Category: Health

There were many trendy diets in 2019, including a few that I hadn’t even heard of until I started researching this list. Google has published […]

No matter how many sci-fi films depict it, we won’t be able to achieve eternal life by uploading a digital version of our consciousness to […]

Our quest to explain all of the oddities in the gym now focuses on Fat Gripz , heavy rubber handles, often blue, that can be […]

As readers will notice, I’ve gotten really into training over the past year or two. And along the way, I bought a few things that […]

If you’ve studied your family tree with GEDmatch – which used to be a genetic genealogy node – you should know that they were bought […]

Two salad bag recalls may make you skip a serving of vegetables this week. Maybe forever. The most recent review from the Centers for Disease […]

If you are used to practicing yoga , doing yoga on your own can be tricky – what poses should you choose? Or, if you […]

Medications called PrEP, or pre-exposure prophylaxis, can reduce your risk of getting HIV by 97%. They are recommended for anyone at high risk of contracting […]

Over the past few years, states have considered or even passed bills to ban abortion. A recent procedure in Ohio includes a provision that appears […]

Particulate matter is only one component of air pollution, but it poses significant health risks, especially particles less than 2.5 microns in size. Particulate matter […]

You may already know that I love to learn new skills, whether it is sewing on a patch on clothes or ripping an apple in […]

I hope you enjoy keeping the barbell in bent elbows because that’s what we’re doing in our last quirky exercise this month. The Zercher Lift […]

Whatever your relationship with food is, it’s likely to intensify by Thanksgiving. If you are on a particular diet, you need to decide whether to […]

With the proliferation of CBD stores and CBD-containing products, one might think that CBD is legal, either FDA approved, or having found a happy little […]

Go to most restaurants and you will find several different varieties of sugar in the colorful bags that lie in the container on the table. […]

I’ve heard that roasted turkey tastes great, but roasted turkey itself poses a serious risk of burning down your home. The Consumer Product Safety Commission, […]

Epilepsy is more common than you might think – 1 in 26 people will be diagnosed in their lifetime – and seizures can also occur […]

When you’re feeling awful about a cold, you just want something to cure you – if not cure, then at least help you temporarily feel […]

Putting a cotton swab in your ear is a terrible way to clean it , as the swab can remove some of the earwax, but […]

The common cold is a viral infection and there is little you can do about it. This means that most of the medicines people use […]

In theory, when money is exchanged for goods or services, there must be some relationship between the amount of money and the value of the […]

Maybe you bought a turkey at a sale after Thanksgiving last year, or maybe you volunteered to cook on Thanksgiving and then ordered takeout instead. […]

Video sessions with a doctor are a cheap and quick way to get a medical opinion (and sometimes a prescription) from the comfort of your […]

Earlier this fall, Apple announced three new research projects in the areas of hearing, heart and reproductive health in partnership with universities. There is now […]

Bacteria and other microbes living in the vagina are extremely important to our health, but (like microbes in other parts of the body) they are […]

Any visit to a healthcare system, which includes hospitals but also many doctor’s offices, requires a tremendous amount of data. You are probably assuming that […]

If you’ve been thinking about doing a DNA test that will give you health reports, the good news is that the IRS has ruled that […]

The CDC announced today that they finally agree with the leading theory of what causes the vaping disease they call EVALI : vitamin E acetate, […]

My second worst experience of thinking about insects in my eyes was a real encounter as I ran face forward down a path into a […]

Since the police tracked down the alleged Golden State killer using a publicly available DNA database, these sites have become a privacy minefield for people […]

We’re particularly lucky with meteorites this month: the Orionids are still putting on their light show, and tonight another, smaller meteor shower: the Taurids. The […]

Have you heard that women’s watermelons are sweeter than men’s? That male eggplants are less bitter than female ones? That male peppers have fewer seeds? […]

I am reluctant to exercise in the morning. I hate waking up at 6, but my day is better when I start my workout early. […]

A Fitbit or other step-counting task can be a great way to inspire yourself to be active. But again, it’s easier to just sit on […]

There is balance in the universe. Most people hate black licorice, so when they get some in their gift or treat bags, or when they […]

Appear in public with a belly that looks like a pregnant woman and suddenly everyone asks, “When is your due date?” and “Do you know […]

The other day, Paul Rudd hit Twitter with a video in which he cut an apple in half with his bare hands. Amazing! What kind […]

Computers can do many tasks faster than humans, but they tend to copy our mistakes – after all, they learned this by watching us. The […]

The FDA recently awarded “modified risk” status to one brand of snus , a tobacco product that is popular in Sweden and is beginning to […]

If you use an online service like LegalZoom or FreeWill to create your will, don’t assume that you can also sign and save your will […]