Fruit Juice The fiber in whole fruit fills you up and slows down how your blood takes in energy. Without that fiber, you’re just drinking nutritious sugar-water that can quickly hype you up — and bring you down just as … Continue reading Foods to Avoid If You Have Anxiety or Depression
Eat french fries every day for a month? Sure, as long as it’s for science. That’s exactly what 107 people did in a scientific study, while 58 others ate a daily serving of almonds with the same number of calories. … Continue reading French Fries Vs. Almonds Every Day for a Month: What Changes?
Walnuts, which are full of omega-6 and healthy omega-3 polyunsaturated fats (PUFAs), are not just a nutritious nut to snack on— they’re also used to make a healthy cooking oil. Although walnut oil tends to be a bit pricier than … Continue reading Walnut Oil Benefits, Nutrition, Recipes and Side Effects
Appetizers and starters are often more difficult to plan than main meals. After all, you want the appetizer to be tasty, but not overly filling and ruin any appetites; you want it to complement, but not take over the flavors … Continue reading Olive Tapenade Recipe: A Mediterranean Diet Staple
It’s important to have a well-stocked first aid kit in your home so you can deal with minor accidents and injuries. Your first aid kit should be locked and kept in a cool, dry place out of the reach of children. … Continue reading What Should I Keep in My First Aid Kit?
What Is Stevia? Stevia is a sugar substitute made from the leaves of the stevia plant. It’s about 100 to 300 times sweeter than table sugar, but it has no carbohydrates, calories, or artificial ingredients. Not everyone likes the way … Continue reading Stevia: Health Benefits and Risks
Osteoporosis is a condition that affects the bones. Its name comes from Latin for “porous bones.” The inside of a healthy bone has small spaces, like a honeycomb. Osteoporosis increases the size of these spaces, causing the bone to lose … Continue reading Osteoporosis and Reducing Your Risk
For families with young children, the holiday season can be a time of great joy — but there are also dangers and health hazards parents need to be aware of. Here are some of the most common reasons children are … Continue reading Preventing Emergency Room (ER) Visits During the Holidays
I recently talked to a group at Santiam Hospital & Clinics about changing habits in favor of a more active, healthy lifestyle. In addition to exercise, I suggest not to forget about the importance of good nutrition. Below are 26 … Continue reading 26 Fat-Fighting Foods to Energize You
You may not be pregnant yet, but there’s plenty you can do now to make yourself as healthy as possible for a growing baby. Consider this your preconception to-do list. 1. Make an appointment with your doctor. True, you’ll be … Continue reading Your Prepregnancy Checklist
The latest data published by the UK Health Security Agency confirms fully vaccinated individuals in England are up to 3.2 times more likely to die of Covid-19 than unvaccinated individuals based on Covid-19 death-rates per 100,000 population. This means, based … Continue reading Fully Vaccinated up to 3.2x More Likely to Die of COVID-19 Than Unvaccinated
E-cigarette and hookah water pipe users may be at greater risk than tobacco cigarette smokers for cancers of the nose, sinuses and throat, according to a new study. That’s because vapers and hookah users are more than twice as likely … Continue reading Vaping May Be Worse Than Smoking for Your Nose and Throat
Are you looking for right kind of mayonnaise without genetically modified canola oil or even potentially problematic grapeseed oil? Instead, go with a DIY mayo that uses the best ingredients, including the healthiest fat. In other words, I strongly suggest you make up your … Continue reading DIY Coconut Oil Mayonnaise Recipe
Up to 920 compensation applications have been filed by people who were left seriously injured after getting the Covid-19 vaccine as claims could hit £110million. The Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme (VDPS) allows people who are allegedly severely disabled due to … Continue reading COVID-19 Vaccine Claims Could Hit £110m: 920 Compensation Applications Filed
An enlargement of the prostate is part of the aging process for males. The problem with an enlarged prostate is the changes that come with it. From trouble with emptying your bowels to frequently needing to urinate, you will see … Continue reading Best Prostate Supplements That Work
Most of us know dandruff as that flaky white stuff found on the scalp or, more embarrassingly, on the shoulders of your nice black sweater. The tough part is knowing how to get rid of dandruff. That’s something that most … Continue reading How to Get Rid of Dandruff: 10 Natural Remedies
