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Photoalto/laurence Mouton/Getty Images Jolly Rancher candies can take you back to childhood when they give a huge burst of tart flavor to your taste buds. These days, Jolly Ranchers can be melted or broken to make festive holiday […]
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 […]
simona pilolla 2/Shutterstock Found in the male reproductive system, the prostate gland is essential to sexual health. For instance, without the prostate to help move it out of the body, semen would never be able to fertilize a woman’s egg. As men age, their prostate glands can start to […]
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Photoalto/laurence Mouton/Getty Images Jolly Rancher candies can take you back to childhood when…
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…
simona pilolla 2/Shutterstock Found in the male reproductive system, the prostate gland is essential to sexual health. For instance, without the prostate to help…
Fizkes/Shutterstock Of all the unpleasant bedroom experiences you can have, night sweats rank up there pretty high. Waking up drenched (did a rain…
voronaman/Shutterstock While we all can try our hardest to live safe, danger-free lives, the fact is there are things that we may be…
The Unexpected Reasons People Swear In Their Sleep – Health Digest
In the 2017 article, researchers analyzed over 200 French-speaking adults who experienced sleep talking on a regular basis. Some participants had additional sleep disorders including REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD), sleepwalking, or night terrors. The researchers conducted patient interviews and used video and sound recordings to track patient sleep. The study team made note of […]
The Best Foods To Eat After Having Your Blood Drawn – Health Digest
Iron is an essential mineral needed for making hemoglobin, which is a protein found in red blood cells. It’s used to carry oxygen from your lungs to all the other areas of your body, according to the National Institutes of Health Office of Dietary Supplements. When you have your blood drawn, eating foods rich in […]
Science Is Treating Erectile Dysfunction With Spider Venom. What We Know – Health Digest
The armed spider (Phoneutria nigriventer) or banana spider — which gets its latter name from having been found in banana shipments — is one of the most toxic spiders in the world. Its bite is known to cause a severe stinging pain at the site of the wound at first, per Live Science, and eventually leads […]
What Happens To Your Back When You Don’t Drink Enough Water – Health Digest
As you move around during the day, gravity puts a lot of pressure on your back. It’s up to the spine’s discs to protect your vertebrae from this compression. When they lose water, there is more wear and tear on the vertebrae as space shrinks between them. The outer layer of these discs can become […]
This Three-Second Workout Builds Arm Strength Without Equipment – Health Digest
While there have been articles on doing short bursts of aerobic exercises during the day to help with cardiovascular health and overall fitness before, this is one of those rare studies where resistance training has been looked at through a similar lens. Ken Nosaka, a professor of exercise and sports science at Edith Cowan University […]
What It Means When You Moan And Groan While Sleeping – Health Digest
Catathrenia groans may only last a couple of seconds in duration or go on for nearly a minute (via Sleep Foundation). Affecting both kids and adults, the cause of the condition is not entirely known. Those who have a family member with this particular sleep issue may be more susceptible to the condition. Abnormal neural […]
The One Big Health Problem Connected To Having Blue Eyes – Health Digest
The association between increased alcohol use and light eyes may also be related to differences in neuron-firing speed (via Personality and Individual Differences). Melanin sheaths act as a protective cover for the connecting cables of our neurons. The more melanin we have in the front layer of the iris as well as in our central nervous […]
Why You’re More Likely To Have Nightmares During The Holiday Season – Health Digest
Dr. Kelly Bulkeley, author, religion psychologist, dream researcher, and director of the Sleep and Dream Database (SDDb) archives, wrote via Psychology Today about the different dreams people have around Christmas time. She noted that although these particular anecdotes pulled from the Sleep and Dream Database focus on Christianity-based holidays, holiday-related dreams are thought to be […]
Here’s What The V8 Diet Can Do For Your Cardiovascular Health – Health Digest
Our cardiovascular health is intricately connected to the foods we consume. Dietary choices play a pivotal role in either enhancing or compromising the well-being of our hearts. A 2023 report in Vascular Health and Risk Management shows that adopting a heart-healthy diet is essential for cardiovascular disease prevention, but there are many barriers and limitations […]
Do This With An Ice Cube To Stop A Stuffy Nose In Its Tracks – Health Digest
The explanation behind why this ice cube hack works is pretty simple. We get a stuffy nose as a result of our immunity reacting to some irritant or infection, as explained by Dr. David A. Gudis, otolaryngologist and chief of the Division of Rhinology and Anterior Skull Base Surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center (via […]