05 Dec, 2024
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Can Coconut Oil Make Your Nails Grow Overnight? Here’s What We Know – Health Digest

Coconut oil can be an important ingredient in keeping your nails healthy and happy, which, in turn, can aid nail growth.  According to board-certified dermatologist Dr. Orit Markowitz (via Byrdie), if you’re looking to treat brittle and cracked nails, coconut oil can help. Dry and brittle nails break off a lot easier than moisturized ones, and this, […]

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When You Follow The Carnivore Diet, This Is What Happens To Your Early Death Risk – Health Digest

A 2016 article in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition tracked the diets of over 70,000 people from Sweden to see if their diets affected the rate of deaths from heart disease, cancer, or any other cause. Those who ate the most red meat had a 21% higher risk of all-cause mortality and a 29% […]

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9 Gross Things You Can Catch From Swimming In A Pool This Summer – Health Digest

Ringworm (sometimes referred to as tinea) is a kind of fungal infection that can develop in moist environments where the fungi thrive. Leading to itchy, unsightly, and highly uncomfortable rashes, this condition can occur anywhere on the body, and may not even develop until two weeks after exposure. While anyone can contract ringworm if they’re […]

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Eat This Tropical Fruit To Help Reduce Your Risk Of Kidney Stones – Health Digest

It might sound confusing that fruits high in citric acid can turn your urine less acidic, but the acid in foods doesn’t necessarily equate to more acid in your body’s metabolic processes. That has to do with how much protein, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, and calcium are being consumed, all of which contribute to the potential […]

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When You Turn 50, Start Drinking This Beverage For Healthy Aging – Health Digest

Even though your body produces vitamin D when you’re exposed to the sun, a 2012 article in Aging and Disease highlights how older adults tend to spend less time in the sun and that their skin has a harder time synthesizing this vitamin. Older adults often begin to have problems with walking partly as a […]

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Strange Things That Happen To Your Body When You Suddenly Stop Doing Cardio – Health Digest

You’re more likely to notice a greater interest in sex if you commit to a regular cardio exercise routine. That’s largely because the benefits of exercise, like improved mood and energy levels, correlate with greater confidence, which can in turn increase your sex drive. The less that you exercise, the greater the possibility that your […]