Despite the fact that stress has adverse effects on our life, we still deny admitting that this could be a mental disorder. Leading a stressful life hinders our efficiency and lessens our ability to live a healthy and happy life. … Continue reading Top 20 Ways to Reduce Your Daily Stress
Medicinal mushrooms have been used for thousands of years to help promote better health, and mushroom varieties, such as psilocybin mushrooms and turkey tail mushrooms, are well-known for their incredible health-promoting properties. The maitake mushroom is no exception. Not only … Continue reading Maitake Mushroom Benefits, Nutrition, Recipes and More
The United States is on the verge of reaching a grim milestone: 1 million deaths from COVID-19. But COVID fatigue, or the urge to reopen everything, has dominated media narratives in the past weeks. Two years into the pandemic, Americans … Continue reading ‘Return to Normal’ Leaves Immunocompromised People Behind
What is tartaric acid used for in skin care? Here’s more about how it can make your skin smooth and full of glow: 1. Acts as a Gentle Exfoliator Like other AHAs, tartaric acid helps naturally exfoliate the skin by … Continue reading Tartaric Acid Benefits, Uses, Dosage, Risk and Side Effects
Thyroid disease is common yet often misunderstood or overlooked. If your thyroid test results are outside of the optimal range—or if you’ve been diagnosed with hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, Graves’ disease, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, or another thyroid-related condition—Verywell offers free resources to help … Continue reading Thyroid Test Analyzer: Decode Your Results
There are 21 countries that touch the Mediterranean Sea: Albania, Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Libya, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Slovenia, Spain, Syria, Tunisia, and Turkey. However, the Mediterranean Diet is based primarily … Continue reading The Problem with the Mediterranean Diet We Need to Talk About
Getting rid of dead skin by exfoliating with a face scrub reduces buildup of dirt, bacteria and dead skin in the pores and helps eliminate whiteheads. Face scrub, or a facial scrub, is a gentle exfoliating cleanser. It typically consists … Continue reading DIY Face Scrub with Coffee
The world is experiencing a huge wave of infection with the omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2. Estimates based on Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) models suggest that on around Jan 17, 2022 there were 125 million omicron infections a … Continue reading COVID-19 Will Continue, But the End of the Pandemic is Near
Children develop at varying rates in all sorts of ways, from when they take their first steps to when they understand that their own perspective might be different to someone else’s. Language is no different so there is no set … Continue reading When Should My Child Start Speaking?
Amid the dizzying array of treatments available for psoriasis, moisturizing is the only therapy that can help all patients, regardless of the severity of their skin lesions. A daily moisturizing regimen is simply essential for people with psoriasis. If you suffer from psoriasis, you … Continue reading How to Properly Moisturize and Treat Psoriasis
Israel’s Green Pass system will no longer be extended after March 1 when the current system is set to expire, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett announced on Thursday morning. “We were the first country to close its borders to Omicron, so … Continue reading COVID-19 in Israel: Green Pass to be Canceled
Recent research suggests that N-acetylcysteine (NAC) — the supplement form of L-cysteine — is an effective, safe and low-cost treatment option for a range of conditions, including those that are both acute and chronic. What are the benefits of taking … Continue reading N-Acetylcysteine (NAC) Benefits, Uses, Risk and More
Whether you’re a weekend warrior, you’re trying to lose weight or you’re an athlete, protein is important for everybody, and you certainly don’t want a protein deficiency. Even though most people eating a “standard Western diet” consume enough protein overall, … Continue reading 10 Protein Deficiency Symptoms, Plus Causes and Treatments
Body mass index, or BMI, is a common measure that helps to determine whether a person is overweight or underweight. This information can be used to assess risk for developing certain health problems. However, BMI has its limitations; it doesn’t … Continue reading What Is Body Mass Index (BMI)?
