Category: Body

Sometimes we get hard, painful, or tender lumps in the muscles. This is quite common and we often refer to them as muscle “knots”. Go […]

For people with sensitive skin, laundry can be a problem. All you’re trying to do is clean your clothes, but something seemingly simple can be […]

The more you walk, the lower your risk of all-cause mortality and cancer, with the benefits leveling off once you reach 10,000 steps a day, […]

You may have heard advice (even from us !) to bring extra medication with you when you go on vacation, or to stash a large […]

It’s flu season, and again, the flu vaccine is very important. As mask-wearing declines, there will likely be more of all common respiratory viruses. So […]

You may not have known that people with a penis can get a yeast infection, given that OTC ads are widely targeted at those who […]

When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) got ready to recommend the new bivalent COVID booster vaccines (which most of us should be […]

If you have autumn allergies, it’s time to sneeze and itch. (Depending on where you live, this may already have begun.) Here are some tips […]

Over the past few months, it has occurred to me that at the respectable age of 30, I lost some manual dexterity. I used to […]

Polio has been on the news lately and many people wonder if they were vaccinated against polio as a child. Luckily, if you grew up […]

Lyme, the best-known tick-borne disease, is becoming more common than before, at least according to health insurance data that includes a diagnosis of Lyme. Our […]

Your hearing is important and we have already advised you to bring earplugs to concerts and have them handy for watching loud movies to protect […]

Common sense says there is nothing you can do about a broken toe. Well, the conventional wisdom is fucking stupid. As it turns out, there […]

When it came to bathing in America, soap bars reigned supreme for part of the 19th and most of the 20th century. But by the […]

Are you the kind of person who applies lip balm throughout the day, almost like a reflex habit? The one who only uses it occasionally […]

Some medical incidents are inextricably linked to childhood experiences: children often vomit for some reason, their knees are skinned , their tonsils are removed, they […]

If you find it difficult to do your business in a public restroom, you are not alone. According to the International Paruresis Association , approximately […]

So, in allergy season, you sneeze and rub your eyes. Who is not? Allergies are so common that many of us can manage our symptoms […]

You rarely, if ever, need to remove earwax yourself. Earwax is good! I know it. I am really. And yet— though I know better —sometimes […]

If you feel like allergy season is getting worse every year, you probably don’t realize it. Scientists studying the timing and movement of pollen have […]

According to a leaked draft of an upcoming Supreme Court ruling , Roe v. Wade is on the verge of being overturned. What happens to […]

Do you have a closet in the bathroom or in the kitchen full of medicines that you don’t use? Those antibiotics you should have finished […]

If you have periods, you know about premenstrual syndrome. PMS, as it is commonly known, is a collection of physical and emotional troubles that can […]

One of my biggest takeaways from first aid and CPR classes is that if you need a medical emergency, do it with a friend. After […]

I’m not sure who decided Tucker Carlson is the person to listen to when you want to learn how to be more manly (it was […]

It’s 2022 and people are still saying that exercises like running or squats will “ruin your knees.” And this nonsense needs to stop. Knees don’t […]

Showering is one of the biggest uses of water in a typical residential home, according to the EPA. You don’t want to use too much […]

Can anything spice up hay riding more than worrying about how many calories you’re burning while doing it? Impossible, right? So, let’s take a look […]

Food allergies suck, whether you have one yourself or need to keep an eye on your child or loved one to make sure they don’t […]

There are many reasons why you might want to keep your birth control secret, but it’s not really a reason – it’s your body and […]

The term “brain fog” can mean many different things, from afternoon drowsiness after a bad night’s sleep to short-term memory loss associated with dementia. Generally […]

Ringworm is a fungal skin infection. So is an athlete’s foot. So does the athlete’s itch. All these ailments are essentially the same in different […]

Masturbation is a normal part of human physiology, but we (as a society) have managed to invent dozens of really bizarre myths just to make […]

All surgeries, whether medical or cosmetic, have one thing in common: you will be cut, even if only a little. The cuts leave scars, which […]