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Stop Taking Ibuprofen If Your Pee Looks Like This – Health Digest
Fizkes/Shutterstock If your pee has taken a detour from its typical light-yellow hue to a more funky color, a number of things could be happening. Maybe your water intake was a little low that day, you ate a snack dyed with food coloring, or you just wrapped up an intense workout. All of these things […]
Why It Might Be A Warning Sign When Your Poop Won’t Flush – Health Digest
In some cases, stool that refuses to spiral down the drain may point to a malabsorption problem. “Though occasional abnormal stools can occur, if bowel movements frequently resist a flush we have to consider causes of intestinal malabsorption that may lead to excess fat in the stool,” Dr. William Palmer, associate professor of gastroenterology and […]
Men Should Think Twice Before Taking These Two Medications Together – Health Digest
In the study, researchers looked at patient data from 2006 to 2013 of Swedish men diagnosed with stable coronary artery disease. Out of 61,487 men who had been treated with nitrates, 5,710 of these patients were taking nitrates along with PDE5I medications. Over the course of a nearly six-year average follow-up period, the results showed […]
Turns Out Eating This Popular Protein Can Enhance Your Sex Life – Health Digest
If you’re looking to get in some omega-3s, you can’t do much better than salmon. These healthy fats support the health of our cells, organs, as well as our cognitive functioning (via WebMD). Omega-3 fatty acids also boost dopamine release, the same action that occurs during orgasm. This makes sense when you consider that dopamine […]
The Unexpected Way Your Stomach Can Predict Your Risk Of Cancer – Health Digest
The World Health Organization classifies obesity as anyone with a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or above, and every 5-point increase in BMI increases your risk of cancers of the thyroid, kidney, colon, skin, gallbladder, and many others. A higher BMI also increases your risk of cancer mortality, particularly because obesity often comes with […]
Eat This Popular Fruit To Lower High Blood Pressure – Health Digest
Salt is often to blame when it comes to high blood pressure. But maintaining a low salt intake is anything but easy when it can often be found lurking in everything from frozen foods to cereals, canned goods, cheeses, and more. This is where our good friend the banana comes in. Just one banana (126 […]
We Tried The Internet’s DIY Squatty Potty To Poop Instantly. Here’s How It Went – Health Digest
The Squatty Potty and its imitators found out something that proctologists, gastroenterologists, and human physiologists already knew–that the toilet isn’t great for your bowel health. When you’re standing, there’s a 90-degree bend between your rectum and your anus that keeps in your poop. When you sit down, this angle increases to 100 degrees, making it […]
End-Of-Life Signs That Are Actually Treatable – Health Digest
Hypercalcemia is most common in people with advanced stages of cancer, particularly multiple myeloma and cancers related to the breast, lungs, and kidneys. It is thought to occur because of changes in the dying person’s bones. Symptoms include fatigue, weakness, loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting, bone pain, feeling parched, increased peeing, constipation, confusion, delirium, sleepiness, and […]
This Is What Happens To Your Kidneys When You Take Ibuprofen Every Day – Health Digest
While the research on long-term NSAID use is limited, the Pharmacology Research & Perspectives scientific review highlights a study in which taking NSAIDs every day for over a year was found to be linked with an increased risk for chronic kidney disease. Also referred to as chronic kidney failure, CKD occurs when kidney function breaks […]
What Happens To Your Heart When You Stop Eating Carbs – Health Digest
A low-carb and high-fat (LCHF) keto diet was linked with higher levels of bad cholesterol and increased risk of blocked arteries, heart attacks, and strokes in a 2023 study done by researchers at the University of British Columbia. “Our study found that regular consumption of a self-reported diet low in carbohydrates and high in fat was associated […]