{ "version": "https://jsonfeed.org/version/1.1", "title": "Harvard Health Posts by Kay Cahill Allison Feed", "home_page_url": "https://www.health.harvard.edu/authors/kay-cahill-allison", "feed_url": "https://www.health.harvard.edu/authors/kay-cahill-allison/feed/json", "language": "en-US", "icon": "https://www.health.harvard.edu/img/logos/hhp-logo-mark-lg.jpg", "items": [{ "id": "https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/treating-neck-pain-with-a-dose-of-exercise-201112123928", "title": "Treating neck pain with a dose of exercise", "url": "https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/treating-neck-pain-with-a-dose-of-exercise-201112123928", "content_html": "For neck and shoulder pain, doctors once recommended rest, maybe the use of a neck brace, and waiting until the pain had ebbed away. Today there are recommending movement instead of rest. As described in Neck and Shoulder Pain, a newly updated Special Health Report from Harvard Health Publishing, there is mounting scientific evidence for the role of stretching and muscle strengthening in treating people with neck and shoulder pain. After a whiplash injury, for example, people heal sooner and are less likely to develop chronic pain if they start gentle exercise as soon as possible. For those with long-term pain (called chronic pain) results from controlled studies show that exercise provides some relief. Exactly how much exercise to do, what types are best, and how often it should be done have yet to be completely hashed out.", "summary": "For neck and shoulder pain, doctors once recommended rest, maybe the use of a neck brace, and waiting until the pain had ebbed away. Today there are recommending movement instead of rest. As described in Neck and Shoulder Pain, a newly updated Special Health Report from Harvard Health Publishing, there is mounting scientific evidence for the role of stretching and muscle strengthening in treating people with neck and shoulder pain. After a whiplash injury, for example, people heal sooner and are less likely to develop chronic pain if they start gentle exercise as soon as possible. For those with long-term pain (called chronic pain) results from controlled studies show that exercise provides some relief. Exactly how much exercise to do, what types are best, and how often it should be done have yet to be completely hashed out.", "date_published": "2011-12-12T14:59:39-05:00", "date_modified": "2011-12-12T14:59:39-05:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Kay Cahill Allison" } ], "image": "https://domf5oio6qrcr.cloudfront.net/medialibrary/8103/conversions/Neck-pain-thumb.jpg", "tags": [ "Exercise and Fitness","Back Pain" ] }, { "id": "https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/managing-fluids-is-one-step-toward-better-bladder-control-201111073712", "title": "Managing fluids is one step toward better bladder control", "url": "https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/managing-fluids-is-one-step-toward-better-bladder-control-201111073712", "content_html": "As many as 32 million American women and men have some degree of incontinence—the unintended loss of urine or feces that is significant enough to make it difficult to do ordinary activities without frequent trips to the restroom. The most common causes of incontinence are childbirth and aging in women; prostate disorders and their treatment in men. Treatments include exercises to strengthen the pelvic floor, fluid management, medications, and surgery. For people with urinary incontinence, fluid management is an easy place to start, explains Better Bladder and Bowel Control, a new Special Health Report from Harvard Medical School. This involves drinking only when you are thirsty, limiting your fluid intake from all sources to six to eight 8-ounce cups of fluid per day from all sources, and minimizing caffeinated and carbonated drinks, as well as alcohol.", "summary": "As many as 32 million American women and men have some degree of incontinence—the unintended loss of urine or feces that is significant enough to make it difficult to do ordinary activities without frequent trips to the restroom. The most common causes of incontinence are childbirth and aging in women; prostate disorders and their treatment in men. Treatments include exercises to strengthen the pelvic floor, fluid management, medications, and surgery. For people with urinary incontinence, fluid management is an easy place to start, explains Better Bladder and Bowel Control, a new Special Health Report from Harvard Medical School. This involves drinking only when you are thirsty, limiting your fluid intake from all sources to six to eight 8-ounce cups of fluid per day from all sources, and minimizing caffeinated and carbonated drinks, as well as alcohol.", "date_published": "2011-11-07T14:56:46-05:00", "date_modified": "2011-11-07T14:56:46-05:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Kay