Sentences with phrase «way as the pill»

Since the time I was eighteen, I had been using the Nuvaring as birth control — it acts essentially in the same way as the pill, except that it is administered directly into the vagina once a month and therefore utilizes lower levels of hormones.

Not exact matches

The technology is being applied in numerous ways, such as developing a vaccination that includes the follow - up dose; taste - masking oral pills to neutralize flavor; and even working with antimicrobials for the U.S. Department of Defense to improve ready - to - eat meals for the Army.

HVMN sells nootropics, otherwise known as «smart pills,» a growing favorite among Silicon Valley's elite, who are looking for ways to function at super-human levels.

Novel supplement delivery As consumers look for new ways to take their daily supplements, Glanbia has created Crystal Bursts technology, offering a novel way to take supplements without the need for pills or capsules.

Although I've found it very cathartic to speak, vent and end occasionally rant about all things Arsenal, we need to act carefully and intelligently right now or we're going to get played by this club even worse than at present... the pro-Wengerites and the suits, who represent a considerable proportion of the season ticket holders, don't want to believe that there is no plan and that Wenger has mailed it in for several years now or that things are going to get much worse before they get better... why would they... many have spent a considerable sum buying some of the highest priced tickets in the World... they want to have a front row seat to see something special and to be seen doing so, which simply provides ample justification for the expense and the time invested... to many of them, Wenger is the sun in their soccer universe... his awkward disposition, misplaced arrogance and his utter lack of balls makes him a rather unusual cult figure, but the cerebral narrative seemed to embolden those who already felt pretty highly of themselves... many might not even of really liked football that much before his arrival and rarely games they weren't attending... as such, they desperately believe that Wenger, and only Wenger, can supply them with their required fix... if he goes, they were wrong and that's a tough pill to swallow... they would have to admit that they were duped... they will definitely resent whoever made them feel this way, but of course it will be too late by then... so when we go overboard with ridiculous comments bordering of anarchy, it scares the shit out of them and they shift their blame towards us rather than at those who really perpetrated this act of treason... we aren't the enemy... we simply woke much earlier and the reason our comments have gotten more vile in recent years is out of utter frustration... in order for any real change to occur at this club we need to bring as many supporters as possible with us or the big money interests will fade and our ultimate objective will be lost... so it's time to focus on the head instead of the heart for now

Irregular / heavy menstrual bleeding can be treated in several ways: 1) Hormonal medication (a low dose birth control pill or cyclic progestin); 2) A hormone - containing intrauterine device (the most common one used is the Mirena IUD, which manages bleeding very effectively and is placed during an office visit and lasts for 5 years); 3) Endometrial ablation is a surgery commonly performed as an outpatient procedure; the entire lining of the uterus is cauterized (many women never get a menstrual period after an ablation); 4) Finally, I reserve hysterectomy as the treatment of last resort — typically only when the above options have not worked for a patient.

New York City's housing commissioner lambasted a proposal from Gov. Andrew Cuomo to alter the process of allocating affordable housing bonds as a «poison pill» and said the long - standing way of doing things was working fine.

He strongly believes that something as simple as modifying a pill bottle — and helping locals to do so for themselves — is a powerful way to change the ground rules of health care.

While he optimistically champions biotechnology's potential to make the future more sustainable, most of the possibilities that he explores — such as lab - grown meat, a food pill, and saltwater fish raised indoors — are still a long way from reaching our plates.

Experiments on five people who were given a caffeine pill or a placebo pill a few hours before their normal bedtime and then exposed to dim or bright light showed that caffeine's effects were about half as strong as exposure to bright lights — one of the best - studied ways to shift the body's clock.

Patients prescribed opioid medications for pain management of a medical condition often develop dependence, and many go from crushing and injecting pills to injecting heroin as a less expensive way to deal with their disease, said senior study author Efren J. Flores, M.D., emergency radiologist at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.

According to many critics, such overdiagnosis raises the specter of medicalizing largely normal behavior and relying too heavily on pills rather than skills — such as teaching children better ways of coping with stress.

Walker and the authors note that a well - tested «next - generation probiotic» consisting of known beneficial microbes delivered as a pill or other therapy could take the place of fresh feces, and this mouse system provides a way to identify the most effective bacteria, the diseases those bacteria can treat, and whether a particular diet is necessary.

In the beginning: The Pill Roughly 30 percent of American women are introduced to hormones via the Pill, the most popular form of birth control, which is also regularly prescribed as a way to mute PMS, control erratic periods, and diminish hormonal acne.

It's natural to think of pills as straightforward actors on our bodies, but our expectations about them, the way they're presented to us, and our genetic makeup are all ingredients in the efficacy mix.

Known as chemotherapy (or, colloquially, chemo), this treatment can be given in a number of ways, including intravenously, topically, or orally, in the form of pills or liquids.

It has yet to be shown that garlic pills are a diuretic as well, and it appears that eating garlic in it's natural form, or in powder form, is the way to go if this is your goal.

Many women decide to stop taking the birth control pill way in advance as part of their preparation for pregnancy.

And just as eating vegetables is a more effective way to get nutrients than getting them in isolated pill form, boosting serotonin naturally can be even more effective for many people than taking an SSRI.

And while side effects range from breakthrough bleeding to way lighter periods to skin changes, pills that contain estrogen can raise a woman's risk of certain health conditions, such as blood clots (if you also smoke).

If you are looking for any easy way to get rid of pseudogynecomastia, pills is a go - option as they require less effort and they will get the job done.

