the best measure of a healthy political system

 

20min clip - Psychiatrist Answers Mental Health Questions From Twitter

Regular naps are associated with larger brain volumes

Regular naps are associated with larger brain volumes, found a new study and larger brains are a marker of good brain health. They are linked to a lower risk of dementia and other diseases. Researchers from UCL and the University of the Republic in Uruguay examined health data on 379,000 white British people. They found that the brains of regular nappers appeared up to 6.5 years younger than the brains of people who don’t nap. #sleep #nap #brainpower #health #ucl

New Zealand pushes Maori's up health waiting lists

 

The country is rolling out a new ‘equity adjustor’. This uses 4 factors to decide patient priority: ethnicity, geographic location, level of deprivation and time spent on the waiting list. The numbers are crunched in an algorithm which weighs them differently according to the type of operation to give an overall score. #newzealand #māori #healthcare #inequality #surgery #waitinglist

How heath has changed in your area of England between 2015 and 2021 - from @ONS

1min 50sec @circulareconomy clip - Ellen MacArthur Foundation #food #initiative

text from youtube "

Climate change. Biodiversity.
Human health.
What’s the connection?

Food.

Changing our food system is the most impactful thing we can do to address climate change, create healthy cities and rebuild biodiversity.  You’ve probably been thinking about how you and your organisation can play your part.

Maybe you’ve created your own targets and manifestos, are supporting the Sustainable Development Goals, or Paris climate agreement.  But that’s the easy part. The real challenge is knowing where you can have the biggest impact.

The answer lies in cities - that’s where 80% of food will be consumed by 2050.  By using circular economy thinking, cities, and the businesses and people in them have the power to transform the food system.

But what would that look like?  Food would be grown in ways that support ecosystems instead of damaging them. And it would be sourced locally, when it makes sense.  We would make the most of food, avoiding edible food waste and using organic by-products to improve soil fertility to grow new ingredients, along with other uses.  At the outset, chefs and food brands would consider these principles when they’re planning what goes on our plate.

It sounds simple - but it’s one of the most ambitious and profound challenges of our time.  If we get it right, we’ll help avoid a climate crisis, restore biodiversity, improve human health and reconnect people with their food - all the while creating new business opportunities.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Food initiative brings together pioneering restaurants, supermarkets, food brands, and governments to ignite a transition towards a regenerative food system.

Reach your ambition. Play your part."

10min @kurz_gesagt clip - Is #Meat Bad for You? Is Meat #Unhealthy ?

text from youtube "Over the last few years eating meat has increasingly been associated with health risks, like heart disease, cancer and an early death. How unhealthy is meat really?"

5min 37sec @theeconomist clip - Is this the future of #health ?

Text from youtube "Artificial intelligence is already shaping the world, from driverless cars to dating. But according to Dr Eric Topol, a pioneer in digital medicine, perhaps its greatest impact will be on people's health."

5min 20sec @TEDEd clip - How do #cigarettes affect the body? - Krishna Sudhir

 
Text from youtube "Cigarettes aren’t good for us. That’s hardly news -- we’ve known about the dangers of smoking for decades. But how exactly do cigarettes harm us, and can our bodies recover if we stop? Krishna Sudhir details what happens when we smoke -- and when we quit. 

Lesson by Krishna Sudhir, directed by TED-Ed. "

45sec @wef clip - Your #smartphone ’s screen can seriously affect your #health

a 35sec @wef clip - the world’s 10 healthiest countries - no. 1 = #Singapore

how much #exercise actually makes a difference in your #health — more is not necessarily better

by @BI_Video - found via techinsider

30 minutes of #exercise

by killerinfographics. Browse more data visualization.

23 and 1/2 hours: what is the single best thing we can do for our health?

via the atlantic

weighing less, drinking less, smoking less, having a good social network, controlling cholesterol and blood pressure all important to health


but what makes the biggest difference to your health?


what has the biggest impact on the widest no. of health issues?


the medicine which has this effect is exercise - mostly walking - 1/2 hr or maybe an hour - a day if possible


so can you limit your sitting and sleeping to 23 and a half hours a day?

hard and fast hands only CPR