5 Reasons to brush with toothpaste
Jun 28 2021- Fitness & Health
- Last Updated on 28 June 2021
- Monica Costa
While many of us brush twice daily to ensure we stay on top of our dental hygiene, one question that often pops up is whether or not we should use toothpaste. Today, we’ll be discussing 5 reasons to brush with toothpaste so you can ensure you have optimal dental health. Of course, if you ever find yourself in a situation where you don’t have any toothpaste, the act of brushing with water will help to get rid of bits of leftover food in your mouth and brush away plaque, long term, this isn’t an ideal solution. Let’s take a look at how toothpaste can benefit you.
Mental Health assessments
Jun 14 2021- Fitness & Health
- Last Updated on 15 June 2021
- Monica Costa
Everyone experiences episodes where they are unable to make decisions, whether they are tired and overworked, or an illness has impaired their mental capacity. Patients are defined as unable to make sound decisions when: they are unable to retain information long enough, they don’t understand the decision that is being asked of them, or if they are severely mentally disabled.
To assess a patient’s mental capacity to make reasonable and logical decisions, their family and close ones need to be included, and every effort has to be made to communicate with that patient before their decision is taken away. Here are some key ways that you can assess if a patient needs medical intervention to maintain their well-being.
Reintegration anxiety: tips to support emotional wellbeing to bust post-pandemic stress
May 24 2021- Fitness & Health
- Last Updated on 19 May 2021
- Monica Costa
I think I can speak for the majority of parents when I say that the pandemic has been stressful trying to manage online schooling, smart-working, while keeping a decent level of fitness and healthy habits to prevent depression. Lack of motivation has been a key thing too, linked to the lack of socialisation. We are social creatures and we need other people to function at our best. Yet now that lockdown is finally over, I feel a little reintegration anxiety.
In this blog I am sharing tips to bust post-pandemic stress, which is now linked to our release into the world after over a year spent in isolation. Despite our eagerness to see our friends and family, to party, to attend live gigs, I believe that the feeling of places being too ‘peopley’ can be overwhelming.
