Health and Fitness for Saturday October 29, 2022

Stay fit with great healthy tips, diet trends, and breakthroughs Health and Fitness by [ArcaMax](?ezine=27&r=f9RdzxMMgdHOTOMSbfYHZbMHamDwixFohWUsJcO8JK9DOjMyNzAwODM2NDpKOjIxNTM0Njk6TDoyNzpSOjI5MTcxMjpWOjU2) [Nutrition News: Building Muscle Later in Life]( Charlyn Fargo The older we get, the more we should focus on muscle mass and not just the number on the scale. In her later years, I watched my mom shrink from a weight of 175 to 120. With her weight loss came difficulty in walking and balance, a result of losing muscle along with all that weight. A research study in the journal Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases looked at the ... [Continue Reading]( [ Why has October been so bad for a virus known as RSV? ]( [Why has October been so bad for a virus known as RSV?]( Harriet Blair Rowan, Bay Area News Group SAN JOSE, Calif. — October is usually a quiet month for Dr. Julie Kim and her colleagues at their pediatrics practice in Los Gatos, after the summer rush for physicals. But this October? “It’s just crazy,” she said. “We’re double capacity.” The main culprit is a common respiratory bug known as RSV, that can be especially difficult on infants and young children,... [Continue Reading]( Sponsor [ Fetterman's struggles with language highlight the challenges after a stroke – a vascular neurologist explains aphasia and the path to recovery ]( [Fetterman's struggles with language highlight the challenges after a stroke – a vascular neurologist explains aphasia and the path to recovery]( Andrew M. Southerland, MD, MSc, Professor of Neurology and Public Health Sciences, University of Virginia, The Conversation John Fetterman, the Democratic nominee for a hotly contested U.S. Senate seat in Pennsylvania, has been drawing scrutiny for his performance in his first post-stroke broadcast interview and most recently, his Oct. 25, 2022, Senate debate against Republican Mehmet Oz. Fetterman suffered a stroke on the way to a campaign event in May 2022. His apparent post-stroke neurological effects -... [Continue Reading]( [ With over-the-counter birth control pills likely to be approved, pharmacists and pharmacies could play an ever-increasing role in reproductive health care ]( [With over-the-counter birth control pills likely to be approved, pharmacists and pharmacies could play an ever-increasing role in reproductive health care]( Lucas Berenbrok, Associate Professor of Pharmacy and Therapeutics, University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences and Marian Jarlenski, Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management, University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences, The Conversation The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is set to review a drugmaker’s application for the first over-the-counter birth control pill in November 2022, with a decision expected in the first half of 2023. An approved over-the-counter hormonal birth control product would not require a prescription and would be considered self-care, defined as “the practice of individuals looking after ... [Continue Reading]( [ Daily Trivia Quiz Digest ] Daily Trivia Quiz Digest Test yourself daily with multiple choice trivia quiz questions sent your Inbox! Instantly subscribe to [Trivia Quiz Digest]( - From the ArcaMax editors More Health and Fitness from ArcaMax.com - [Should kids eat all their Halloween candy at once, or spread it out? Dentists and nutritionists help you with the sticky questions.]( - [Mayo Clinic Minute: How to keep kids with food allergies safe during Halloween]( - [Family caregivers find support on #dementia TikTok]( - [5 foods to eat for better mental health]( [Click To Unsubscribe]( | [Customer Service]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [California / Nevada Privacy Info]( 1706 Todds Lane, Box 311, Hampton, VA 23666 Copyright © 2022 ArcaMax Publishing [Facebook]( [Twitter](/ArcaMax)