel-efficient water heating boiler.
For several years in a row, the grassroots innovators are being recognized at different categories of the Padma awards, one of the highest civilian awards of India, which are given in various disciplines — literature and education, arts, science and engineering, trade and industry, civil services, public affairs, sports, and medicine and inspiring the generation to innovate further!
Guys, don’t say good bye to mask yet. Covid variants are out there and we need to take precautions. In addition, flu like symptoms are prevailing and people are having fever, cold, cough and sore throat. When tested for Covid-19, some are showing negative to the virus presence. Still the Covid cases are increasing across the globe.
So, you are vaccinated and might get confused when you get symptoms like Covid or flu. You have taken medicines and not sure what to do next? Quarantine or isolation? Here are suggestions from CDC and Health centers.
If you have a significant exposure to COVID-19
A significant exposure to COVID-19 as contact within 6 feet for more than 15 minutes without the protection of personal protective equipment such as a mask. Asymptomatic individuals who had significant contact with someone with a confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis should quarantine following their exposure.
If you are unvaccinated or completed your vaccine series and have not received your booster:
· Quarantine for at least five days following a high-risk exposure. The date of the last high-risk contact is considered day 0.
· Testing is encouraged on day 5 (and in some countries on day 7th -HL), If you continue to test positive, isolation should continue for 10 days.
· Wear a well-fitting mask around others for 10 days following exposure.
· Avoid people who are at high-risk of developing complications of COVID such as the elderly or immunocompromised.
· Carefully monitor for any symptoms of COVID during the 10 days following exposure. If any symptoms appear, isolate immediately and seek testing.
If you completed your initial vaccine series and received an mRNA booster :
· No quarantine is currently recommended.
· Testing is encouraged on day five. Antigen (home) testing is preferred if available. If you continue to test positive, isolation should continue for 10 days.
· Wear a well-fitting mask around others for 10 days following exposure.
· If any symptoms appear, isolate immediately and seek testing.
If you have recovered from COVID infection in the last 90 days:
· No testing is recommended unless new symptoms develop.
· Wear a well-fitting mask around others for 10 days following exposure.
If you test positive for COVID-19
· You should isolate for a minimum of five days from the start of symptoms AND after at least 24 hours of symptoms in the absence of fever-reducing medications and with improvement of other COVID-19 symptoms. The first day of symptoms is considered day 0.
· Wear a well-fitting mask around others for a full 10 days following the onset of symptoms.
· You should avoid others at high risk for COVID complications (for example, the elderly, nursing home residents, hospitalized patients or immunocompromised) for at least 10 days. In addition, you will want to avoid places where you are unable to wear a mask (such as restaurants) for 10 days.
· Testing can be considered on day 5. If you continue to test positive, isolation should continue for 10 days.
Presumptive COVID-19 Diagnosis and Test Results Pending
· If you go for a COVID-19 test and are presumed positive while your test results are pending:
· You should remain in isolation until results of your COVID-19 test are available.
· If your test results are significantly delayed, you can discontinue isolation five days from the start of symptoms and at least 24 hours fever-free in the absence of fever-reducing medications along with the improvement of other symptoms.
· If you have worsening symptoms, you are encouraged to contact your provider via video visit, E-visit or in the event of respiratory distress, chest pain or dehydration, the emergency room.
Presumptive COVID-19 Diagnosis and No Testing Performed (for example, low risk, symptomatic family members of known positive case)
If you are presumed to have COVID-19 due to symptoms or a symptomatic COVID-19 family member you should do the following:
· You can discontinue isolation after a minimum of five days from the start of symptoms AND after at least 24-hours of being fever-free (without fever-reducing medications) along with the improvement of other symptoms
· You should wear a well-fitting mask around others for a full 10 days from the onset of symptoms.
· Avoid others at high risk for COVID complications (for example, the elderly, nursing home residents, hospitalized patients or immunocompromised) for at least 10 days. In addition, you should avoid places where you are unable to wear a mask (such as restaurants) for 10 days.
· Testing can be considered on day 5. Antigen (home) testing is preferred if available. If persistently positive, isolation should continue for 10 days.
If you are isolating at home and receive a negative COVID-19 test
If you had a known high-risk exposure to someone with COVID-19:
· Quarantine is recommended if you are vaccinated but have not received a booster after completion of the initial vaccine series.
You receive another diagnosis like influenza:
If you are diagnosed with influenza, you should continue isolation until your fever has resolved for more than 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medications or at least four to five days following the onset of symptoms. Influenza is most infectious during the first three days of symptoms (and the day before symptoms developed).
If you have continued symptoms without a definitive diagnosis:
If your symptoms are mild, you should remain isolated until symptoms improve. If symptoms persist without diagnosis, consider repeat testing for COVID-19 and influenza. If your symptoms worsen, have a reassessment. Options for reassessment include video visits, E-visits or in the event of symptoms such as increasing respiratory distress, chest pain, dehydration, etc., a visit to the emergency room.
