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Health: ideas and frameworks explained

A collection of ideas, frameworks and techniques related to Health, explained clearly so they are easy to understand and share.

What is systolic and diastolic blood pressure — diagram showing heart contraction (systolic) and relaxation (diastolic) with 120/80 example and pressure graph.Systolic and Diastolic Blood PressureHow to Instantly Feel Better — a visual guide pairing common feelings like anger, anxiety, or burnout with simple actions like singing, walking, or breathing to feel better, boost happiness, and improve wellbeing.How to Instantly Feel BetterDetecting prostate cancer summary - how screening for prostate cancer has changed DRA, PSA blood test and MRI screening compared in the old way and new wayDetecting prostate cancer: old way, new wayHara Hachi Bu meaning summary showing a person, perhaps in Okinawa Japan, declining food at 80% fullHara Hachi BuBox breathing illustration: a person demonstrates breathing in, holding breath, breathing out, holding breath, counting 4 each side around the sides of a box. Also called square breathing: breathe in, hold, breathe out, holdBox breathingRead-Do and Do-Confirm checklists illustration: examples of a Dinner party fail and an Expedition checklistTwo types of checklists: Read-Do, Do-ConfirmA drawing of 3 people resting on a cycle, one standing, one sitting, one lying downStand sit lieHerd Immunity illustration: in a line of 10 people, we see how members of a society immunised or protected from a disease or infection (in blue) can act as a buffer between unprotected members (in red) and those vulnerable to infection (in green). Herd immunityWhat is the meaning and difference between biceps, triceps, and quadriceps - all about ceps meaning headsBiceps, Triceps, Quadriceps: Meaning and DifferenceWhat is James Reason’s Swiss Cheese Model showing layered defences with holes to explain human error and accident causation with a covid coronavirus pandemic example. A core safety model used in healthcare, NHS patient safety, and aviation, illustrating how aligned weaknesses can lead to failure.The Swiss Cheese ModelFlatten the Curve illustration: 4 different containment strategies for a contagion outbreak and their expected effect on the number of cases detected over time are shown through a series of distribution curves. Flatten the curve of an outbreakHow to wash your hands illustration: the 6-step guide shows how to make sure you wash your hands thoroughly; getting right into all the nooks, crannies, creases and folds of your fingers, thumbs, palms and backs of your hands. A minimum of 20 seconds wash time is recommended. How to wash your handsPour, don't dip when sharing snacks illustration: on the left the snack sharer seems sad that their friend has plunged their hand into their open snack packet. On the right, they're a lot happier to share by pouring snacks from the packet into their friend's open hand. Pour, don’t dip when sharing snacksForest bathing illustration — shinrin-yokuForest bathingSneezes can travel up to 8 metres and coughs up to 6m. Cover your coughs and sneezes.Sneezes and coughsWhat is the virtuous cycle of exercise and sleep? Illustration showing a loop where exercising better leads to sleeping better, and sleeping better leads to exercising better.The Virtuous Cycle of Exercise and SleepVenomous vs Poisonous the difference explained: Venomous animals inject venom through bites, stings and the like. Poisonous animals poison you if you absorb, consume, or inhale.Venomous, poisonous - what’s the difference?Dracula sneeze image: Dracula hooks round his cape to sneeze into his elbow and protect others from the germs of his sneezeDracula sneezeWhat is the RICE acronym for repairing injured joints: Rest, Ice, Compression, ElevationRepair injured joints with RICEAlternate ibuprofen and paracetamolTwo socks helps prevent blistersTwo socks helps prevent blistersSmaller plates help you eat lessThe photic sneeze - Bright light will free your sneeze illustration: showing the photic sneeze when a person has a sneeze stuck and releases it by looking at a bright lightBright light will free your sneezeDry your hands with only one towel

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