Obesity is a true pandemic, affecting 890 million adults around the world and about 160 million children. It is one of the leading causes of death around the world, as it is a risk factor that contributes to so many dangerous conditions, including heart disease, diabetes, and stroke. For this reason, it is important that...
We all know that sex can have many benefits for our health, as long as that sex is safe, consensual, and non-destructive. While men and women share certain benefits of having regular, healthy sexual relations, the hormonal differences between the sexes do mean that sex has a different impact on health. Research has increasingly shown...
Burnout is one of the number one topics being discussed both online, at home, and in the workplace today. If you’re reading this, chances are you have already experienced it yourself or are wondering if you are. The thing with burnout is that the longer it goes ignored, the harder it is to bounce back...
There is no such thing as a medication that doesn’t come with potential side effects. When prescribing medications, healthcare providers weigh the risk of those side effects against the benefits, as well as the risks of not taking that medication or using other interventions. This is the same process when prescribing Calcium channel blockers (CCBs)....
There is hardly a topic that is as full of myths and misconceptions as the world of health and wellness. Beliefs and old ‘wives’ tales passed down through generations that are still heavily believed today. Thankfully, researchers have researched many of these beliefs and discovered that many of them don’t actually hold up to medical...
Does a computer using actual, real human brain cells seem too much like something out of a sci-fi film to be real? If that’s the case, then I guess we are now living inside of a science fiction movie. Australian startup Cortical Labs has all but turned the tech industry on its head by unveiling...
Ever since the famous, whistle-blowing book There’s Lead in Your Lipstick came out, we’ve known that cosmetics can be a large source of chemical exposure for women. Despite that, we haven’t done too much to put pressure on the cosmetics industry to change. In a groundbreaking study conducted in 2016, researchers at UC Berkeley and...
How do you like your eggs? Over easy? Hard or soft-boiled? Scrambled? Sunny-side-up? However you like your eggs, you likely fall into one of two categories: Either you enjoy a runny egg yolk or you don’t. While many of us enjoy a soft yolk, plenty of us have reasons not to eat them, the most...
When you get sick, specifically sick with the flu, what do you usually assume will happen? Probably that you will feel unwell for a few days, maybe enough to throw up a few times, and that you will sleep a lot over the next few days while your body fights off the virus. One day...
No matter how many times you go to the gynecologist, it always remains something that can either cause feelings of unease all the way to downright anxiety. To help feel more confident and have a better experience at the gynecologist, there are many things you can do – and things you can avoid – to...
Despite hundreds of years of observing and studying human anatomy, our bodies still have some surprises for us. Scientists recently discovered a new organ inside the human head – known now as the Tubarial Glands. This may just be the first discovery of its kind in about three hundred years. (1) The Tubarial Glands A...
The ‘gut’ is a popular topic in most health and wellness circles, with many people talking about doing ‘cleanses’ and other special diets to try and ‘heal their gut’. Are cleanses and fasts really necessary for your colon health, though? What are the healthiest ways to naturally ‘cleanse’ your colon and improve your health? This...
