October 2024
What It Means When You Have Muscle Spasms In Your Feet After Sex – Health Digest
Hananeko_Studio/Shutterstock As much as sex feels good, if we break it down and look at it from a technical standpoint, several things happen to your body during sex. Heart rate increases, genitals become engorged with blood causing them to swell, breathing turns into panting, moisture begins to secrete […]
What’s Hiding Inside The Unhealthiest Store-Bought Sliced Bread – Health Digest
We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Drazen Zigic/Shutterstock Sometimes, all you want is a protein-filled peanut butter sandwich. Or a slice of toast topped with fresh avocado. But one look at the bread aisle can have you wondering, “Are any of these products a […]
The Arm Position That Can Falsely Raise Your Blood Pressure – Health Digest
Tom Werner/Getty Images Raise your hand if you want a better blood pressure rating. Just make sure you put it down the right way before your blood pressure is taken. Otherwise, your reading might make it seem as if your blood pressure is higher than it actually is. […]
Here’s Why The TikTok Beef Tallow Skincare Trend (Probably) Won’t Give You Mad Cow Disease – Health Digest
We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Yoss Sabalet/Getty Images Moo-ve over, retinol. TikTok has yet another skincare darling, and this one is fresh from the farm: beef tallow, which plenty of SkinTokkers revere as a moisturizer, tightener, brightener, firming cream, and all-around skin glow-up […]
Is Activia Yogurt Actually Good For Your Gut? Your Body Might Not Think So At First – Health Digest
Westend61/Getty Images Activia asks you to “take the gut health challenge,” suggesting that you eat Activia yogurt twice a day for 14 days. That gives those little bacteria found in Activia and other fermented foods time to go to work in bringing your gut back into balance. Your […]
What Happens To Your Risk Of Prostate Cancer When You Get An STI – Health Digest
Maskot/Getty Images Getting a sexually transmitted infection (STI) can be an embarrassing secret, but more people get an STI during their lifetime than you might realize. Planned Parenthood says that 50% of sexually active people will contract an STI before the age of 25. If that doesn’t convince […]
Why Men Over 50 Should Be Concerned About Breast Cancer – Health Digest
Momo Productions/Getty Images Breast cancer is typically associated with women, but Yale Medicine says 1% of breast cancer diagnoses are men. Men have breast tissue as well, so tumors can develop within these glandular, connective, and fatty tissues. Men might not notice changes in their breast tissue, especially […]
What Happens When You Have Sex Twice A Day – Health Digest
false/Shutterstock If you’re a sexually active person, you may have asked yourself if there’s such a thing as too much sex. While that’s a reasonable question, there’s no definitive answer. What seems like a lot of sex to one person, might feel like not enough to another person. […]
The Unpopular Vegetable That Can Lower Cholesterol, Blood Pressure, And Blood Sugar All In One – Health Digest
We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Dev Images/Getty Images Okra isn’t just an unpopular vegetable. It’s downright invisible to many people. Hey, the poor vegetable didn’t even make an appearance in a 2019 Fox News poll of Americans’ least loved veggies. Yet okra deserves […]
Can You Fill A Prescription During A Hurricane? This Emergency Protocol Could Save Your Life – Health Digest
Tom Merton/Getty Images As Florida orders evacuations for people living along the Gulf Coast in anticipation of Hurricane Milton, the Associated Press says some people are reluctant to leave their homes. Some are still exhausted after the devastation from Hurricane Helene, and others fear running out of gas […]