Please Do Not Use A Vacuum Hose On Your Vagina, Begs Nurse

Pierre Van ZylHealth Awareness, Learn, News + Discoveries, Women’s Health

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In a horrifying tweet for the ages, a woman who says she is a nurse claimed she had seen several patients this week who had attempted to speed up their period through the misuse of a vacuum cleaner. The woman said that two women, aged 19 and 23, tried to suck out their menstrual blood in a…

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Sneezing, coughing, itchy eyes! Oh my!

Pierre Van ZylMommabee, primary care

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It’s that time of year. In my practice, I am seeing more children and adults with sneezing, puffy eyes, itchy eyes, forehead headaches, you name it. Look outside and the reason is clear, our region is plagued by significant amounts of tree and plan…

Sneezing, coughing, itchy eyes! Oh my!

Pierre Van ZylMommabee, primary care

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It’s that time of year. In my practice, I am seeing more children and adults with sneezing, puffy eyes, itchy eyes, forehead headaches, you name it. Look outside and the reason is clear, our region is plagued by significant amounts of tree and plant pollen and flowers and trees are blooming. The pollen blankets our sidewalks, cars, and homes with fine, green powder that causes a range of allergic symptoms.

My son and I have horrible seasonal allergies. I get runny eyes and sinus headaches (the pressure above my eyes, across my forehead, and next to my nose) and he gets puffy and itchy eyes, sneezing, coughing, and asthma flares.

Here are the basics that we use to keep things under control:
–       Avoid indoor allergens by vacuuming and dusting regularly.

–       Avoid strong smells indoors such as bleach and air freshener plug-ins and instead try fragrance-free cleaners and a few drops of essential oils mixed with water. 

–       Let kids play outside as much as possible but pay attention to the Air Quality Index on the news. After playing outside, have kids wash their hands and face to rinse off the pollen.

–       Rinse your sinuses with saline (special salt) water to get rid of all of the pollen. You can buy a sinus rinse bottle or neti-pot for less than $15. When you are having a lot of symptoms use it two times a day, once in the morning and once at night. When things are going well, just use it once a day at night before bed. Sometimes my patients do not even need other medicines when they rinse their sinuses out regularly.

–       If needed, talk to your doctor about fluticasone nose spray or antihistamines that don’t cause sleepiness such as cetirizine (Zyrtex) or loratadine (Claritin).

–       Avoid using antihistamines that cause sleepiness such as diphenhydramine (Benadryl) too often unless prescribed by a doctor.

With these few tips, I hope that you can avoid sneezing, coughing, and itchy eyes.

For more information, check out a short article: https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/seasonal-allergies.html


Gut-Healing Garlic Asparagus Broccoli Soup

Pierre Van Zyleat, Lunch + Dinner

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Load up on antioxidants with this easy and comforting soup, packed with vibrant green veggies and collagen-rich bone broth. Eating your greens is easy when they’re steeped in a garlicky bone broth. This soup is full of antioxidants from fresh broccoli,…

Deep Brain Stimulation: Adelaide Man Receives ‘Pacemaker for the Brain’ To Combat Young Onset Parkinson’s Disease

Pierre Van ZylHeal, Health Awareness, Healthy Aging + General Wellness, Mental Health

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Todd Murfitt hadn’t been expecting to sit 20 minutes at the doctor’s office and be diagnosed with Young Onset Parkinson’s disease. The high school principal at St John the Baptist Primary School in Adelaide, Australia, was 35 when he received the shock…

When the Solution Becomes a Bigger Problem: Taking out The Wolves Made the Coyotes Bolder, and Now, They are Everywhere

Pierre Van ZylNews + Discoveries, Opinion

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Wolves were not only terrifying and dangerous predators, but they were also annoying menaces that made life unbearable for Eastern farmers. Coyotes are naturally afraid of wolves. Usually, if a coyote treks too closely to a pack of wolves, it winds up dead. Naturally, the weaker animals don’t have a say in whose territory is…

