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 · 10 min read

7 Signs That You Are Lonely – And 10 Things You Can Do About It

Loneliness is a strong feeling of abandonment or rejection, an unpleasant emotion that arises in response to isolation [1]. It manifests as feelings of anxiety due to a lack of human connection or social interaction, usually leaving a person feeling detached, vulnerable and distressed. Loneliness is a normal human emotion, such as anger or happiness, […]

Jade Small

Jade Small

Freelance Writer

 · 11 min read

12 Foods To Eat If You Need To Poop

Constipation, or the inability to have a bowel movement, affects approximately twenty percent of the population [1]. It can range in severity and can be mildly inconvenient all the way to downright painful. Luckily, there are several foods that help make you poop, which could kick-start your bowels and get you back to regularity. What […]

Brittany Hambleton

Brittany Hambleton

The Hearty Soul Team

 · 3 min read

Which Blood Type is The Rarest? Here Are The Least to Most Common Blood Types

Understanding blood types is crucial for various medical procedures, including transfusions and organ transplants. Blood types are classified based on the presence or absence of certain antigens on red blood cells. Here’s a detailed look at the eight main blood types, from the least to the most common, and a special mention of the rarest […]

Sean Cate

Sean Cate

Freelance Writer

 · 4 min read

Why Your Sleeping Position Could Be Shortening Your Life

How many of us monitor our sleep posture? We have a favorite position; we fall asleep and that’s generally as far as it goes. However, sleep position can have profound implications not only for the quality of sleep but also for long-term health. Indeed, in the worst-case scenarios, a bad sleep posture may be slowly […]

Sean Cate

Sean Cate

Freelance Writer

 · 5 min read

5 Ways Your Lack of Sleep is Destroying Your Health (and 7 Ways To Fix It)

If there was one thing you could do to improve all aspects of your life, one thing that would improve everything else in a profound way…would that intrigue you? We focus so much on yo-yo diets, calorie counting, fitness trackers, and finding the latest lifehacks on social media, that we end up overlooking the one […]

Maria Sykes

Maria Sykes

The Hearty Soul Team

 · 3 min read

11 Of The Weirdest Things That Happened to People Taking Ambien

Ambien, also known by its generic name, Zolpidem, is a popular prescription medication used to treat insomnia. While it’s highly effective in helping people get a good night’s sleep, it has also become notorious for its bizarre side effects. Here are some of the strangest experiences reported by Ambien users, the science behind the drug, […]

Sean Cate

Sean Cate

Freelance Writer

 · 4 min read

Use These 5 Plants to Help Calm Your Nerves and Have a More Restful Sleep

Lack of sleep is an epidemic affecting not only Americans but people worldwide. It is estimated that over 70 million Americans chronically have trouble sleeping regularly and are not getting enough shut-eye each night.1    This chronic fatigue is affecting our health in more ways than one. Higher incidences of driving, workplace, and medical accidents […]

Sean Cate

Sean Cate

Freelance Writer

 · 3 min read

3 Vitamin Deficiencies Linked to Headaches

Headaches are something that we have all been affected by in our lifetime. Whether it be after not getting enough sleep or drinking a bit too much on a night out, we all know the irritating, pounding feeling of a headache. However, for some people, headaches are more than just a nuisance. For some people, […]

Gemma Fischer

Gemma Fischer

Freelance writer

 · 4 min read

If You Have Dark Eye Circles, Your Body May Be Trying to Warn You

Under-eye circles and bags can be annoying and hard to conceal. But, what lies beyond the aesthetic drawbacks of these issues is the possibility that they may be caused by deeper, more serious underlying health issues. While most under-eye bags or discoloration are merely a sign of short-term issues, like a lack of sleep, or […]

Chantel Brink

Chantel Brink

Freelance Writer

 · 2 min read

‘Eye-opening’ Dementia Breakthrough Announced by USC Researchers

The Alzheimers Society has recognized a recent study by the University of California. Their finding suggested that an early onset indicator of dementia is leaky blood vessels in the brain. This new finding could lead to earlier diagnosis and treatment to reverse or delay this neurological disease. Eye-opening results presented themselves to a team of […]

Sarah Biren

Sarah Biren

Founder of The Creative Palate