Archive for October 2023
October 30th, 2023 by Dr. Hannah Sivak
¡Qué título más raro! ¿Quién podría estar a favor de la menopausia? Yo lo estoy. Tardé unos años en cambiar de opinión. Estaba muy en contra. ¿Por qué cambié de opinión? Al principio luché contra la menopausia, pero al final no tuve más remedio que aceptarla. Ahora la he experimentado y reconozco los muchos recursos de que disponemos para contrarrestar los “contras”, al tiempo que disfruto de los pros. También desearía no haber luchado contra ella en un principio. En una civilización que celebra la juventud, la menopausia es anatema. Después de la menopausia, las mujeres ya no pueden tener hijos y pierden los atributos que las hacen sexualmente atractivas…
October 29th, 2023 by Dr. Hannah Sivak
What a weird title! Who could be in favor of menopause? I am, now. It took me a few years to change my mind. I was very much against. Why did I change my mind? I first fought menopause, but eventually, I had no choice but to accept it. I have now experienced it and recognize the many resources to counteract the “cons” while enjoying the pros. I also wish I hadn’t fought it in the first place. In a civilization that celebrates youth, menopause is anathema. After menopause, women can no longer bear children, and they lose the attributes that make them sexually attractive to the males of the…
October 18th, 2023 by Dr. Hannah Sivak
Ninguna inyección. ¿Pero el nombre no te hace pensar en un tratamiento médico? Veamos Aceite mineral, aceite de aguacate, copolímero de etileno/propileno/estireno, aceite de semilla de jojoba, borosilicato de aluminio y calcio, acetato de tocoferilo, tocoferol, butilenglicol, palmitoil tripéptido-1, poligliceril-10 tetraoleato, aceite de soja, atelocolágeno, sulfato de condroitina sódica, tribehenina, palmitato de etilhexilo, nicotinato de bencilo, tetraisostearato de pentaeritritilo, óxido de estaño, dimetilsilililato de sílice, isoestearato de sorbitán, copolímero de butileno/etileno/estireno, glicol de pentileno, resina de pimienta, fragancia, alcohol bencílico, hidroxihidrocinamato de pentaeritritilo tetra-di-t-butilo, fenoxietanol, lago rojo 27 (CI 45410), lago rojo 40 (CI 16035), dióxido de titanio (CI 77891), lago amarillo 5 (CI 19140). En resumen, aceite mineral, aceites…
October 18th, 2023 by Dr. Hannah Sivak
No injection. But doesn’t the name make you think of a medical treatment? Let’s seeMineral Oil, Avocado Oil, Ethylene/Propylene/Styrene Copolymer, Jojoba Seed Oil, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Tocopherol, Butylene Glycol, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Polyglyceryl-10 Tetraoleate, Soybean Oil, Atelocollagen, Sodium Chondroitin Sulfate, Tribehenin, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Benzyl Nicotinate, Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate, Tin Oxide, Silica Dimethyl Silylate, Silica, Sorbitan Isostearate, Butylene/Ethylene/Styrene Copolymer, Pentylene Glycol, Pepper Resin, Fragrance, Benzyl Alcohol, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Phenoxyethanol, Red 27 Lake (CI 45410), Red 40 Lake (CI 16035), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Yellow 5 Lake (CI 19140). In short, mineral oil, vegetable oils, colorants, silica, fragrance, preservatives. Label value: atelocollagen, sodium chondroitin sulfate, palmitoyl tripeptide-1. Label value are…
October 7th, 2023 by Dr. Hannah Sivak
My favorite skin care product changes with the day. I don’t mean “day of the week,” but rather what bothers me on a particular day. My main concern is comfort, but I also like to see myself in the mirror and not get scared (except for Halloween, when I wear my witch hat). Why comfort and not beauty? When I was in my 30s, I wore high heels and didn’t care much about the blisters. Now, I have a different perspective on life, the universe, and everything! I have a lipid serum on my desk and in the bathroom for comfort. If something hurts or itches, I use a version…
October 7th, 2023 by Dr. Hannah Sivak
Recuerdo el alivio que sentí cuando me pusieron la primera vacuna Covid. Por aquel entonces, la gente moría a millares y muchos de nosotros estábamos conmocionados por los efectos del odioso virus. Las vacunas son uno de los inventos científicos más importantes, y han aumentado en décadas la esperanza de vida de las personas en los países que las aplican. Recuerdo lo que fue NO disponer de una vacuna cuando la poliomielitis hizo estragos en la década de 1950. Finalmente, se concedió el Premio Nobel (1954) a Enders, Weller y Robbins por las innovaciones que permitieron el desarrollo de la vacuna oral contra la polio de Sabin. Cuando era niña,…
October 2nd, 2023 by Dr. Hannah Sivak
I remember the relief I felt when I got my first Covid vaccine. At the time, people were dying by the thousands, and many of us were touched by the effects of the nasty virus. Vaccines are one of the most important scientific inventions, and they have increased, by decades, the life expectancy of people in countries that use them. I remember what was like NOT having a vaccine when polio hit in the 1950s. Eventually, a Nobel Prize (1954) went to Enders, Weller, and Robbins for innovations that made the development of Sabin’s oral polio vaccine possible. When I was a child, I received both vaccines, Salk’s and Sabin’s,…