22 Oct, 2024
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What Happens When You Take Plan B Before Having Sex – Health Digest

Prostock-studio/Getty Images When the U.S. Food & Drug Administration approved Plan B in 1999, it was another step toward women gaining more autonomy. Also known as the morning-after pill, Plan B is emergency contraception that can be taken up to three days after unprotected sex to prevent pregnancy. It’s […]

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High-Protein Fast Food Orders That Are Actually Good For You – Health Digest

kckate16/Shutterstock Most of us have been conditioned to believe that fast food equals junk food. While it’s true that most fast food isn’t exactly healthy, some items offer a surprising amount of nutrition. For example, a few popular fast food and chain restaurant items are straight up no-guilt, high-protein […]

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The 3 Best Beverages To Take Ibuprofen With (And The 3 Worst) – Health Digest

Antonio_diaz/Getty Images Pain can significantly affect your quality of life. Whether it’s a throbbing toothache, a pounding headache, or distressing menstrual cramps, though, it’s possible to conquer the pain with ibuprofen. This nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) is extremely popular, with some 29 million people in the United States […]

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Celebrities Who Died Of Sleep Apnea – Health Digest

Pheelings Media/Getty Images Trigger warning: This article mentions substance misuse. Loud snoring. Nighttime snorting. Waking up gasping for air in the middle of the night. They’re all signs of a potentially deadly condition called obstructive sleep apnea (or simply sleep apnea). In fact, numerous superstars’ deaths have been […]

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3 Easy Food Hacks To Lower High Blood Pressure Fast – Health Digest

Microgen Images/science Photo Library/Getty Images Having high blood pressure puts you at a greater risk for developing cardiovascular disease. That’s why it’s essential to take control of your hypertension and bring down your numbers as quickly as you can. In many cases, this can involve modifying your habits in […]

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The Healthiest Cheeses You Can Eat (And Surprising Benefits Of Each) – Health Digest

Riska/Getty Images Whether it started as an accident tracing back to around 1000 BCE or as a means to preserve the milk extracted from newly domesticated animals (via Encyclopedia Britannica), cheese has become a beloved dietary staple for people around the globe for millennia. Through a complex fermentation process […]