You’re probably stuck right now in a port wrapped in cargo operations while 2024 is fast approaching. You may even forget about setting New Year’s resolutions due to your busy voyage. As the new year approaches, it’s time to set your sights on achieving big goals and overcoming obstacles. Even if...
https://www.seamanmemories.com/seafarers-new-years-resolutions/
Remote health care
How can digital health solutions contribute to good health and wellness at sea? In this episode, I discuss that with the Managing Director of OneHealth by VIKAND, Ronald Spithout.
Ronald held several positions in the maritime industry. Before retiring in November 2021, he was the President of Inmarsat Maritime, so connectivity is close to his heart. Combining Ronald’s passion for connectivity and the well-being of seafarers has led him to take on a new role as MD of Onehealth.
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Smooth Sailing
How does the acceptance of digital health solutions in the maritime industry impact the employee well-being of seafarers? Two PhD students decided to look into that as they were writing their thesis.
Charlotta Herkommer and Sandra Siljevik Laine study Business Administration at the University of Jönköping, Sweden, in the Digital Business Programme. Nevertheless, they decided to look into the maritime universe to see how digital health solutions could make a difference for...
The gas industry has successfully marketed gas stoves as clean and reliable since the 1930s. Today, over 30% of U.S. households still use gas stoves, but concerns have emerged about their impact on children’s health. The Consumer Product Safety Commission is investigating indoor air pollution caused by gas stoves, which has led to media reports on their dangers and campaigns defending them. There is no plan to ban gas stoves at this time.
What are the health risks...https://mfame.guru/gas-stoves-a-toxic-secret-in-your-kitchen/
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The G20 countries are looking for guidance from the One Health Quadripartite in operationalizing One Health (OH) approaches, says an article published on their site.
Seven recommendationsIn 2022, the Quadripartite supported the Indonesian G20 Presidency by developing the Lombok G20 One Health Policy Brief. Multiple consultations with governments and input from the One Health High-Level Expert Panel helped identify seven recommendations for countries to scale up...
https://mfame.guru/g20-countries-are-looking-for-guidance-from-one-health/
CNN reports of a few interval workouts to avoid HIIT burnout or injuries.
High-intensity interval trainingFor many people aiming to burn a lot of calories, high-intensity interval training is the way to go.
Also known as HIIT, these popular workouts feature bursts of intense activity, such as squats or lunges, followed by recovery time. A HIIT routine can torch more calories than a traditional endurance workout while being performed in a shorter amount of time. Numerous...
https://mfame.guru/are-you-hiit-ing-it-too-hard-try-this-to-avoid-burnout/
In the late 1980s and 1990s, parents in Singapore began noticing a worrying change in their children. On the whole, people’s lives in the small, tropical nation were improving hugely at the time. Access to education, in particular, was transforming a generation and opening the gates...
https://mfame.guru/suicide-risk-rises-for-people-under-65-with-a-diagnosis-of-dementia/
A warm cup of tea in your favorite mug can seem to heal the soul — and a new study finds it may be good for your body, too. Drinking two or more cups of black tea a day is associated with lower risk of death from all causes, according to the study published Monday in Annals of Internal Medicine, reports CNN.
About the studyThe study looked at nearly 500,000 men and women ages 40 to 69 years old who participated in the UK Biobank, which houses in-depth genetic and health information, between 2006...