Spot-on advice? Dr. Sasha Haddad is sharing three hacks she’s learned since becoming a family medicine physician, including how to prevent acne after a sweaty workout session. In a 10-second TikTok set to “Fireball” by Pitbull, Haddad recommends spraying hypochlorous acid on your face after going to the gym, treating sunburns with cicaplast balm and … Read more
Traveling with babies can be quite a hassle — especially at 30,000 feet. The change in pressure during takeoff is uncomfortable for a majority of passengers, but while older children and adults have tricks to alleviate the pain, babies don’t have that luxury. Discomfort for babies on planes often causes them to burst into tears, … Read more
Try these five if you want to stay alive — longer. NYC board-certified dermatologist Charles Puza is sharing five “doctor hacks” to “stay healthy for as long as possible.” He advises wearing compression socks, avoiding over-the-counter sleep aids, sprinkling anti-fungal powder in shoes, increasing protein intake, and taking fish oil and vitamin D supplements. Puza, who … Read more
One former Chick-fil-A employee is shaking things up. An employee at the fast-food chain was told to stop posting menu hacks on TikTok — and now she has a deal with Shake Shack instead. Miriam Webb, known as @MiritheSiren on TikTok, started working at her local Chick-fil-A in California in April 2023 when she was … Read more
With spring in full bloom, now is the time that many of us are filling our homes with beautiful flowers, from hydrangeas to peonies. Social media users appear to be sharing various tips and tricks that claim to help people get the most out of your florals — but not all hacks are alike. Some … Read more
Scrub-a-dub-dub. Saving your skin doesn’t have to cost a fortune, according to Dr. Mamina Turegano. The triple-board certified dermatologist revealed five free hacks for keeping your skin looking plump and moisturized — and they’re easy to try immediately. Turegano, who has over one million TikTok followers explained that the way you shower and wash your … Read more
TikTok has become a go-to app for finding useful information — from what skincare products to use to the best airport hacks to make travel less painful. However, certain health and wellness tips should be taken with a grain of salt, according to new research. A recent study organized by MyFitnessPal in conjunction with Dublin City … Read more
April has arrived and with it the first Mercury retrograde of 2024. Mercury will be backpedaling and troublemaking in the hellfires of Aries for the majority of the month, starting April 1 — April Fools’ indeed! — and bringing chaos through April 24. But what does it mean for you and how can you stay … Read more
What the hack? A food waste expert is pouring cold water on the recent crop of so-called genius food storage hacks popping up on TikTok. Ben Thomas, an environment manager for Waitrose, the U.K.’s most upscale national supermarket chain, was left more than a little unsatisfied by some of the most viral videos in the … Read more
Strange but true? Armen Adamjan, better known as @creative_explained on TikTok, has shared several quirky ways to clean your shoes naturally. In the 40-second clip, posted on Jan. 29, with more than 138,000 views, Adamjan, 34, explains how potatoes, bananas and black tea bags may be the key to having your shoes look brand new. “Did you know … Read more
Don’t freeze up when it comes to snow removal this winter. In just a few days, the New York area has been blanketed with more snow and ice than it has seen in the past few years. Naturally, many a local’s frigid-weather management skills may have gone cold in the interim. Fortunately, experts have recently … Read more
Stuck in your Starbucks routine? Beyond your usual drink — and the menu boards that seem to list fewer and fewer options — there’s a whole other Starbucks experience out there just waiting to be tapped into, according to a former barista. Monica McDonald put in two years working for the Seattle-based coffee giant, during her … Read more
Don’t worry, these weight loss hacks don’t involve chaining up your fridge or jumping on the treadmill. Want to shed some pounds but hesitant to go on the extremely trendy Ozempic? Not to fear: An internal medicine doctor has outlined several natural ways to mimic this injectable appetite suppressant sans actually taking the shot, which … Read more
In the age-old pursuit to make fleeting fragrances long-lasting, one perfume expert has seemingly cracked the code. Josephine, better known online to her thousands of followers as Jus de Rose, revealed the three tricks to make the short-lived scents stay all day. “Because there’s nothing more frustrating than finding a scent that you love but … Read more
A woman found a way to eat her fast food favorites while dropping a whopping 103 pounds. Georgia Tulk, 30, from Hampshire, England, said she once weighed 357 pounds and frequently ate McDonald’s and Starbucks food from various drive-thrus, South West News Service reported. Ever since beginning her weight loss journey in November 2022, Tulk … Read more
Americans dedicate nearly four hours per week just to cleaning, according to new research. The survey of 2,000 Americans revealed that nearly half (49%) report that their cleaning habits were greatly affected by the pandemic. Respondents reported that during the pandemic, they would spend five hours cleaning per week, but they’ve managed to cut that … Read more
Drop your energy costs like they’re hot. With tumbling temperatures comes — like snow and Santa Claus — a sometimes steep rise in the heating bill. But with a little ingenuity, experts say, anybody can stretch their winter dollar further, keeping the house warm and your bank account from draining out entirely — no move to … Read more
Thanksgiving is a time of gathering, and gathering means people, and people — particularly close friends and family — can often mean stress. But there are faster and healthier ways to relax than emotionally eating leftover pie, or downing one too many hard ciders — eesearch suggests that the simple acts of chewing gum or humming, perhaps … Read more
This is no sweeping generalization. In a viral TikTok clip from 2021 that has recently resurfaced, organizational expert and interior stylist Chantel Mila reveals that shaving cream can be used for much more than personal grooming. In a video shared widely on the popular social media channel, Mila shared three home cleaning hacks using only … Read more
TikTok has become a social media staple since its introduction to the masses in 2016. But while the über-popular platform lures in a billion monthly users, relatively few followers have properly tapped into the medley of hacks that the app has to offer, Insider reports. Even the biggest of TikTok fans may not know these … Read more