5 effective ways to lose weight In today's era where sexy is defined as a weight value just under the normal BMI, emerging measures to lose weight have gone from diet programs to pills that provide drastic loss of pounds.

Traditionally, the recommended ways to combat abnormally high weight or obesity include practices such as dieting, exercising and taking supplements or pills.

, but I've got my own issues with seriously dry skin that has sun damage (melasma) from being on the pill for five years and spending way too much time in the sun as a kid.

And while there's nothing harmful about these pills (as long as you don't have liver problems or take them excessively), there are natural ways to rebalance your hormones to avoid needing headache medicine in the first place.

Pills are expensive and do not contain nearly as many beneficial bacteria as a fermented food - and why pay way more for a pill when will always need to eat food?

On the one hand, many nutritionists and other highly regarded health professionals often promote the use of supplements and vitamins in pill form as the most efficient and, some even claim, absolute best way to deliver micronutrients to the body.

The way I understand it is that when you go off the pill your body has to learn to create it's own estrogen again, which can take time, and as a result you can experience temporary hair - loss as your hormones are trying to get back to its natural rhythm.

Although certain contraceptive pills can have positive effects on women with a tendency for acne, as a dermatologist I don't usually recommend starting the contraceptive pill as a way of controlling your acne.

I've been always a little skeptical about probiotics supplements, because, I've read many times, that, while eating fermented foods (kefir, sauerkraut etc) it's an effective way to help your gut flora, popping pills or powders, isn't just as effective.

I certainly like the idea of popping back a few pills and seeing a quick and easy boost in muscle growth and fat loss as much as the next guy, but it just doesn't work that way, no matter what that supplement ad with the photo - shopped fitness model on it told you.

Sadly, we live in a time when pills or other «band aid» solutions are offered as a way to simply «make you feel better» — even if it's only on the surface.

And while these changes feel daunting at first, with PIH as a partner for life, daunting changes quickly give way to optimal health and vitality no pill can match.

Cholesterol pills can disrupt the function of every cell in your body in different ways, as described in this post, impairing brain, kidney, and heart hearth.

The film opens with a title card that reads «Day 89,» where we meet the Abbott family; pillaging the remains of the drugstore ever so carefully so as not to disturb any pill bottles, communicating in sign language, and teaching the children the life or death ways of silence, no matter what.

As each of the guys takes a pill they each are affected in different and amusing ways.

On «Drink the Kool - Aid,» many storylines come to a head as Ally and Ivy (Sarah Paulson and Alison Pill, respectively) have an unexpected and deadly reunion, Oz's (Cooper Dodson) paternity comes under question once more, and the women continue to look for a way to escape the cult.

There are many different ways to give pills; crushed in their food, disguised in something like cream cheese, peanut butter, etc., or putting the pill as far back in the throat as possible and stroking the throat while holding the head up and mouth closed.

Just as with pills and capsules, have a staff member at your veterinary clinic demonstrate the best way to medicate your pet.

Mucomyst (acetylcysteine) can be helpful if given as a pill; veterinarians used to advise that it be nebulized (aerosolized into a spray), but it is irritating when given that way.

Here's a quick example of when to use pills as a flea treatment: If you find yourself faced with a sudden, severe flea infestation that's robbing your cat of sleep and peace, making your cat viciously scratch and chew herself, and you're worried that your poor cat is being tortured to insanity - a flea pill is the fastest way to get immediate relief.

«Nothing in life is free» is not a magic pill that will solve a specific behavior problem; rather it's a way of living with your dog that will help it behave better because it trusts and accepts you as its leader and is confident knowing its place in your family.

The exception is the ability for both you and your competition to fill patents for cures, which can be incredibly frustrating as there's no way of telling when a competitor has patented a medication before you construct the entire production line and suddenly get a patent warning the first time a pill gets exported.

The title of this early pill cabinet can be interpreted as Hirst's response to Max Beckmann's idea of painting as a way of dealing with the «void».

The blazing colors in Beverly Fishman's Untitled (Anxiety)[Zanax Bar] are sensuously arousing — they give a kind of knockout punch to the eye — and the four squares that form the rectangular bar seem to allude to Albers's Homage (s) to the Square even as they acknowledge Frank Stella's Protractor paintings by way of the curves of the two end squares, but all that art historical referencing seems beside the point of the irony built into the work, for Zanax is an anti-anxiety pill.

We allow our clients to take the metaphorical red pill, seeing the truth about their situation so that they can change it — in much the same way as Neo bends the Matrix to his will.

Three standardised scales were also included: the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, 8 Plutchik's Impulsivity Scale, 9 and an abridged version of the Self Concept Scale.10 The item of interest for the current study regarding deliberate self - harm (DSH) was «Have you ever deliberately taken an overdose (e.g. of pills or other medication) or tried to harm yourself in some other way (such as cut yourself)?».

So it's totally safe to take the morning - after pill as many times as you need to — it's just not the best way to prevent unintended pregnancies long - term.

Take levonorgestrel morning - after pills (like Plan B One - Step, Next Choice One Dose, Take Action, My Way, and AfterPill) as soon as you can after unprotected sex.

The birth control pill, for example, prevents pregnancy in three ways: The pill thickens the cervical mucus to make it more difficult for sperm to reach the egg; it suppresses ovulation by mimicking pregnancy - level hormones in the body, preventing eggs from being released from the ovaries; and finally, as a fail - safe, the pill makes the lining of the uterus inhospitable to any fertilized egg that might slip through.