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Obesity also increases the risk of having a more severe reaction to Covid-19, he said.
There are some rare cases when a healthy person reports an unhealthy BMI number, according to Rosen. Weight trainers and people with athletic builds have a lot of muscle on them, which could create a high BMI number, said Dr. Caroline Apovian, co-director of the Center for Weight Management and Wellness at Brigham and Women s Hospital. A lot of football players have a BMI of 30, 35 or even 40, but they re all muscle so they re extremely healthy, Apovian said.
If you re unsure of whether your high BMI number is due to fat or muscle, Apovian recommended seeing a weight loss specialist to have more specific tests done.
A new pilot study has shown when a female athlete has a concussion injury during the phase of her menstrual cycle when progesterone is highest, she feels less stress. Feeling stressed is one symptom of a concussion. Feeling less stressed is a marker of recovery. The study also revealed for the first time the physiological reason for the neural protection is increased blood flow to the brain as a result of higher levels of progesterone. Birth control pills may help.
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Shaking hands and hugging
In the pandemic s early days, whether to shake hands was a topic of debate. Now, people mostly just don t. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, strongly advised breaking with this age-old cultural norm - for good. As people meet more frequently, if you encounter someone who extends a hand, the germ factor may cause you to instinctually recoil. We re social people, Webber said. You (might) reach out and then you pull your hand back, and we tell people that s a natural feeling.
If in this moment you feel anxious, waving or bumping elbows instead is OK, Webber said. Let people know that you re still a little nervous, she added. By doing that, we ve made a connection and they (will) have empathy.