People usually talk about eating right, getting exercise, and staying away from bad habits when it comes to living longer. That makes sense, but now scientists are saying there’s more to it. They believe personality traits and life expectancy are tied together in ways that might surprise you. The way someone acts or reacts to...

Dylan Jay Watts was living on the New South Wales South Coast when a violent chest infection overwhelmed him. According to Australian news reports, he died only days before turning 29, with scans revealing many cavities in his lungs. His sister Caitlyn stated that, “He was severely ill with a bacterium in his lungs that...

A coroner has concluded that the death of 23-year-old Paloma Shemirani was “more than minimally” contributed to by the adverse influence of her mother, Kate Shemirani, a prominent online conspiracy theorist and former nurse. Paloma, a Cambridge graduate, died in July of last year after choosing to forgo conventional cancer treatment in favor of an...

Here’s something not a people know: about three-quarters of people wear underwear that doesn’t even fit right. Too small, too loose, too old. Many of us keep them until the elastic just gives up. What most people don’t realize is how closely underwear and health are tied together. Usually, we pick underwear by color or...

We’ve got discipline backwards. We imagine controlled people gritting their teeth through endless temptations, their knuckles white from the strain of saying no to that forbidden pizza slice. Sometimes we imagine them powered by superhuman willpower, fighting desires from dawn to dusk. But here’s what research actually shows. People with high self-control rarely feel like...

We’ve all met someone whose stories never quite add up. The details shift. Your memory doesn’t match theirs. Something feels wrong before you can name why. Research on pathological lying shows that between 8 and 13% of people identify themselves as pathological liars. That’s roughly 1 in 10 people you meet. Learning to recognize the...

The supplement aisle is booming, with billions spent annually on everything from basic multivitamins to specialized herbs. However, research shows that simply “popping a pill” without an informed strategy can render your supplements ineffective, lead to poor absorption, or even cause dangerous interactions. To ensure you’re not wasting money or risking your health, the following...

Fiber is a recurring topic when it comes to digestive health. In a nutshell, it’s a type of plant-based carbohydrate that cannot be fully absorbed into the body. It may be famous for treating constipation, but its benefits go beyond that. Fiber is an essential part of a healthy diet, and it aids the function...

Managing pain in seniors often requires the use of certain painkillers. However, many of these medications often present a range of negative side effects. While many of these risks are known, new ones are still being discovered regularly through various studies, such as the link between painkillers and heart health. A new study has indicated...

Susan Schmidt, a mother of two and physiotherapist in Australia, learned she had stage 4 bowel cancer at 45. She received the devastating diagnosis in September 2023, 4 months after experiencing small symptoms. She laments not paying attention to the warning signs and now warns others not to dismiss small changes and seek help.  Even...

Depression affects more than 18 million adults in the United States in any given year. It is the main reason people commit suicide, and more than 41,000 individuals take their own lives every year. Therefore, finding an effective treatment for depression is vital. For the past few decades, treating major depressive disorder typically consisted of...

It started with a fever and a stuffy head – symptoms that anyone would mistake for a simple common cold, the flu, or perhaps a lingering sinus infection. For Jessica Gilbert, a 42-year-old mother of two from Cincinnati, Ohio, these seemingly mild complaints were initially brushed aside as a temporary inconvenience ahead of a planned...