Older people, particularly men, may notice an increased tendency to bruise as they age, but this increase is typically considered normal. As men and women age, their skin and blood vessels become less durable. In terms of gender differences, women tend to bruise more easily than men. 3. ...
After a bump, we can expect a bruise. But what if we find ourselves bruising without any noticeable cause? What might be behind it? Should we worry? Around18%of adults report easy bruising. As hematologists (blood doctors), we are often asked for advice when people are worried they might...
Unfair, but true: Women tend to bruise more easily than men. Guys have thicker skin, and they also have more collagen, which holds blood vessels more securely in skin and protects them from trauma. Estrogen also plays a role in bruising easily, since the hormone can prevent blood vessel wa...
the part of the brain that connects the right and the left hemisphere.16The larger corpus callosum of infant girls allows them to work through trauma and neglect more easily than boys. Furthermore, boys who are abused had a 25 percent reduction in sections of...
But if you use a massage gun regularly, it’s best to get a doctor or physical therapist’s input on where and how often you should use it—especially if you’re nurturing an injury, bruise easily or have a bleeding disorder, have a chronic condition, or deal with a persistently ...
when in fact I could still easily get my finger under their arch up to the first knuckle. That’s something that you simply can’t do on someone who really has flat feet. Similarly, though not so common, I have often seen people accused by another professional of having high arches, ...
At first I wondered if it were a bizarre bruise. Then I noticed other women with similar crosses. It finally dawned on me what I was seeing. Here was my introduction to Ash Wednesday piety. These women, who were all Roman Catholic, had gone to services that morning and had ashes placed...
It was the time when his enemies, including the Jews and Satan, were suffered to do their utmost. It was said of the serpent that he should bruise the heel of the seed of the woman, Genesis 3:15. By that has been commonly understood to be meant that, though the Messiah would ...
I do make all of them at different times depending on what I’m using them for and what I have on hand, but you can easily get by with just a few of them. One of the main reasons I post all the different recipes is so that you can make what works for you based on the herbs...
Is it any wonder that Israel is trying hard to stop the Iranian program? Iran is sworn to destroy Israel, and could do so easily with a few nuclear weapons. *Just as a malemandarin duck(Aix galericulata) appeared in a Central Park pond a couple of years ago, and was named Mandarin Pa...