Health and Fitness for Saturday October 1, 2022

Stay fit with great healthy tips, diet trends, and breakthroughs Health and Fitness by [ArcaMax](?ezine=27&r=g8MZm88BbsktrLdp8djfKJ3a07V30Bu_qJieFkf5vHBDOjMyNzAwODM2NDpKOjIxNDY1NDg6TDoyNzpSOjM4ODM3MTpWOjQz) [ Summer swimming season may be over, but you can still get swimmer's ear – and you don't even need to go in the water ]( [Summer swimming season may be over, but you can still get swimmer's ear – and you don't even need to go in the water]( Rex Haberman, Associate Clinical Professor of Otology and Neurotology, University of Florida and Thomas Schrepfer, Assistant Professor of Pediatric Otolaryngology, University of Florida, The Conversation Many forms of ear infections strike children and adults alike, but among the most common is acute otitis externa, also known as swimmer’s ear. About 10% of Americans will experience swimmer’s ear during their lifetimes. Adults are affected more commonly, and children only rarely, generally ages 5 to 12. But you don’t have to be swimming to get swimmer’s ear. Go out ... [Continue Reading]( [Health plan shake-up could disrupt coverage for low-income Californians]( Bernard J. Wolfson, Kaiser Health News Almost 2 million of California’s poorest and most medically fragile residents may have to switch health insurers as a result of a new strategy by the state to improve care in its Medicaid program. A first-ever statewide contracting competition to participate in the program, known as Medi-Cal, required commercial managed-care plans to rebid for their contracts and compete against ... [Continue Reading]( Sponsor [Nutrition News: Eating For Diabetes]( Charlyn Fargo Dairy often gets a bad rap. Some think it causes bloating or gas. Others think it's inflammatory. The truth is dairy can be part of a healthy diet. The Dietary Guidelines recommend three servings of dairy a day. But now Italian researchers have discovered that eating certain animal products -- including dairy -- could reduce the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. ... [Continue Reading]( [ A medical mystery: Why two Philly-area cousins, just miles apart, got rare brain cancers ]( [A medical mystery: Why two Philly-area cousins, just miles apart, got rare brain cancers]( Wendy Ruderman, The Philadelphia Inquirer PHILADELPHIA -- Lily Walker, 17, was in eighth grade when she suddenly lost weight and suffered headaches so severe she’d throw up. Her mom thought it was stress, or maybe a virus. After the double vision set in, a doctor told the family to head to an emergency room. Her cousin, Peter Cellucci, then 7, stopped eating two years later. He suddenly needed to grip the banister with both... [Continue Reading]( [Getting healthy and happy by giving up ultraprocessed foods]( By Michael Roizen, M.D. "American Ultra" is a 2015 black comedy about a mild-mannered slacker turned CIA hit man. That's a pretty good analogy for any super-bland-tasting, squishy, white-bread-encased, fast-food sandwich. That ultraprocessed conglomeration is really a killing machine, just like Jesse Eisenberg's hapless character, Mike. Three new studies prove the point. One, published in The BMJ, found that... [Continue Reading]( [ Life Advice Digest ] Life Advice Digest Get the most popular advice columns by email daily -- for free (no paywalls)! Dear Abby, Ask Amy, financial, health, parenting advice columns and many more. [Subscribe now to the Life Advice Digest!]( -- From the ArcaMax editors More Health and Fitness from ArcaMax.com - [Shattered dreams and bills in the millions: Losing a baby in America]( - ['Shocking' rise in STIs during COVID alarms health workers]( - [Pets and potty breaks: If your dog won't go out in the rain, here's help]( - [Consumer Health: What do you know about these 3 rare childhood cancers?]( [Click To Unsubscribe]( | [Customer Service]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [California / Nevada Privacy Info]( 11830 Canon Blvd Suite A, Newport News, VA 23606 Copyright © 2022 ArcaMax Publishing [Facebook]( [Twitter](/ArcaMax)