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Vegan Chick’n Enchilada Breakfast Casserole

Pierre Van ZylBreakfast, casserole, DI, Gluten-free, Main Dishes, make ahead breakfast, No Oil, Recipes, savory breakfast, student life, Tree Nut Free, Vegan

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A few weeks ago, in sharing a lasagna recipe, I mentioned that big, casserole-like dishes have been a meal prep time-saver for me lately. They’re more involved than other recipes, but once they’ve been prepared, they give me at least 4-6 extra portions of food. And they’re a nice way to break up my routine…

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Cherries Are the Bedtime Snack You Didn’t Know You Needed

Pierre Van ZylHeal, Health Awareness, Healthy Aging + General Wellness

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“Life is not a bowl of cherries. There’s good and bad stuff…” – Fuzzy Zoeller Every time I see a wine-red, glossy cherry with a slender green stalk, I get strangely jealous. How can something so tiny be so gorgeous? Cherries are highly underrated. These fruits are everything and more if you want to live…

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Effects of Anxiety on the Body

Pierre Van ZylHeal, Health Awareness, Mental Health

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Everyone has anxiety from time to time, but chronic anxiety can interfere with your quality of life. While perhaps most recognized for behavioral changes, anxiety can also have serious consequences on your physical health. Read on to learn more about t…

The dangerous summer stroller mistake most parents make

Pierre Van ZylLearn, News + Discoveries, parenting

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No responsible parent would leave a child in a hot car, yet many of them are committing another potentially fatal mistake.   Picture the scene: A parent straps a baby into a stroller for a walk on a hot, summer day. The sun is bright, and the infant’s skin is sensitive, so the parent covers…

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‘Doctors Should Educate Themselves.’ Elderly Face Stigma As More of Them Are Relying On Marijuana for Relief

Pierre Van ZylHeal, Health Awareness, Healthy Aging + General Wellness, Learn, News + Discoveries

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Despite cannabis being now being legal for recreational use in 11 U.S states [1] (that number is likely to grow), you still have to get a license for medical marijuana from a doctor. Marijuana has both medical and recreational uses. Its active compounds are THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) and CBD (Cannabidiol). Cannabis can be used medicinally for…

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Last Week’s Workouts

AngelaMount Washington Road Race training, mountain running, Running, Strength training for runners, trail running, Workouts

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Last week’s workouts had me fully enjoying the taper for Mount Washington Road Race.  My running time decreased but there was still some heavy climbing. With all my spare time I was able to fully freak out over the fact that there were two snowstorms at the summit last week.  I spent way too much […]

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Weekend Reading, 6.9.19

Pierre Van ZylNutrition and Wellness, weekend reading

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It’s been a lovely couple days of taking my own advice. In Friday’s post—the responses to which I’m so grateful for—I mentioned the importance of learning how to relax, and then practicing relaxation whenever possible. Last weekend, I wrote about not trying too hard all the time. Or, in the words of one of my…

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37.

Pierre Van Zylbirthday, birthdays, Food and Healing

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I’ve been writing birthday posts since I turned thirty. The last few haven’t been easy, but this year I’ve been feeling particularly conscious of time and melancholy about the arrival of June 7th. Not to mention grumpy and fatigued—not my best mood for writing. Then I got an email, from a blog reader who shares…

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10 Priceless Quotes That All Grandparents Will Love

Pierre Van Zylparenting

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Grandparents are life, true love, and utter joy. While we may love our parents more than anyone else, I believe everyone has a special, completely different kind of love for their grandparents, and they have a special place in our hearts. Grandparents love with a different kind of ferocity. They usually know how to handle…

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Benefits of Red Wine for the Heart, Body & Mind

Pierre Van ZylHealth Awareness, Healthy Aging + General Wellness, Mental Health

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Have you ever heard of the French paradox? It’s a well-researched phenomenon that refers to people who live in certain parts of France where red wine is commonly consumed during meals having fewer cases of death from coronary heart disease, even though these people live a lifestyle that’s considered to have higher risks than those living…

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Hospital to Ban Bacon?