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Reference and more reading athttps://www.lvhn.org/news/when-should-you-self-isolate-or-quarantine# & www.cdc.gov
In a break through genetics research, scientists at Krolinska Institutet In Sweden identified a gene variant (DNA segment from immune system) , presence of this genetic segment in people will lower risk of developing serious infection from Covid-19 – Healthy Life
London, Jan 17 (PTI) Researchers have identified a specific gene variant that protects against severe COVID-19 infection.
An international team led by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden pinpointed the variant by studying people of different ancestries.
The study, published in the journal Nature Genetics, shows that genes can influence whether we become severely affected or only suffer mild illness from COVID-19.
Previous studies on mainly people of European ancestry have found that individuals carrying a particular segment of DNA have a 20 per cent lower risk of developing a critical COVID-19 infection.
This DNA segment encodes genes in the immune system, and is inherited from Neanderthals in about half of all people outside Africa, the researchers said.
However, this region of DNA is packed with numerous genetic variants, which makes it challenging to disentangle the exact protective variant, they said.
Identifying this variant could potentially serve as a target for medical treatment against severe COVID-19 infection, according to the researchers.
To identify this specific gene variant, they looked for individuals carrying only parts of this DNA segment.
Since the Neandertal inheritance occurred after the ancient migration out of Africa, the researchers focussed on individuals with African ancestry who lack heritage from the Neanderthals and therefore also the majority of this DNA segment.
A small piece of this DNA region is, however, the same in both people of African and European ancestries.
The researchers found that individuals of predominantly African ancestry had the same protection as those of European ancestry, which allowed them to pinpoint a specific gene variant of particular interest.
‘The fact that individuals of African descent had the same protection allowed us to identify the unique variant in the DNA that actually protects from COVID-19 infection,’ said the first author of study Jennifer Huffman, a researcher at the VA Boston Healthcare System in the US.
The analysis included a total of 2,787 hospitalized COVID-19 patients of African ancestry and 130,997 people in a control group from six cohort studies.
Eighty per cent of individuals of African ancestry carried the protective variant, the researchers said.
The outcome was compared with a previous, larger study of individuals of European heritage.
According to the researchers, the protective gene variant (rs10774671-G) determines the length of the protein encoded by the gene OAS1.
Prior studies have shown that the longer variant of the protein is more effective at breaking down SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
‘That we are beginning to understand the genetic risk factors in detail is key to developing new drugs against COVID-19,’ said study co-author Brent Richards, a professor at McGill University in Canada.
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Healthy citizens makes a nation, healthy nation brings the best in everything and takes country in right path. To be healthy, it is important to eliminate certain foods from our diet, eventhough we love to eat those foods. Trans fats are common fats in fried items, re-heated oils and in bakery items. Trans fats are not good for health. Consuming trans fats can result in health issues. India is trying to achieve its goal of eliminating trans fat this year under “Freedom from Trans fat Fat @75” while marking 75th year of Independence. How to eliminate trans fats and how to include healthy fats in our diet? Eat right India sponsored by Government of India (FSSAI) has answers for your questions – Healthy Life
Recognizing the health hazards associated with consumption of industrial trans fats, FSSAI intends to eliminate trans fat from the diet in a phased manner by 2022. Therefore, FSSAI has employed two-pronged strategies to achieve its goal of “Freedom from Trans Fat @75.”
Trans fats are bad fats, which should not be consumed as part of our diet.They are the worst type of fats as they raise the bad cholesterol [Very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) and low density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-c)] and lowers the good cholesterol [high density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-c)] in our body. Trans fats have been linked to heart diseases, overweight/obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes and some types of cancers.
The sources of trans fat can be (1) Natural or (2) Artificial. Natural trans fats are also called ruminant trans fats, as they are present in small quantities in meat and dairy products obtained form ruminant animals such as cows, sheep and cattle. Natural/ruminant trans fat are not generally considered harmful.
Artificial trans fat are also called industrial trans fat as they are manufactured industrially by a chemical process of partial hydrogenation or thermal treatments of edible oils containing unsaturated fatty acids, e.g. refining of vegetable oils and during the process of frying. They are generally considered harmful. Artificial/industrial trans fat are present in large quantities in partially hydrogenated vegetable fats (vanaspati, margarine and bakery shortenings). In prepared foods, trans fats are found in:
Recognizing the health hazards associated with consumption of industrial trans fats, FSSAI intends to eliminate trans fat from the diet in a phased manner by 2022. Therefore, FSSAI has employed two-pronged strategies to achieve its goal of “Freedom from Trans Fat @75.”
On the supply side, FSSAI has notified several crucial regulations to regulate trans fat in industrial products, encouraged edible oil industry and food business operators to eliminate trans fat from their products.
On the demand side, FSSAI has launched a mass media campaign “Heart Attack Rewind”- a 30-second Public Service Announcement (PSA) with the aim to create awareness about the harmful effects of trans fat by,
Ways to avoid trans fat
When cooking at home
Tips & Warnings: Small amount of trans fat occurs naturally in meat and diary products, so choose lean cuts of meat and low dairy products.
