As Yom Kippur approaches, Jews around the world prepare to fast. Not eating or drinking for 25 hours can be a daunting task. However, studies have shown that [...]
Most Americans don’t eat enough vegetables, so you’d think vegetarians and vegans (vegetarians who consume no foods that come from animals) would be the healthiest people [...]
Owning a dog has been linked to a longer life and a lower chance of dying of a heart problem, according to a pair of studies. The research published in the American Heart [...]
For as long as I’ve had my period, I’ve always had the worst cramps. I got my period fairly early on, when I was 12 years old. On a pain scale from one to 10, it would be [...]
If you Google “how to lose weight,” you get nearly a million results. You’d think with all the weight loss tips out there, we’d be a nation of people with flat [...]
There are plenty of common cliches that we use in our everyday conversations, but “an apple a day keeps the doctor away” is a lesson that has been [...]
Intermittent fasting is officially the diet of the moment. Celebs like Jenna Jameson, Vanessa Hudgens, and Halle Berry all swear by it, and with tons of [...]
Ever noticed that staying up past the wee hours of the night coincides with some serious junk food cravings? Well, it’s not all in your head. Sleep actually plays [...]
Sept. 30, 2019 — A group of papers about red and processed meat and human health, released today by Annals of Internal Medicine, says it’s OK to eat them because [...]
Who knew that salt could even impact your brain function? In a 2018 study from the University of Colorado researchers followed a group of about 5,000 men over the age of 65. [...]