Although most people don’t realize it, their favorite skin care products can be significant contributors to their expose to harmful ingredients, toxins and chemicals. That’s “the real price of beauty,” but you can avoid the chemical options for natural skin … Continue reading The Best Natural Skin Care Ingredients
Whether you’ve hit a workout plateau or you’re just ready to turn things up a notch, adding more strenuous exercise — also known as high-intensity exercise — to your overall fitness routine is one way to increase your calorie burn, … Continue reading Strenuous Exercise: Benefits, Examples of Vigorous Activity
One of our Cancer Prevention Recommendations is to eat no more than moderate amounts of red meat, such as beef, pork and lamb, and eat little, if any, processed meat. There is strong evidence that consumption of either red or … Continue reading Cancer Prevention: Limit Red and Processed Meat per Week
Naturally, anyone who experiences the agony of an ingrown hair will do whatever it takes to prevent it from happening again—and especially if that sucker is planted squarely on the face. That’s enough for a man to stop shaving his … Continue reading How to Treat and Prevent Ingrown Facial Hair for Men
Dr. Seker is the CEO and co-founder of MOLLI Surgical. When people are faced with a cancer diagnosis, they suddenly find themselves needing to learn a whole new medical vocabulary while simultaneously coping with their own emotions and those of … Continue reading Improving Breast Cancer Outcomes for Women of Color
Obesity and overweight increase the risk of many health conditions. A new study from Canada has found that excess body weight may also affect cognitive function, with inflammation possibly playing a role. People with excess fatty tissue gained lower scores … Continue reading Excess Weight May Accelerate Brain Aging
Carrots are considered to be one of the most important cultivated vegetable crops in history and the most popular root vegetable worldwide. Whether they are eaten raw, cooked or as carrot juice, people from nearly every culture have consumed carrots … Continue reading Top 7 Ways Carrots (and Carrot Juice!) Benefit Your Body
Ibuprofen is used to relieve pain from various conditions such as headache, dental pain, menstrual cramps, muscle aches, or arthritis. It is also used to reduce fever and to relieve minor aches and pain due to the common cold or … Continue reading Ibuprofen Oral: Uses, Side Effects, Warnings and Dosing
Regular exercise is one of the best things you can do for your health. In fact, you’ll begin to see and feel the benefits consistent physical activity can have on your body and well-being quickly. However, working exercise into your … Continue reading How to Start Exercising: A Beginner’s Guide to Working Out
“Mental health” refers to your overall psychological well-being. It includes the way you feel about yourself, the quality of your relationships, and your ability to manage your feelings and deal with difficulties. Anyone can experience mental or emotional health problems … Continue reading Lifestyle Tips to Boost Your Mental Health
Shopping for the right toothpaste can be overwhelming because of the number of types available on store shelves. Since toothpaste is necessary to improve your oral hygiene, it is important to find one that works best for you and your … Continue reading 3 Best Toothpastes of 2022
Keep in mind that breast milk is the best food for babies in the first year of life. It helps them grow healthy and strong and protects them from infections and illness. For example: Breast milk has hormones and the … Continue reading 10 Best Baby Formulas of 2022
Key Takeaways During a winter freeze, experts recommend limiting your time outdoors to prevent hypothermia and frostbite. In the event of a power outage, the best foods and drinks to have in hand are nutritious and protein-rich and do not … Continue reading How to Stay Warm and Safe During a Winter Freeze
Everyone gets sweaty feet once in a while, particularly after a long, summer day or after an intensive workout. Occasionally, though, sweaty feet have other causes. If you’re sick with the flu, have a cold, or you’re anxious, you might … Continue reading Top 5 Socks for Sweaty Feet of 2022
Some people swear by their cotton swabs, and others say ear candles are the way to go. Maybe you’re one of those that says you should never even clean your ears. About the only thing doctors do agree on putting … Continue reading Cleaning Your Ears: When, Why, and How to Do It
Out of 12 dietary, lifestyle and metabolic “preventable causes of death” that were examined in a 2009 study, omega-3 fatty acid deficiency ranked as the sixth highest killer among Americans. Research shows that omega 3-fatty acids, which can be obtained from … Continue reading Fish Oil Benefits, Nutriton, Dosage and Side Effects
Although most people make a full recovery from a COVID-19 infection, for some the symptoms can last weeks or even months, a condition known as long COVID. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), long COVID is defined as a … Continue reading Can COVID-19 Vaccines Help Prevent Long COVID?
If you’re planning to bottle feed with expressed breast milk or infant formula, these tips will help you feed your baby and keep them safe and healthy. If you decide to use infant formula, first infant formula (first milk) should always be … Continue reading Infant Formula Milk Bottle Feeding Advice
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