While shopping for groceries
Tips & Warnings: Small amount of trans fat occurs naturally in meat and diary products, so choose lean cuts of meat and low dairy products.
When eating out or ordering food from outside
It might be easy to control what you cook in your home to eat, but when eating at a restaurant try controlling the TFA intake by doing the following:
Tips & Warnings: Small amount of trans fat occurs naturally in meat and diary products, so choose lean cuts of meat and low dairy products.
Reference: https://eatrightindia.gov.in/EatRightIndia/trans-fat-free-india.jsp
Revolved side angle pose is an intensive twisting pose. It involves full body stretching and twisting. Practicing this pose daily has multiple benefits for the body. While massaging the abdominal organs it stimulates the organs, relieves constipation problem and improve digestion. Stretching and twisting body on both sides strengthens legs, feet, thighs, shoulders, chest and spine. This intensive twisting pose also strengthens core and helps in gaining balance – Healthy Life.
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Sanskrit: Parivrtta Parsvakonasana, parivrtta = to turn around, revolve, parsva = side, kona = angle
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What keeps you interested in your job? Is it the job, the rewards, or a sense of community? While all of these are important factors in work happiness, research suggests that personality match is the most important. The more your personality qualities fit with your profession, the more productive and beneficial your work performance will be.
Consider introverts and extroverts: outgoing people flourish in a sociable, customer-oriented business, whereas introverts thrive in autonomous, analytical duties. These innate characteristics influence your performance in a position as well as your engagement with others.
Let’s go through some of the reasons why your personality plays a huge role in how good you will fit in a career.
Why You Should Know your Personality Type
If you don’t take the time now to discover out what keeps you happy and motivates you daily, you could be extremely unhappy later. But what is the significance of personality? Understanding your personality helps you to consider your emotions, habits, and modes of thought daily.
One of the most frequent techniques for reviewing personality tendencies is based on Myers-Briggs theoretical approach. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is often employed by major businesses and academic institutions to learn more about the mindsets of potential workers and students respectively.
The following sections of the article discuss some reasons why this can help you in career success.
1. Culture Fit
One of the most significant benefits of matching your personality to your profession is the ease with which you can interact with your colleagues and clients. Those that are talkative and vocal will most likely appreciate working with those who are similarly open.
Individuals who display a certain level of sensitivity and demonstrate empathy and compassion are more likely to like employment in a position where they may assist others. Those who prefer a more private and independent workplace culture may prefer to work in small teams or away from the attention of others.
You have a better chance of complimenting your future companions if you use your personality as a professional guide. This compatibility will help to improve team cohesiveness and overall efficiency.
2. Improved Work Performance
Your personality qualities, like those of your coworkers, affect interactions with clients, consumers, or patients. Individuals who are naturally kind, sensitive, and receptive to others are well-suited for professions in human services. The “leaders” among us will most likely seek
more management or entrepreneurial jobs, where they can coach and mentor people to help a firm flourish.
However, it is critical to go beyond the subject area of a possible job and into the real work itself. This can provide insight into your day-to-day chores and the social interactions necessary, as well as if your personality attributes align with these jobs.
For example, regardless of how enthusiastic you are about fashion, the extroverted, customer-focused work of a hairdresser or stylist might be exhausting if you are normally quiet or introverted.
Some people show empathy without necessarily adopting the feelings of others and those who are inclined to do so. Certain people-focused occupations may be more emotionally draining than others, depending on the direction you relate with.
3. Work Satisfaction
Having assignments and tests that best fit your capabilities and personality traits increases your confidence in your job abilities, allowing you to build a more positive attitude toward your profession. As a result, you will feel more valued as a worker.
Furthermore, when one’s values align with those of the organization, they frequently feel more at ease in the workplace and are more committed to their position. As a result, this is a win-win situation for both employees and the employer. Getting a job that is a good fit for your personality is also associated with more “innovativeness,” or your desire to try new ideas and techniques to improve your work efficiency.
4. Strengths and Weaknesses
Evaluating your personality qualities might assist you in determining your strengths and limitations. This reflection highlights not just your present technical talents, but also how you interact or conduct among others, and how to best integrate this with future work opportunities.
While your strengths will help you choose which job routes you’d be most suited for, recognizing your shortcomings will assist you to identify areas that need work. You may next devise a strategy to remedy these gaps in your talents.
Understanding your personality properly allows you to establish your limitations and how far you should push them. We cannot grasp how to navigate being out of our comfort bubble until we understand what attributes drive us.
The Bottom Line
Going to work requires that you strike a balance between looking presentable and being comfortable in your skin. If you’re into makeup and hairstyling try to find a balance where you do not look overly casual. For makeup products, look into makeup brush manufacturers, and order lashes in bulk to keep financials at bay.
For those working from home, look into investing in a productive work setup that is separate from your living area. Whether this is a corner in your studio apartment or an extra room in your house, it should be dedicated to working alone. Invest in an office desk, chair, and some led lights at a minimum. With that said, look into your personality and start the journey to find work that best suits you.
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