Category: Health

Is your cold drink stronger than regular coffee? It turns out this is a trick question. A cold beverage may not actually extract as much […]

Taking the wrong pills, taking too many, mixing up prescriptions – new research shows that people make more mistakes than ever when it comes to […]

The meningococcal vaccine recommended for adolescents (although few people get it) may contain an Easter egg. A New Zealand study found that in addition to […]

There are two types of people in this world: those who talk about gluten like the devil and those who can’t roll their eyes enough […]

If exercise is an important part of your routine , frequent travel is likely to blow it to smithereens. You find yourself in unfamiliar places, […]

If you find a tick on yourself, it’s perfectly normal to want to crawl out of your skin, burn it, and live your life showing […]

Marijuana has a healthier lifestyle than many other drugs (or, depending on who you ask, alcohol), and it can relieve symptoms such as nausea that […]

I love to have some direction in my life, but signing up for a 12 week running program or a full week with a specific […]

According to several studies that extrapolate as if they could explain success in any skilled profession (and they can’t ), it takes 10 years or […]

We’ve heard a lot about the 22 million people who will lose coverage under the Better Care Harmonization Act and how much insurance will cost […]

Do you dream of doing handstand? So do I. This video won’t make you a master of the handstand, but it will help you stretch […]

If your back hurts, yoga may be the last thing you want to do. But after 12 weeks of a gentle beginner yoga program, people […]

Have you talked to your loved ones about what should happen if you are ever on a life support device? Probably not, especially if you’re […]

From the photos posted on the sun loungers on Instagram, a lot of people love summer. They bask in the bright sun, enjoy the heat […]

Welcome to another one of those posts that you hope you never need. Today we’ll talk about how to use naloxone (including the Narcan and […]

The last time you got out of bed at 6 am for your morning workout, you felt great: you heard the chirping of birds; the […]

Even if you plan on eating healthy, it’s easy to get into fast food because it’s the only thing nearby and you’re hungry as hell. […]

How radically new advances in science have changed our understanding of nutrition? Not much this week. We look at three studies on potatoes, coconut oil, […]

Gwyneth Paltrow used to be best known as an actress, but over the past decade she has earned an even greater reputation as a health […]

If you’ve ever been a paid client of the Headspace meditation app , you know the tyranny of “packages.” The package is a course of […]

I try to eat right. I am really. But if I hadn’t planned ahead and had healthy food in the fridge, I could have eaten […]

In this week’s roundup of health news, we’ll look at whether you need to do anything differently with regard to bread choices, where your child […]

Sometimes I just don’t want to work out in the gym for an hour. And you know what? Sometimes training does n’t even have to […]

You consider yourself a very suitable person. You work out in the gym regularly. You can run for miles and jump to and from the […]

In the beginning there was Obamacare. Since January, we have seen “repeal and replace”, “repeal and amend” the draft American Health Care Act, almost a […]

Look, not all of us can fit in a 5am workout or lunch break with our own weight . Because of this, many of us […]

When we go out in the sun, we just need sunscreen that will protect our skin, not kill us. That’s not much to ask, is […]

When you use an e-cigarette or vape, those vapors you breathe out don’t just magically disappear. Used couples are very common and harmful to the […]

There seems to be a new health study coming out every day. What was bad for you before is good for you, or vice versa. […]

The current Trumpcare release is pretty dire for people with pre-existing medical conditions, a Congressional Budget Office analysis (“CBO estimate”) confirmed this week . But […]

We start Sex Ed for Adults by checking the reality of what’s normal in terms of sex. Take a moment to think about when you […]

Get up from the table! It does not take a lot of time. Welcome to Lunch Break Workout, where every Wednesday we’ll run a short […]

You’ve heard of peanut and wheat allergies, but if you feel a weird tingling sensation in your mouth when you eat raw fruits, you might […]

Despite all the talk about “toxins” in our food, one definitely toxic substance that you regularly consume probably doesn’t even bother you: alcohol. A new […]

Liquid candy juice. Sure, it has a little more vitamins than an average can of cola , but it also has more sugar . Your […]

Somehow it makes sense when we are sick in the middle of winter. But when spring has come and all the lessons are done, catching […]

For the past few years, we’ve been living high: getting mammograms and colonoscopies whenever we need them, vaccinated against cancer-causing viruses for free, keeping unwanted […]

Clue , one of the best menstrual tracking apps , has just added a new feature: you can now track whether you’ve taken your birth […]

Libra is fickle: we lose weight when we pee or when we work out sweaty. We gain weight when we eat, drink, or wear a […]

Food contains energy. Exercise drains energy. We feel great when we are full of energy. But are we talking about the same thing in all […]