22 Oct, 2024

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When You Eat 50 Grams Of Protein At Every Meal, This Is What Happens To Your Body – Health Digest

Giuseppe Elio Cammarata/Shutterstock In today’s world, everyone seems to be fussing about eating more protein. While research keeps proving that there’s no single right way to approach nutrition and that there are numerous paths toward healthy eating, including protein at every meal does have its advantages. Some of […]

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Reduce Your Risk Of Falling With This One Easy Exercise – Health Digest

For the sit-to-stand exercise, you’ll need a chair that’s not going to slide or roll around. The seat should be low enough for your feet to be flat on the floor. If possible, have a desk or stable counter nearby to help stabilize you as you stand up. You can also use the arms of […]

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These Common Medications Can Alter Your Sense Of Smell – Health Digest

Statins and calcium channel blockers aren’t the only ones that can leave you with a bad smell in your nose; the antibiotic erythromycin is also an offender. This medication combats the bacteria causing sinusitis, pneumonia, upper respiratory infections, skin infections, and pertussis, states the Mayo Clinic. Erythromycin falls under the classification of macrolide antibiotics. According to StatPearls, […]

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Is It Safe To Take Advil Before Exercise? What To Consider – Health Digest

The study considered 89 ultramarathoners split into two groups — one that took 3-4 doses of 400-milligram ibuprofen (that’s two Advil pills) every four hours toward the end of the race and one that took a placebo (via Harvard Health). The races lasted seven days and the athletes started taking ibuprofen on the fifth day.  What researchers found was that […]

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What It Means If You Experience Pain While Pooping – Health Digest

Your intestines can succumb to several diseases that leave them inflamed and malfunctioning. The umbrella term for these diseases is “inflammatory bowel disease.” This includes both ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease. According to the Cleveland Clinic, about 3 million people are affected by inflammatory bowel disease, and it’s most common among those between the ages […]

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What Being A Vegetarian Says About Your Personality – Health Digest

A 2023 meta-analysis in Appetite compiled the results of 15 studies that looked at the Big Five personality traits of vegetarians compared to omnivores. This analysis included a total of almost 70,000 people. Vegetarians scored higher in agreeableness, which includes characteristics such as sharing, comforting, and helping other people. Openness to experience is another Big […]

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Not Eating These 11 Foods Can Increase Early Death Risk – Health Digest

You may not automatically think of legumes when building up a healthy dinner plate, but this family of flowering plants, which include beans (kidney, pinto, white, black, and lima), chickpeas, split peas, lentils, and edamame (unripened soybeans) are robust sources of protein, fiber, and vitamins that support heart health. Legumes can also help lower cholesterol […]

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The Shape Of Your Mouth Has An Unexpected Effect On Your Health – Health Digest

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is typically diagnosed in adults; however, it can be found in children. According to the Mayo Clinic, OSA happens when a person repeatedly starts and stops breathing while sleeping. Specific symptoms include sleepiness in the daytime, loud snoring, waking up choking or gasping, trouble focusing, mood changes, and high blood pressure. The […]

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What Happens To Your Eyes When You Don’t Drink Enough Water – Health Digest

Once you realize dehydration is causing your problems, you must replenish the water in your system by drinking more. There isn’t a cut-and-dried recommendation for how much plain water to drink. Still, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) do provide recommendations for fluid intake from all sources, which vary based on your sex, […]

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Do Left-Handed People Actually Die Sooner? Here’s What We Know – Health Digest

The researchers pointed out in the 1988 study in Nature that stressors surrounding left-handed people’s birth impeded their longevity. They also suggested that genetics and hormones affected their immune system and that living in a right-handed society made them more prone to accidents. A 1991 article in Psychological Bulletin from the same researchers furthered these ideas, […]

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What Actually Happens When You Eat While Watching TV – Health Digest

It takes mindfulness to relish every bite, focus on what you’re consuming, and enjoy the food experience. Watching TV takes away from that. “We tend to eat more mindlessly in front of the TV, We also don’t taste and experience the food as much because we’re distracted,” psychologist Dr. Susan Albers explained to Cleveland Clinic. Think about […]