November 2023
Your Eye Color Has An Unexpected Effect On Your Heart – Health Digest
In an early 1988 study published in the Journal of the Autonomic Nervous System, researchers injected atropine into the muscles of 20 healthy male adults. Eight of the participants had brown eyes, another eight had blue eyes, and four individuals had hazel eyes. Atropine is a drug used to treat symptoms of bradycardia, or a […]
The Unexpected Beverage That Can Give You The Hiccups – Health Digest
While coffee or any other hot beverage might not give you hiccups every time (or at all), it’s important to know that hiccups are mostly caused by a sudden change or irritation that your body hasn’t anticipated, according to a 2012 article in the Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility. A rapid change in the temperature […]
Unique Body Positions That Can Clear That Pesky Frog In Your Throat – Health Digest
You can practice these postural drainage positions on the bed or on the floor. You’ll need a wedge pillow, a large stack of pillows, or a stability ball to elevate your hips. Set up the pillows (or ball) and drape your torso over them, face down. Your body should look like an inverted V with […]
Is There Any Truth To The ‘Feed A Cold, Starve A Fever’ Saying? Here’s What We Know – Health Digest
When you get a fever, both calorie use and metabolism increase in your body, so it’s important to fuel it with the nutrients it needs, according to the clinical instructor of internal medicine at NYU Langone Health, Dr. Albert Ahn (via Health). “When you have a fever, it is essentially increasing your body’s temperature to fight […]
The 8 Most Common Intrusive Thoughts People Experience – Health Digest
Humans are sexual beings, and frequent thoughts of sexuality are perfectly natural. It’s common for people to have these thoughts completely out of the blue, and they aren’t anything to be ashamed of. But for some people, these thoughts can be quite distressing, especially when they are of explicit or taboo scenarios, including unwanted sexual […]
The Unexpected Reasons People Swear In Their Sleep – Health Digest
In the 2017 article, researchers analyzed over 200 French-speaking adults who experienced sleep talking on a regular basis. Some participants had additional sleep disorders including REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD), sleepwalking, or night terrors. The researchers conducted patient interviews and used video and sound recordings to track patient sleep. The study team made note of […]
The Best Foods To Eat After Having Your Blood Drawn – Health Digest
Iron is an essential mineral needed for making hemoglobin, which is a protein found in red blood cells. It’s used to carry oxygen from your lungs to all the other areas of your body, according to the National Institutes of Health Office of Dietary Supplements. When you have your blood drawn, eating foods rich in […]
Science Is Treating Erectile Dysfunction With Spider Venom. What We Know – Health Digest
The armed spider (Phoneutria nigriventer) or banana spider — which gets its latter name from having been found in banana shipments — is one of the most toxic spiders in the world. Its bite is known to cause a severe stinging pain at the site of the wound at first, per Live Science, and eventually leads […]
What Happens To Your Back When You Don’t Drink Enough Water – Health Digest
As you move around during the day, gravity puts a lot of pressure on your back. It’s up to the spine’s discs to protect your vertebrae from this compression. When they lose water, there is more wear and tear on the vertebrae as space shrinks between them. The outer layer of these discs can become […]
This Three-Second Workout Builds Arm Strength Without Equipment – Health Digest
While there have been articles on doing short bursts of aerobic exercises during the day to help with cardiovascular health and overall fitness before, this is one of those rare studies where resistance training has been looked at through a similar lens. Ken Nosaka, a professor of exercise and sports science at Edith Cowan University […]