Photo: Zmaster (Shutterstock) When you’re overcoming the cold or flu, you can get trapped in a hellish cycle of needing sleep to recover, but losing sleep due to lingering symptoms. Even after your cough has disappeared during the day, it often creeps back at night—making you (and everyone else in your household) miserable. Here’s what … Read more
Key & Peele – Let Me Hit That If it’s your first time getting high or you’ve been out of the game for a while, take it easy. Tolerance is real, and you probably don’t have much, so don’t try to match your stoner friend Gary’s lungs. Despite how casually many stoners take the drug, … Read more
Photo: Stramp (Shutterstock) Generally speaking, menopause, which is defined as going a full 12 months without a period, can happen anytime ranging between the late 30s to late 50s, with the average age being 52. In the time period leading up to menopause, which is known as perimenopause, the body can go through a number … Read more
Photo: TimeImage Production (Shutterstock) Just like with acne and angst, hickeys don’t necessarily disappear after adolescence. Hickeys are mocked as a teenage whim, but any adult with a healthy sex life knows all too well what it’s like to realize you have an unseemly bruise on your neck. And as adults, we should know what’s … Read more
Photo: catinsyrup (Shutterstock) If you are prone to getting headaches, you may be wondering about the difference between a regular headache and a migraine. Both suck, but a migraine is definitely worse. So how can you tell which kind you’re suffering from? A regular headache feels like “a dull, cap-like pressure,” said Julia Jones, a … Read more
Photo: L Julia (Shutterstock) The CDC recently issued an alert to healthcare providers about enterovirus D68, which has turned up in children who were hospitalized with severe respiratory illnesses. This virus can also cause a form of paralysis known as acute flaccid myelitis. Most illnesses with this virus do not cause the paralysis, but it’s … Read more
Photo: sebra (Shutterstock) A study that’s in the news right now claims that people who drink two to three cups of coffee per day live longer than people who avoid coffee. So should we all be drinking two to three cups? Not necessarily. Let’s take a look at where these numbers come from. Two to … Read more
Photo: fizkes (Shutterstock) The lingering pandemic, rising crime, an uncertain economy: All good reasons to visit your doctor to get screened for anxiety, or so says the federal government. The advice isn’t just aimed at people already experiencing mental health issues—this week, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an advisory group empaneled by the Department … Read more
Photo: uniqueton (Shutterstock) When the COVID shots first came out, the CDC wanted to be cautious. It was a new vaccine, after all, so they recommended waiting two weeks before or after getting any other vaccine, including a flue shot. That guidance has changed. You can now get your flu and COVID shots at the … Read more
Photo: Ground Picture (Shutterstock) Buying eyeglasses can feel weirdly similar to buying a new car: Prices are often hidden from you, they cost more than they have any right to—and there are a whole bunch of mysterious upgrades pushed at you. Coatings. I’m talking about coatings: the anti-scratch, anti-glare stuff you can add to your … Read more
Photo: Ljupco Smokovski (Shutterstock) The more you walk, the lower your risk of all-cause and cancer mortality, according to a new study, with the benefits leveling out once you reach 10,000 steps per day. So clearly, that is the number of steps to aim for—or is it? Studies that compare health outcomes to step counts … Read more
Photo: Joe Raedle (Getty Images) It’s flu shot season and, once again, the influenza vaccine is an important one to get. With mask-wearing on the decline, there’s likely to be more of every common respiratory virus around. So you might as well protect yourself against the ones that have safe, effective vaccines readily available. In … Read more
Photo: sheff (Shutterstock) You might not have known that people with penises can get yeast infections, given that advertising for over-the-counter relief is widely geared toward those who do not. Prevention advice is usually aimed at vaginas, and yeast infection treatment is typically categorized as women’s health. In fairness, vaginas get the bulk of yeast … Read more
Photo: Tero Vesalainen (Shutterstock) With so much of our culture hyper-focused on what a person eats (and what a person weighs), it can be hard to define what “overeating” actually is—and when that overeating becomes a bigger problem. Do you simply have a big appetite, or are you actually struggling with an eating disorder? Here’s … Read more
photo, TB Studio ,Shutterstock, It often seems that after a certain age, back pain becomes a fact of life. This discomfort isn’t inevitable: You can keep the aches and pains at bay. best stretch And Yogasanas to relieve back pain, Unfortunately, because a backache is thought to be so common, many people dismiss signs that … Read more
photo, olegg ,Shutterstock, Another great tip from Beth Skaverecki: Many beginners worry about the optimal number of reps, what supplements they need, the best workout schedule, and other subtleties. forget all that, As a beginner, it really doesn’t matter. The important thing is doing it – putting on the sneakers, laying the mat, jumping on … Read more
photo, robillad company ,Shutterstock, Over the past few months, it has occurred to me that at the age of 30, I have lost some dexterity in my hands. I used to be able to hold my iced coffee and phone safely in my hand, but these days, my mitts are limited to one function at … Read more
photo, steklow ,Shutterstock, West Nile virus has been detected in a record number of mosquitoes in the New York City area, with at least two cases being found in humans. If you weren’t for the last major panic of West Nile nearly 20 years ago, you might be wondering what this disease is and whether … Read more