January 24, 2024
There May Be A Good Reason To Store Your Poop For Future Use – Health Digest
According to a 2022 opinion piece published in Trends in Molecular Medicine, another good reason to store your poop for future use includes autologous fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT). The concept of fecal transplants — collecting poop from a healthy donor and introducing it into a patient’s GI tract via colonoscopy — is not a new one. It’s also called […]
Here’s How Much Protein Is Hiding In Your Plate Of Sweet Potatoes – Health Digest
Even though the 3.6 grams of protein in a sweet potato seems kind of low, a medium, baked white potato (173 grams) also has 3.6 grams of protein. You might think eating white potatoes instead of sweet potatoes makes an even swap in terms of protein content, but these potatoes have less in common than […]
Taking Ibuprofen Has An Unexpected Effect On Your Pee – Health Digest
In a 2006 study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, Mayo Clinic experts looked at the effects of NSAID medications (like aspirin and ibuprofen) on the urinary health of more than 2,400 white older men. They found that NSAID usage was linked with a lower risk of developing an enlarged prostate, or benign prostatic […]
Drinking Milk Has An Unexpected Effect On Your Sex Drive – Health Digest
Another unexpected effect that whole-fat dairy consumption can have on sexual health has to do with how it raises bad cholesterol (LDL) levels in your body. High cholesterol and low sex drive are typically related, both in men and women. While you may have already known that high cholesterol levels impact blood flow to the penis and […]