Nothing beats a good weekend indoors binge watching a great series, especially as winter slowly creeps up. While picking your snacks to binge on may be an easy choice, finding a binge-worthy series to keep you engrossed can be a tedious task. The story usually goes: You spend endless hours doomscrolling through Netflix trying to...
Your feet may seem distant from your heart, but they can actually provide important clues about your cardiovascular health. The condition of your arteries, the way your heart pumps blood, and how well circulation reaches your lower limbs all have an impact on what happens in your feet. Many people overlook or misunderstand symptoms such...
Getting a splinter feels like being personally attacked by a piece of wood with a vendetta. One moment you’re minding your own business, and the next you’re betrayed by nature’s tiniest sword. The good news is that knowing how to remove splinters means you don’t have to suffer through the indignity any longer than necessary....
Prescription drugs play an essential role in treating everything from anxiety to chronic illness. But growing evidence shows that some of these more common medications are linked to dementia or memory loss, particularly in older adults. These effects are often linked to how the medications interact with brain chemicals like acetylcholine, which is vital for...
While COVID may feel like old news, the truth is that researchers are still uncovering new ripple effects as time goes by. Recently, studies have revealed that there was a link between having COVID and developing male fertility issues. These studies specifically looked at COVID and its effect on sperm quality. New mouse studies have...
Deciding whether to get Botox can feel confusing, especially when marketing claims and results don’t always match. That is why Dr. Bita Farrell’s split-face experiment is so compelling. Usually, we only see the typical before-and-after photos. However, Dr. Farrell injected only the right side of her lower face and then filmed how each side moved...
The pursuit of pleasure is fundamentally human, and the orgasm stands as the ultimate peak of sexual experience. Often thought of as a single, uniform event, research and anecdotal evidence suggest that the climax can be triggered by a vast array of stimuli, manifesting in diverse ways throughout the body. Experts now acknowledge there are...
Many people claim that they fall asleep faster with one foot outside the covers. While this may seem like a rather quirky habit, it actually fits with sleep biology. You see, your body needs to release heat before drifting off each night. Essentially, a bare foot acts like a small, easy heat-release valve. The effect...
Relationships are complex and diverse, but when it comes to the connection between an empath and a narcissist, it takes on a particularly intense dynamic. These two personality types are like two sides of a coin – drawing each other in magnetically, yet destined to clash. In a relationship destined to end, these are the seven stages of...
Even though the COVID-19 pandemic occurred just over 5 years ago, for many, daily life still remains in a turbulent state. The subsequent years that have followed have been met with rising costs, job insecurity, and a housing crisis. Even when lockdowns ended, businesses reopened, and society attempted to return to ‘normal’, without a plan...
Chicken is one of the world’s most popular sources of protein, being versatile, lean, and (generally) affordable. But because poultry is high ly perishable and often carries naturally occurring bacteria, it comes with strict rules for handling and storage. For this reason, every home cook has paused mid-meal prep to wonder: Is this still good?...
Heart attacks might look like they happen out of nowhere, but in most cases, the body tries to warn us first. According to a recent study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, more than 99 percent of people who had a heart attack already had at least one major health issue...
