Aging is something everyone experiences, but how we age can look very different depending on the choices we make each day. Wrinkles and gray hair may be the most obvious signs, but the process of getting older affects much more than our skin. Our brains, muscles, hearts, and immune systems all change as the years...
Social media influencers, especially in wellness and fitness circles, sometimes promote terrible fitness fads. But not all fitness advice and trends they purport are harmful or do not work. Once in a while, a new fitness routine will trend on social media. Recently, social media has been buzzing with interval-based walking or “Japanese walking”. Some...
Have you ever looked down at your feet and spotted a small, fleshy bump that wasn’t there before? Maybe it is even a bit painful to the touch? If so, then you know what it’s like to discover that you have a wart. It’s okay, though – warts are actually a super common skin issue....
Have you ever thought about what you would do in a survival situation? For example, you get lost outdoors, your car breaks down in a remote area, or you need to get out of a building as quickly as possible? Survival situations can be daunting, but with the right knowledge you can significantly improve your...
Yushutun village is located in China’s Heilongjiang Province, a place where the locals have been fighting a battle against a chemical and mineral processing company. Local farmers, led by Wang Enlin, have sued the Qihua Group for rendering their farmlands unusable after polluting them with toxic waste. Enlin spent 16 years studying law to bring...
Most of the time, a common cold is just that: a common cold. This is precisely the reason why the Kassis family from Bathurst, Australia, suffered a tragedy in late 2023 that no family should ever have to suffer. Their five-year-old daughter, Cathy, came down with what their doctor thought was a simple cold –...
News of a death on one of Epic Universe’s roller coaster has left many guests shaken and wondering how something so tragic could happen at a brand new theme park. Kevin Rodriguez Zavala became unresponsive while riding the Stardust Racers, one of the most popular new attractions at Universal Orlando’s Epic Universe in Florida. The...
There are many gruesome and horrific ways people have perished. Possibly one of the worst ways to die could be the tragic death of John Jones. The 26-year-old tragically passed away while being trapped in the Nutty Putty Cave. He was trapped in the precariously tight cave depression for approximately 27 hours, upside down. However,...
Between an impending recession, potential threat of war, and dismal housing market, young adults are facing a mental health crisis. Many were told that their adolescence and young adulthood would be the best years of their lives. Recent data suggests that this is no longer the case. For the first time in recorded history, the...
The burden of commercial air travel, especially those who fly economy, has become increasingly difficult in recent years. Seat sizes have significantly shrinked, food quality has deteriorated and hidden costs for baggage are plentiful. Before even boarding, air travelers are subjected to invasive security measures at the airport. To travelers, it is clear that airlines...
Back in the late 1800s, medicine didn’t have all the answers. People died from infections that today we might cure with pills. And then there was Niels Ryberg Finsen, a doctor from Denmark, who thought sunlight itself could heal. He wasn’t wrong either. Known as the doctor who healed with sunlight, he proved light could...
In 2017, the European Court of Human Rights stepped in after a Portuguese woman, left unable to have sex by a medical procedure, received a smaller payout because a Portuguese court assumed intimacy matters less for a 50-year-old mother. The European Court disagreed completely. Physical relationships remain important throughout life, the judges ruled, regardless of...