Cahill Allison" } ], "image": "https://domf5oio6qrcr.cloudfront.net/medialibrary/8092/conversions/Leaky-faucet-thumb.jpg", "tags": [ "Men's Health","Women's Health" ] }, { "id": "https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/itching-rash-or-tingling-toes-is-gluten-the-cause-201109213384", "title": "Itching rash or tingling toes: Is gluten the cause?", "url": "https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/itching-rash-or-tingling-toes-is-gluten-the-cause-201109213384", "content_html": "Gluten, an umbrella term for proteins found in wheat, rye, and barley, makes dough resilient and stretchy. Some people can’t eat foods made with these grains because gluten triggers an immune reaction and causes inflammation of the lining of the small intestine. This can eventually interfere with the absorption of nutrients from food. This condition, called celiac disease, can cause symptoms like gas, bloating, and abdominal cramps. A growing number of people who don’t have celiac disease suffer many of its symptoms. They are classified as “gluten sensitive” or “gluten intolerant.” A new Special Health Report from Harvard Health Publishing called “Food Allergy, Intolerance, and Sensitivity” covers how to cope with gluten sensitivity, lactose intolerance, and other food allergies and sensitivities.", "summary": "Gluten, an umbrella term for proteins found in wheat, rye, and barley, makes dough resilient and stretchy. Some people can’t eat foods made with these grains because gluten triggers an immune reaction and causes inflammation of the lining of the small intestine. This can eventually interfere with the absorption of nutrients from food. This condition, called celiac disease, can cause symptoms like gas, bloating, and abdominal cramps. A growing number of people who don’t have celiac disease suffer many of its symptoms. They are classified as “gluten sensitive” or “gluten intolerant.” A new Special Health Report from Harvard Health Publishing called “Food Allergy, Intolerance, and Sensitivity” covers how to cope with gluten sensitivity, lactose intolerance, and other food allergies and sensitivities.", "date_published": "2011-09-21T00:00:00-04:00", "date_modified": "2011-09-21T00:00:00-04:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Kay Cahill Allison" } ], "image": "https://domf5oio6qrcr.cloudfront.net/medialibrary/8069/conversions/Bread-thumb.jpg", "tags": [ ] }, { "id": "https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/is-sunlight-addictive-201107133105", "title": "Is sunlight addictive?", "url": "https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/is-sunlight-addictive-201107133105", "content_html": "Is sunlight addictive? That provocative idea was raised by Dr. David Fisher, chief of dermatology at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, in a presentation at Harvard Medical School. He cited new evidence suggesting that being in the sun stimulates the so-called “pleasure center” in the brain and releases a rush of feel-good chemicals like endorphins, much as happens with addictive substances or activities. Why? Humans need vitamin D to survive. Once upon a time, it came mainly from skin—skin exposed to sunlight makes vitamin D. So the feelings of pleasure we get from sunlight may be part of a survival mechanism to get us the vitamin D we need.", "summary": "Is sunlight addictive? That provocative idea was raised by Dr. David Fisher, chief of dermatology at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, in a presentation at Harvard Medical School. He cited new evidence suggesting that being in the sun stimulates the so-called “pleasure center” in the brain and releases a rush of feel-good chemicals like endorphins, much as happens with addictive substances or activities. Why? Humans need vitamin D to survive. Once upon a time, it came mainly from skin—skin exposed to sunlight makes vitamin D. So the feelings of pleasure we get from sunlight may be part of a survival mechanism to get us the vitamin D we need.", "date_published": "2011-07-13T19:34:34-04:00", "date_modified": "2011-07-13T19:34:34-04:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Kay Cahill Allison" } ], "image": "https://domf5oio6qrcr.cloudfront.net/medialibrary/8060/conversions/Sunny-beach-thumb.jpg", "tags": [ "Cancer" ] }, { "id": "https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/fight-fatigue-by-finding-the-cause-201107062952", "title": "Fight fatigue by finding the cause", "url": "https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/fight-fatigue-by-finding-the-cause-201107062952", "content_html": "Feeling tired? If so, it’s not surprising. Fatigue is one of the most common problems people report to their doctors. But fatigue is a symptom, not a disease. Different people experience it in different ways. The tiredness you feel at the end of a long day or after a time zone change might feel similar to that resulting from