08 Sep, 2024
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The Common Medication You Should Avoid Taking With Coffee At All Costs – Health Digest

Some cold and allergy medications, like decongestants, contain stimulants to help keep you awake. Combining them with coffee can cause restlessness and make it hard for you to sleep.  For example, pseudoephedrine (brand names: Sudafed, Galpseud, Boots Decongestant, Care Decongestant) is a decongestant you might turn to in order to relieve a stuffy nose brought on […]

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Eating Chocolate Every Day Has An Unexpected Effect On Your Gut – Health Digest

Commenting on a 2014 report presented at a meeting of the American Chemical Society, one of the Louisiana State University researchers involved in the study, Maria Moore, explained that the good bacteria in your gut, namely Bifidobacterium and lactic acid bacteria, feast on dark chocolate, and grow and ferment it, resulting in anti-inflammatory compounds being released […]

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Strange Things That Happen To Your Body When You Have Sex For The First Time In A While – Health Digest

A dip in libido is possible too when you’re not having sex. This has to do with what happens to your brain when you’re having sex — it releases feel-good chemicals that you’ll want more of. Abstinence might have the opposite effect. While for some, this might mean a few attempts at boosting things — sex drive-wise — […]

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What Happens To Your Muscles When You Eat Avocado Every Day – Health Digest

Endurance athletes are well familiar with muscle cramps, particularly at the end of hot races. That’s because muscle cramps can occur if you’re dehydrated from sweating out sodium and other electrolytes such as magnesium and potassium. You could also get muscle cramps if you’re overexerting yourself. While you can get cramps on your hand, arm, […]