Pierre Van ZylHeal, Health Awareness, Healthy Aging + General Wellness, Learn, News + Discoveries

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A new health push may eliminate many peoples favorite dishes from U.K. hospital cafeterias. This ban includes recipes with sausages, mash, bacon, and all processed meat. Plant-Based Health Professionals UK Ltd, an association created by medical professionals, worry about the harm posed by these foods, particularly about the cancer risk from consuming processed meat. The…

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A Tectonic Plate May Have Peeled Apart – and That Could Shrink the Atlantic Ocean

Pierre Van ZylLearn, News + Discoveries

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In 1969, a giant earthquake off the coast of Portugal sparked a devastating tsunami that puzzled the scientific community. Unlike the known earthquake zones around the globe, this natural phenomenon seemed to come from the middle of nowhere. There were no signs of a tectonic shift at the time. After puzzling it over for a…

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News Cycle Fatigue

Pierre Van Zyl

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I recently took a week hiatus from the news. I was on a week of overnights, and the work- sleep- give kids dinner- back to work cycle didn’t leave much time for CNN, Instagram, Facebook, the Times app, or other sources of the often depressing news cycl…

News Cycle Fatigue

Pierre Van Zyl

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I recently took a week hiatus from the news. I was on a week of overnights, and the work- sleep- give kids dinner- back to work cycle didn’t leave much time for CNN, Instagram, Facebook, the Times app, or other sources of the often depressing news cycl…

A HEALTHY HOT CHOCOLATE THAT SUPPORTS YOUR ADRENALS

Pierre Van ZylHealth + Nutrition, Live Well

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You’ve heard about adrenal fatigue, or perhaps even felt it. You have a sweet tooth. You love chocolate. WE ARE THE SAME PEOPLE. I catch up with Greg Haglund, supplement expert (and founder of my personal fave Switch Nutrition), to chat about how we can support ourselves in times of high stress…with hot chocolate. Firstly,…

Lemony Bulgur Chickpea Salad

Pierre Van Zylbulgur, chickpeas, easy, Main Dishes, quick, Quick & Easy, Recipes, salad, Salads, Soy-free, Tree Nut Free, Vegan

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I’m so tired. I’ve been tired plenty during the internship, but how I feel right now is special. It is, as they say, next level. And, with a final on Thursday, four assignments to finish, and almost two weeks left in my current rotation, the feeling doesn’t promise to let up soon. I’ve been at…

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Running Without Music

AngelaRunning, running without music

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When I first started running in high school, I felt like I always needed music to get me going. I would carry my Walkman or later on Discman (stop laughing) in my hand as I slogged along for 3ish miles. Btw – the struggle with running with a Discman is real.  I think I spend […]

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Bananas and Avocados Can Prevent Heart Attacks

Pierre Van ZylHealth Awareness, Healthy Aging + General Wellness

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If you’re fairly familiar with the vitamins and minerals in the most common fruits and vegetables, you may be aware that in bananas and avocados, potassium and magnesium are notable ingredients in both of them. Like all foods, these two powerhouse fruits (because both are fruits rather than avocados being a vegetable) have many other…

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Podcast 183 | Creativity

Pierre Van ZylMinimalism, Podcast

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By Joshua Fields Millburn & Ryan Nicodemus · Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram

Joshua & Ryan chat about creativity, creating more and consuming less, and the difference between “creating content” and “producing meaningful creations” with filmmaker and YouTuber Matt D’Avella, and they answer the following questions…

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Mocha Overnight Oats

Pierre Van ZylBreakfast, Dairy-free, Gluten-free, high protein, quick, Recipes, Vegan

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Mocha overnight oats are the perfect way to start the day! Combine your favorite breakfast with coffee for the best on the go healthy breakfast idea! These overnight oats are gluten free, vegan, packed with protein and packed with caffeine! Why this re…