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Ever gone to a doctor’s appointment and told them how to fix you instead of asking? You’re not alone and it could be affecting your relationship with your doctor. The amount of accessible health information on the Internet these days has pushed more people to head online before heading to their physician according to a study in the J ournal of Medical Internet Research . When the researchers examined 18 medical journals from 2000 to 2015, they found that with better access to health information, patients felt more engaged in their health decision making and were able to enhance their relationship with their physician. The researchers identified various strategies used by patients that varied depending on their current level of comfort with their physicians, but found that there’s no key way to approach your doctor. The researchers concluded that doing your own research can be helpful and if you think there might be something wrong, always make an appointment with your doctor for a pro...

Shalonda Forrest Draft 2 Could You Be Making Your Child Fat? 17% of kids are overweight in the United States. Are parents to blame? Parents who believe their children is overweight, may lead children to perceive their bodies in a negative way. Probably, leading children to attempt to lose weight, which eventually may cause weight gain, according to the Association For Psychological Science. 2,823 families participated in two in-home visit studies, ages four to five years old also nine years old and older. About 97 percent of mothers of children of all body sizes thought their kids were overweight; when their kids took the assessment they viewed themselves as needing to lose weight. Parents may view their kids as overweight because of the size of other children. Twitter Post: Studies show that the perception of parents can cause children to become obese.

How young is “too young” for kids to jump into the weight room and start lifting? Girls and boys as young 9 and 10 can start to better themselves as athletes for their future with diverse training exercises according to a study in the frontiers of physiology. Children ranging from ages 6-18 engaged in a diverse amount of training programs, but after the 20-week study, boys from 10-13 and girls from   9-11 showed the best results from a complex training program. Complex training is the mix of weight and plyometric training. Every child is different, and each child has their own unique body composition, but, nevertheless, with huge strides in athletic training methods, it has become safer for kids to start their athletic development.  Study : https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4861005/ Tweet : It’s now safer more than ever for kids as young as 9 and 10 to start intense training for better sport performance results in their future.

By: Diva Carter It would be foolish to think that sad music could improve your mood, right? Wrong! Sad music has been shown to have a positive effect on mood swings according to researchers from Durham and Jyvaskyla universities. A survey of factors dealing with depression and emotional responses to sad music were researched and given to volunteers. Each volunteer was given the same set of questions in a random order. Results showed that the beauty of the music and the feeling of nostalgia were the main reasons why sad music could improve your mood. Next time you’re feeling sad, try aiming for something a slower tempo to brighten the mood.

Women of the LGBT community report higher body mass index than heterosexual women, a study done by the University of Michigan School of Public Health. The survey crossed examine over 200 answers from a  Michigan Smoking and Sexuality study to find its results.  Women who identify as lesbian, bisexual or queer are prone  to have harmful body size ideas due to the discrimination they can face which can lead to depression. Researchers suggested that women in the LGBT community should seek mental health help such as counseling in order to build a healthy body image rather than making weight loss a primary goal.  -Daniella Gonzalez 

For years, many have wondered if that nightly glass of merlot is doing they body more harm than good. A recent study by  Boston University School of Medicine  has confirmed that one or two drinks a day may be beneficial to one’s overall life expectancy. Researchers found that non-drinkers tend to die earlier than moderate drinkers as they are more susceptible to heart disease. Lifestyle factors and inaccurate self-reporting may play a role in influencing the overall survey findings. There is not enough data to conclude that red or white wine have no superiority over one anoth er in terms of health benefits, so raise your glasses. -Mike Vardakis 

             A surgery to treat appendicitis in children is unnecessary in more than 75% of cases according to researchers at Southampton, UK’s university hospital system. In a study of 102 children aged 15 to 17 years old, only 12% of patients developed recurrent appendicitis which required surgery. Between 2011 and 2014, 50 patients were assigned to a delayed appendectomy and 52 were actively observed without surgery. Over the course of the study, more than three-fourths of the children avoided the surgery following non-operative medical management. Pediatric surgeon, Nigel Hall, adopted a wait-and-see approach by holding off on surgery for those who had recurring symptoms which resulted in fewer days in the hospital and away from normal activity. Parents and children should consider all options including non-operative alternatives for appendicitis before proceeding with surgery. Since I don’t have twitter, I would opt to promote this article...

Do you avoid failure or view failure as a learning process? According to researcher Susana Claro, a growth mindset, the belief that basic abilities are acquired through hard work, appears to help people react to failure in more adaptive ways than a fixed mindset, believing that basic qualities are a fixed trait. Research shows that Chilean students from low-income families with a growth mindset had similar test scores with students who obtained a fixed mindset and come from families that earned 13 times more. The researchers concluded that the direction of the results recorded can not directly be disentangled, but previous studies show that a growth mindset may help students improve their grades. The truth is, everyone's ways and thought processes are different, so whatever mindset you obtain, go with it.

An extremely high fat diet can help you lose weight, according to the American Society for Nutrition. 17 obese men were admitted to an 8-week high-carbohydrate diet for 4 weeks followed by a 4 week ketogenic diet. Researchers found that the subjects loss about 3lbs of weight in 15 days of the keto diet and only 1lb doing a high-carb diet. Researchers believe they received these results due to the inability to measure the food intake of their subjects during the outpatient trial. Scientists may suggest that the keto diet can be used for weight loss, although a high-carb diet does convey a greater advantage to reducing body fat whereas the keto diet is used as a nutritional tool to control a caloric deficit. Social Post on Facebook, Twitter A diet that lets you eat fat and lose weight?   The ketogenic diet is a special high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet that helps you lose weight and lose fat due to lowered insulin levels and the body’s ability to burn stored fat. Link to s...

With more state legalizing marijuana, should you be nervous about people driving under the influence? Obviously, yes. Chronic marijuana use impairs driving performance and doubles the risks of collision, according to a study in the Forensic Science International. Scientists did 9 studies on 49,411 participants, assessing judgment, motor performance and perception. It was concluded that driving high can double the risk of a motor vehicle collision as opposed to driving sober. The effects of THC are riskier within the first hour so lookout for high drivers as they may weave in and out of lanes and react slower to traffic lights. Study:  http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0379073816304133 Tweet:  Is driving while high really worth it if it doubles your risk of collision?   -Lauren Anderson