Menopause might be best known for hot flashes and night sweats — but did you know it could be taking a bite out of your smile, too? A survey of more than 1,000 women by Delta Dental found that seven in 10 women 50 and older have dealt with at least one oral health problem … Read more
Gail Rudnick and Kim Murstein — the no-nonsense hosts of hit podcast series “Excuse My Grandma” — are The Post’s brand-new advice columnists, From family feuds to friendship fallouts, money, marriage and sex, there’s no topic too taboo to tackle, and the native New Yorkers will hash out each issue from their differing perspectives to tell the … Read more
You wanna pizza me? A food fight erupted aboard a Southwest Airlines flight after a passenger had a meltdown because he thought another man was flirting with his wife. A video of the pie-in-the-sky moment is currently taking off on Instagram. The wild clip, uploaded on January 12 by @mikeandbo, shows a Southwest air hostess … Read more
Dr. Jonathan B. Levine is the first to admit that expectations aren’t particularly high when people visit the dentist. “This profession not only needs reinvention, it needs rebranding,” he told The Post. “I say to you, ‘a dentist’ — what do you think about? Needles, pain? Not great experiences.” The problem is, regular dental visits … Read more
It’s quite distasteful. Your last meal is usually to blame if there’s a bad taste lingering in your mouth — but it could also be a sign you’re sick. So if something’s sour — or stale or rotten or just otherwise gross — read on to see what infections and illnesses might be brewing. Having … Read more
This certainly leafed him with a bad taste in his mouth. An 86-year-old Englishman was hit with a preposterous fine for littering after two enforcement officers saw him spit out a leaf that had blown into his mouth. Roy Marsh had stopped for a rest while walking through a car park in the tourist town … Read more
Don’t take a licking from spicy food. A team of researchers in China claims to have created an artificial “tongue” that can quickly detect spice levels in their food — and they used a well-known gustatory hack to do it. The taste-testing device resembles a small, transparent square of soft gel that the consumer places … Read more
They’ve got nothing to smile about. Once a Hollywood secret, veneers have become a symbol of aesthetic perfection, seemingly as “basic” as Botox and filler — but botched operations are leaving people in tears, pain and debt. Influencers and celebrities like Miley Cyrus, Dua Lipa and Simon Cowell showcase dazzling, why-are-their-teeth-so-white smiles on the red … Read more
Troy Aikman called it like he saw it — and what he saw wasn’t pretty. The Pro Football Hall of Famer and color analyst aired his grievances over incessant penalty calls during ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” broadcast of the Denver Broncos’ 28-3 blowout victory over the depleted Cincinnati Bengals at Empower Field at Mile High … Read more
Watch your mouth! Imbalances in our oral microbiome — the millions of bacteria, viruses and fungi that live in our mouth — have been linked to many systemic diseases, including Alzheimer’s, diabetes and certain cancers. New research out of NYU Langone Health and its Perlmutter Cancer Center ties over two dozen of these microbes to a … Read more
Daniel Day-Lewis is back in the business. In a new interview with Rolling Stone, the Oscar winner, 68, explained his decision to come out of retirement to star in his son Ronan’s new film, “Anemone.” “Looking back on it now — I would have done well to just keep my mouth shut, for sure,” Day-Lewis, … Read more
This sandwich influencer has gone brick and mortadella. Danny Mondello, the Italian-American behind @Meals_by_cug has turned his social media brand — making chicken cutlet sandwiches and tossing pasta into the air from a frying pan for more than 2 million followers on TikTok and 1.5 million on Instagram — into Casa Cugine, a new sandwich … Read more
Buccal up! GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro can be a wild ride — users may experience dramatic weight loss and a sharp drop in appetite but also fierce bouts of nausea, vomiting or diarrhea. There’s one possible complication that shouldn’t be brushed off. GLP-1 meds, which promote feelings of fullness by mimicking a naturally … Read more
This gums up the works. Hollywood celebrities using popular weight loss drug Ozempic to shred those unwanted pounds are now facing an unexpected new side effect dubbed “Ozempic mouth,” according to a report. Users of the hottest prescription drug in Tinseltown, including Sharon Osbourne, Whoopie Goldberg, and Rebel Wilson, are showing signs of the distinctive … Read more
Jodie Sweetin and Candace Cameron Bure in a feud? Cut it out! There is no bad blood between the “Full House” stars, who played sisters DJ and Stephanie Tanner, respectively, on the ABC sitcom that ran for eight seasons from 1987 to 1995. Last summer, Sweetin, 43, and Bure, 49, had different opinions over the … Read more
A young grandmother’s body was found with her head gulped inside a 23-foot python’s mouth shortly after she disappeared while tending to the gardens near her home in Indonesia. Wa Siti, a 55-year-old grandmother, mysteriously vanished while she was out gardening, according to a report. One of her sons, Saimin, called family over to help … Read more
Will Smith “is canceled” — according to Will Smith. The actor said just that on his new album’s first track, “Int. Barbershop — Day,” which dropped on Friday. The song features Smith’s “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” collaborator DJ Jazzy Jeff and B. Simone. “Who the f–k Will Smith think he is?” one voice asks, to which … Read more
It was like an accidental note to self nearly three decades into the future. It’s rare for bottled messages to get seen by anyone, let alone their immediate family. However, that’s exactly what happened to Makenzie Van Eyk when she cast a note into a lake and had it read by her own daughter — 26 … Read more
The wife of Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee rescued one of their dogs from a coyote attack in their backyard, a frightening video shows. Actress and stand-up comedian Brittany Furlan shared a video Tuesday of the terrifying incident on her Instagram page after it was captured on their Ring security camera in Woodland Hills, California. … Read more
SEATTLE — It’s a good thing seals aren’t on a humpback whale’s menu. A photograph by a whale-watching naturalist captured a seemingly bewildered seal in the mouth of a humpback whale after the giant marine mammal accidentally gulped it last Thursday in the waters off Anacortes, Washington. The food mix-up began while a Blue Kingdom … Read more