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The Best Compression Socks For Varicose Veins Or Tired Legs

The Best Compression Socks For Varicose Veins Or Tired Legs

Published by Sam Flores

Compression socks have a bad rap. But, in case you missed it, we’re all about vein health at the minute. On social media, people are touting the benefits of lying with your legs up the wall every day, while elsewhere attention is being drawn to visible veins like varicose veins or spider veins. Whether you’re worried about vein swelling, appearance, or even leg fatigue during travel or exercising, though, compression socks could help. Who are compression socks for? “Compression socks may be recommended for people with certain vein conditions, leg swelling or varicose veins, as well as some people who are recovering from surgery or have limited mobility,” Superdrug Online Doctor, Dr Babak Ashrafi told HuffPost UK. Certain people are more at risk of developing varicose veins, such as women, older people, and those who stand for long periods of time. “People also often think about compression socks when travelling long distances, particularly on flights, because sitting still for an extended period can affect circulation,” Ashrafi explains. What are the benefits of compression socks? Compression …

The Trump Comedians Are Tired

The Trump Comedians Are Tired

Published by Sam Flores

In 2017, as Donald Trump was getting used to the White House furniture, Alec Baldwin was feeling exultant. His impersonation of the new president on Saturday Night Live had made him momentarily inescapable and given the comedy show its highest ratings in years. To capitalize on the momentum, Baldwin co-authored a book-length satirical memoir written from Trump’s perspective. Baldwin’s autobiography—which also came out that year and was excerpted as a cover story for Vanity Fair—noted that his take on the president “seemed to delight nearly everyone in the People’s Republic of Manhattan.” When he accepted an Emmy for his performance in the fall, he addressed Trump directly: “At long last, Mr. President, here is your Emmy.” It was disorienting, then, to hear Baldwin declare, when I spoke with him earlier this summer, that this sort of comedy has become stale, boring, and useless. “None of it’s funny. I don’t find it funny anymore,” he told me. “There’s nothing left to say about Trump.” Clearly, something has changed—and not just for Baldwin, who effectively retired from …

Whiny Caitlin Clark’s tired antics need to end

Whiny Caitlin Clark’s tired antics need to end

Published by Sam Flores

As a diehard WNBA fan and season ticket-holder, it is with great reluctance that I have come to the following painful conclusion. I’m sick of Caitlin Clark. As the purchaser of an Iowa jersey and consumer of all things Indiana Fever — covered their games, witnessed them as a fan, caught them on television — it is with great angst that I make the following brutal admission. I wish Caitlin Clark would just stop whining and play. The logo-shooting, circus-passing, shape-shifting revelation who was once arguably the most famous basketball player in the world has become rude, entitled and, frankly, not all that fun. In her third season in the WNBA, the once-shining superstar is acting like a spoiled brat. The league’s most popular player has become its biggest lout. Her stats are decent, but her attitude stinks. Fever guard Caitlin Clark questions the call of a referee during a game against the Valkyries on May 22 in Indianapolis. (Michael Hickey / Getty Images) I once openly cheered as Clark raced down the court, dribbled …

What Tired and Fatigued Really Mean to the Chronically Ill

What Tired and Fatigued Really Mean to the Chronically Ill

Published by Jenni Sidey

I’ve been chronically ill with what I call “the flu without the fever” for close to 25 years. Today, I’m called a “long hauler” because I never recovered from a virus I caught in 2001. It cost me my job and the ability to travel. I’m pretty much housebound. I’m certain that those of you with illnesses or pain conditions (I have both—chronic illness includes pain) have encountered people who say things like “I’m tired too.” It’s hard not to get angry when you hear that because “tired” and “fatigued” mean something entirely different to us. A person who is tired or fatigued feels better if he or she gets several good nights’ sleep. By contrast, if I sleep eight hours, days in a row, I’m still tired and fatigued. It goes with my illness. I thought it would be instructive to list what many chronically ill people mean by the words “tired” and “fatigued.” I just gave one example—a good night’s sleep can still leave us feeling as if we haven’t slept in days—but …

The best massage guns in the UK to relieve sore, tired muscles

The best massage guns in the UK to relieve sore, tired muscles

Published by Sam Flores

Massage guns are often pitched at the highly active. They can help you warm up for workouts, accelerate recovery and generally keep things loose and injury-free. However, you don’t have to be training for an Ironman triathlon to benefit from a percussive pummelling. A good session can also alleviate the general soreness, stiffness and pain that comes from desk-bound days and the daily grind – all without having to cough up for a spell on a masseuse’s table or be handled by a stranger. These personal-care power tools use rapid, repetitive pressure and vibrations to penetrate tired muscles, with a selection of heads, variable speeds and even automated routines to tailor treatments towards tight trouble spots. Dozens of massage guns are available from various brands, and you can spend anything from £50 to £500. But not all muscle massage guns are made equal. To find out which gun massagers give the best bang for your buck, I spent two solid months giving myself DIY myofascial manipulation four times a day, over two testing periods. I …

Are Young People Getting Tired of AI?

Are Young People Getting Tired of AI?

Published by Jenni Sidey

ChatGPT. Every student uses it to write their papers. So goes the pervading fear, that is. If you’re a teacher today who assigns any type of writing, good luck. You’re in for a long, arduous road of making a series of impossible decisions over the validity of your students’ work. So goes the argument, and it’s got a lot of credit. When ChatGPT hit the scene in 2022, composition teachers (and teachers in general) across the country began to jointly rub their foreheads in despair. And yes, over three years later, universities are still trying to deal with how to teach, discuss, implement, or discourage the use of AI tools in the classroom and among student populations. Some are banning its use entirely in their departments while others are taking a much more friendly and all-embracing approach to the technology. Adults in fields ranging from customer service to software programming are also figuring ways to incorporate AI into their jobs. Needless to say, this technology is seismic. And yet is everyone so gung-ho about it? …