Health Care

  Sami Wood meets up with a few strangers for a special get-together after every two weeks which she calls “cuddle puddle”. Everyone lies comfortably between soft mattresses or blankets and hugs each other in a friendly way to feel comfort and love. Sami, 41, lives in Bedford and is a professional cuddle therapist. She provides cuddle therapy to groups and individuals. Sami believes that hugging someone not only makes you feel good but is also beneficial for your health. She says that when you hug someone, your body releases the happiness hormone serotonin and the love and bonding hormone oxytocin. Sami says that touch not only reduces levels of the stress hormone cortisol but can also balance our nervous system. Sami’s clients are often suffering from nervous system problems, PTSD, or loneliness. “People often think that my service is only for weird men, but that’s not the case at all,” she says. “I have men and women of all ages.” Pep Valerio, 36, from Bedford, ha...

    ·     A recent study has shown that even brief exercise sessions can strengthen your immune system.   ·     This has to do with the generation of white blood cells known as "natural killer" cells.   ·   The study's limitations suggest that further investigation is required.   According to recent studies, exercising for just fifteen minutes can strengthen your immune system .   The results showed that brief physical activity bursts enhance the body's generation of natural killer (NK) cells, a subset of white blood cells that combat malignant and infectious cells. Exercise has been associated with increased blood levels of natural killer (NK) cells in previous studies. Furthermore, it seems that NK cell counts rise just minutes following physical activity.   The latest results, according to the researchers, add to the mounting body of evidence suggesting that NK cell targeting within the body may imp...