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Brain cell growth

August 28, 2020Sparks Health Information braincellgrowth Exercise memory

Scientists from the US national Institute on Aging reveal that exercise produces a protein called Cathepsin B which helps brain cell growth and improves memory. Source: Daily Telegraph http://bit.ly/295Dqjf

Sing! Sing! Sing!

August 14, 2020Sparks Health Information Cancer Choir mood proteins stress 4

Singing in a choir could help to keep cancer at bay, with a single hour of choral singing said to increase levels of immune proteins, reduce stress and improve mood. Source: Daily Telegraph http://bit.ly/1MUbyjK

Cycling and Walking

August 5, 2020Sparks Health Information airpollution Cycling walking 10

The benefits of cycling and walking ‘outweighs the risk of air pollution’ in cities, says an international report. The study included Delhi, a city in India where cycling for five hours in a week was beneficial – despite pollution levels being 10 times higher than London. Source: Guardian http://bit.ly/220vXa2

Infertility in women

July 27, 2020Sparks Health Information infertility 10

Do you know that physiotherapy reduces abdominal adhesions that can cause infertility in women? Find out from a Women-Health Specialist!

Trees and Humans

July 25, 2020Sparks Health Information stress trees 2

A study led by Bin Jiang from the University of Illinois has revealed that being around trees reduces stress. Trees remove carbondioxide from the environment as they release oxygen which is consumed by humans. Their leaves also filter pollutants from the environment. A good reason to discourage logging! Source: Telegraph http://bit.ly/1Xn0v5C

COVID-19 Facts

April 18, 2020Sparks Health Information cough covid19 droplets exhale facts sneeze 4

Do you know that COVID-19 is actually spread by droplet contact? When an infected person coughs, sneezes or exhales droplets, the particles of COVID-19 go into the air and can stay in the air for sometime before landing on some surfaces. When another person touches these surfaces with COVID-19 particles and then makes contact with […]

Physical Activity and COVID-19

April 14, 2020Sparks Health Information covid19 Physical Activity 7

Physical activity includes all forms of active recreation, sports participation, cycling and walking, as well as activities you do at work and around the home and garden. It does not have to be exercise or sport – play, dance, gardening, and even house cleaning and carrying heavy shopping is all part of being physically active. […]

Psycho-social factors and COVID-19

April 12, 2020Sparks Health Information covid19 psychsocialfactors 2

Do you know that COVID-19 lock-down and social distance as measures to control the spread could impact on your psycho-social well-being?

COVID-19 and smokers

April 11, 2020Sparks Health Information COVID-19 Pneumonia Smokers Smoking Waterpipe smoking 1

Do you know that coronaviruses are respiratory viruses? Are you aware that smoking has a huge impact on respiratory health? The act of smoking involves the use of fingers. These fingers which are usually in contact with the lips, and even the cigarettes, if contaminated with the virus that causes COVID-19 could increase the possibility […]

Coronavirus: Facts

April 2, 2020Sparks Health Information Coronavirus Difficult breathing Respiratory viruses 2

Do you know that coronaviruses are respiratory viruses which replicate in the airways, respiratory tract, breathing passages? Coronaviruses discovered in the middle of 1960s could cause very mild symptoms such as a common cold, sometimes severe symptoms. However, the newly-discovered type which causes Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) could lead to severe symptoms such as difficult […]