Doctor wrote off my hair loss and dizziness as ‘just being a tired mum’

Doctor wrote off my hair loss and dizziness as ‘just being a tired mum’

Joe McFaddenHealth reporter Rose Stokes Rose Stokes is a freelance journalist and mother of two After giving birth to her second child, Rose Stokes was exhausted all the time. “I couldn’t really do anything more than the bare minimum in terms of looking after my kids. I’d put them down at seven and have to … Read more

Tired After a Long Day of Thinking Hard? Here’s Why

Tired After a Long Day of Thinking Hard? Here’s Why

Sept. 16, 2022 – You’ve been doing deep focus work all day. Now you’re mentally fried. Wiped out. Exhausted. But you’re trying to wrap up a project. Should you power through? New science has the answer: No, you should not. In a Current Biology study, French researchers found that doing mentally hard tasks for more … Read more

9 Ways to Get Your Energy Back

9 Ways to Get Your Energy Back

SOURCES: MedlinePlus: “Fatigue.” Kerry J. Stewart, EdD, professor of medicine; director, Clinical and Research Exercise Physiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Hartfiel, N. Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, April 6, 2010. Oken, B. Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, Jan-Feb 2006.. Daniel Judelson, PhD, assistant professor, California State University, Fullerton. Harris, R. … Read more

Why Am I Always So Tired?

Why Am I Always So Tired?

SOURCES: Theodore Friedman, MD, PhD, chair of medicine and chief of division of endocrinology, molecular medicine and metabolism, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles. National Sleep Foundation: “How Much Sleep Do We Really Need?” Lisa Shives, MD, director, Sleep Medicine Center, University of California at San Diego School of Medicine. American … Read more

Programs Helps COVID Long Haulers Recover

Programs Helps COVID Long Haulers Recover

Arianna Varas, 35, COVID-19 survivor and long hauler, Manhattan, NY. Webinar, Infectious Diseases Society of America, Feb. 12, 2021. Thomas Gut, DO, director of ambulatory care medicine, Staten Island University Hospital; assistant professor of medicine, Hofstra/Northwell School of Medicine. Rachel Zabner, MD, infectious disease specialist and co-director, COVID-19 Recovery Program, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles. … Read more