an illness. Fatigue from stress or lack of sleep usually subsides after a good night’s rest, while disease-related lethargy is more persistent and may be debilitating even after restful sleep. Either way, you don’t have to live with it. You can find out what is causing you to feel tired and discover what you can do to renew your energy levels.", "summary": "Feeling tired? If so, it’s not surprising. Fatigue is one of the most common problems people report to their doctors. But fatigue is a symptom, not a disease. Different people experience it in different ways. The tiredness you feel at the end of a long day or after a time zone change might feel similar to that resulting from an illness. Fatigue from stress or lack of sleep usually subsides after a good night’s rest, while disease-related lethargy is more persistent and may be debilitating even after restful sleep. Either way, you don’t have to live with it. You can find out what is causing you to feel tired and discover what you can do to renew your energy levels.", "date_published": "2011-07-06T15:47:46-04:00", "date_modified": "2011-07-06T15:47:46-04:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Kay Cahill Allison" } ], "image": "https://domf5oio6qrcr.cloudfront.net/medialibrary/8059/conversions/woman-fatigue-thumb.jpg", "tags": [ "Sleep","Stress" ] }, { "id": "https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/taking-the-pain-out-of-runners-knee-201106072801", "title": "Taking the pain out of runner’s knee", "url": "https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/taking-the-pain-out-of-runners-knee-201106072801", "content_html": "Patellofemoral pain syndrome, also known as runner’s knee, makes it painful to walk up and down stairs, get out of the car, and, of course, run. It happens when the kneecap doesn’t run smoothly up and down its track—a groove called the trochlea. Although anyone can get patellofemoral pain syndrome, it is more common in women than men—especially in mid-life women who’ve been running for many years. Strengthening the quadriceps (thigh) muscles and stretching the iliotibial band, connective tissue that runs from the knee to the hip, can help, as can cutting back on exercises or movements that put repetitive force on the knees.", "summary": "Patellofemoral pain syndrome, also known as runner’s knee, makes it painful to walk up and down stairs, get out of the car, and, of course, run. It happens when the kneecap doesn’t run smoothly up and down its track—a groove called the trochlea. Although anyone can get patellofemoral pain syndrome, it is more common in women than men—especially in mid-life women who’ve been running for many years. Strengthening the quadriceps (thigh) muscles and stretching the iliotibial band, connective tissue that runs from the knee to the hip, can help, as can cutting back on exercises or movements that put repetitive force on the knees.", "date_published": "2011-06-07T19:48:49-04:00", "date_modified": "2011-06-07T19:48:49-04:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Kay Cahill Allison" } ], "image": "https://domf5oio6qrcr.cloudfront.net/medialibrary/8045/conversions/Knee-pain-running-thumb.jpg", "tags": [ "Exercise and Fitness","Bones and joints" ] }, { "id": "https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/when-it-comes-to-fiber-cereal-fiber-may-be-your-best-choice-201102251535", "title": "When it comes to fiber, cereal fiber may be your best choice", "url": "https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/when-it-comes-to-fiber-cereal-fiber-may-be-your-best-choice-201102251535", "content_html": "Cereal fiber–from whole wheat bread, whole wheat pasta, brown rice, barley and other whole grains–seems to offer more protection against heart disease and other chronic conditions than fiber from fruits and vegetables. The benefit isn’t necessarily from the fiber alone, but the natural package of nutrients that comes with the fiber. Processed foods, which are often stripped of their fiber and nutrients and then “fortified” in the manufacturing process, don’t measure up.", "summary": "Cereal fiber–from whole wheat bread, whole wheat pasta, brown rice, barley and other whole grains–seems to offer more protection against heart disease and other chronic conditions than fiber from fruits and vegetables. The benefit isn’t necessarily from the fiber alone, but the natural package of nutrients that comes with the fiber. Processed foods, which are often stripped of their fiber and nutrients and then “fortified” in the manufacturing process, don’t measure up.", "date_published": "2011-02-25T19:17:19-05:00", "date_modified": "2011-02-25T19:17:19-05:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Kay Cahill Allison" } ], "image": "https://domf5oio6qrcr.cloudfront.net/medialibrary/7988/conversions/Whole-grains-thumb.jpg", "tags": [ "Pediatric health","Diet & Weight Loss","Heart Health","Men's Health","Women's Health" ] } ] }