I live in a small town near Tallahassee, Florida, together with my dear wife, Gemma.
For 17 years, I’ve been a long time researcher passionate to help people all over the world on how to live better lives and spread awareness on how anyone can help support a healthy set of nails and hair. Now, as I near the end of my career, I want to share all the mountains of knowledge I’ve gathered all these years regarding how to take proper care of your nails and hair…
And while you might be tempted to try out all those trendy creams and meds, I must let you in on a little secret – the key to support healthy and strong nails and hair is not limited to the substances you apply locally.
This might seem like common sense at first but I can guarantee that your feet are the most neglected part of your body. When you get into the shower, I recommend you start making a habit of thoroughly washing your feet with warm water and soap, insisting on the toes and nails. After you’ve showered, use a cotton towel to dry your feet. Any moisture that remains may attack your nail bed and cause the perfect medium for problems to develop.
Another important aspect of healthy nails is their thickness. You can use hundreds of local remedies on your toes and they will have no effect if they can’t penetrate your nail. You can either make an appointment with a pedicurist to file down your nails or, if you’d rather save money, you can do it at home but ONLY with a clean and disinfected file to prevent further problems.
It’s very easy and convenient to make use of simpler methods, with things you can find in your own home. Things such as apple cider vinegar or tea tree oil might work on the moment and you might see some small changes but in the long term, they don’t work to address the root cause of nail problems. This root cause is most of the time internal and I found out that sometimes, these so-called remedies only make it worse.
Socks are overlooked most of the time. After all, it’s just a piece of fabric that you cover your foot with, right? Wrong. A good pair of socks will allow your feet and nails to breathe, making it easier to support healthy nails. Don’t wear polystyrene socks, as they will make your feet sweat twice as fast. Instead, invest in a good set of pure cotton or linen socks that are not only healthier for your feet and nails but comfier as well.
While at the pool or even in your own home, you might be tempted to walk barefoot. I recommend you use a pair of socks or slippers, so you can avoid coming in direct contact with the bacteria on that certain surface. No matter how clean you think that space might be, there are always bacteria left behind and they reproduce at a fast rate. This is especially true when it comes to public spaces such as pools or gym showers, where you should be extra careful.
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VANCOUVER – Mayors and other leaders from several British Columbia communities say the provincial and federal governments need to take “immediate action” to tackle mental health and public safety issues that have reached crisis levels.
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim says it’s become “abundantly clear” that mental health and addiction issues and public safety have caused crises that are “gripping” Vancouver, and he and other politicians, First Nations leaders and law enforcement officials are pleading for federal and provincial help.
In a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Premier David Eby, mayors say there are “three critical fronts” that require action including “mandatory care” for people with severe mental health and addiction issues.
The letter says senior governments also need to bring in “meaningful bail reform” for repeat offenders, and the federal government must improve policing at Metro Vancouver ports to stop illicit drugs from coming in and stolen vehicles from being exported.
Sim says the “current system” has failed British Columbians, and the number of people dealing with severe mental health and addiction issues due to lack of proper care has “reached a critical point.”
Vancouver Police Chief Adam Palmer says repeat violent offenders are too often released on bail due to a “revolving door of justice,” and a new approach is needed to deal with mentally ill people who “pose a serious and immediate danger to themselves and others.”
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 16, 2024
The Canadian government says it will donate up to 200,000 vaccine doses to fight the mpox outbreak in Congo and other African countries.
It says the donated doses of Imvamune will come from Canada’s existing supply and will not affect the country’s preparedness for mpox cases in this country.
Minister of Health Mark Holland says the donation “will help to protect those in the most affected regions of Africa and will help prevent further spread of the virus.”
Dr. Madhukar Pai, Canada research chair in epidemiology and global health, says although the donation is welcome, it is a very small portion of the estimated 10 million vaccine doses needed to control the outbreak.
Vaccine donations from wealthier countries have only recently started arriving in Africa, almost a month after the World Health Organization declared the mpox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern.
A few days after the declaration in August, Global Affairs Canada announced a contribution of $1 million for mpox surveillance, diagnostic tools, research and community awareness in Africa.
On Thursday, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said mpox is still on the rise and that testing rates are “insufficient” across the continent.
Jason Kindrachuk, Canada research chair in emerging viruses at the University of Manitoba, said donating vaccines, in addition to supporting surveillance and diagnostic tests, is “massively important.”
But Kindrachuk, who has worked on the ground in Congo during the epidemic, also said that the international response to the mpox outbreak is “better late than never (but) better never late.”
“It would have been fantastic for us globally to not be in this position by having provided doses a much, much longer time prior than when we are,” he said, noting that the outbreak of clade I mpox in Congo started in early 2023.
Clade II mpox, endemic in regions of West Africa, came to the world’s attention even earlier — in 2022 — as that strain of virus spread to other countries, including Canada.
Two doses are recommended for mpox vaccination, so the donation may only benefit 100,000 people, Pai said.
Pai questioned whether Canada is contributing enough, as the federal government hasn’t said what percentage of its mpox vaccine stockpile it is donating.
“Small donations are simply not going to help end this crisis. We need to show greater solidarity and support,” he said in an email.
“That is the biggest lesson from the COVID-19 pandemic — our collective safety is tied with that of other nations.”
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 13, 2024.
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HALIFAX – The Nova Scotia government says it could be months before it reveals how many people are on the wait-list for a family doctor.
The head of the province’s health authority told reporters Wednesday that the government won’t release updated data until the 160,000 people who were on the wait-list in June are contacted to verify whether they still need primary care.
Karen Oldfield said Nova Scotia Health is working on validating the primary care wait-list data before posting new numbers, and that work may take a matter of months. The most recent public wait-list figures are from June 1, when 160,234 people, or about 16 per cent of the population, were on it.
“It’s going to take time to make 160,000 calls,” Oldfield said. “We are not talking weeks, we are talking months.”
The interim CEO and president of Nova Scotia Health said people on the list are being asked where they live, whether they still need a family doctor, and to give an update on their health.
A spokesperson with the province’s Health Department says the government and its health authority are “working hard” to turn the wait-list registry into a useful tool, adding that the data will be shared once it is validated.
Nova Scotia’s NDP are calling on Premier Tim Houston to immediately release statistics on how many people are looking for a family doctor. On Tuesday, the NDP introduced a bill that would require the health minister to make the number public every month.
“It is unacceptable for the list to be more than three months out of date,” NDP Leader Claudia Chender said Tuesday.
Chender said releasing this data regularly is vital so Nova Scotians can track the government’s progress on its main 2021 campaign promise: fixing health care.
The number of people in need of a family doctor has more than doubled between the 2021 summer election campaign and June 2024. Since September 2021 about 300 doctors have been added to the provincial health system, the Health Department said.
“We’ll know if Tim Houston is keeping his 2021 election promise to fix health care when Nova Scotians are attached to primary care,” Chender said.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 11, 2024.
