Habit
The Dining Habit You Should Break If You Have High Blood Pressure – Health Digest
Mallika Home Studio/Shutterstock Almost half of people in the United States have high blood pressure, according to Yale Medicine. Untreated high blood pressure makes your heart work harder to move oxygen-rich blood through your body. Over time, you could develop a heart attack, stroke, or peripheral artery […]
Ignoring This Dental Habit Can Make You Look Older – Health Digest
Influenced by a number of different factors, such as structural abnormalities, family history, lifestyle habits, and certain health conditions, including some mental health disorders, bruxism can have damaging effects on the surrounding jaw muscles and joints. As outlined in the 2017 research paper, the main muscles that get worked when we’re unconsciously grinding our teeth […]
The Unusual Health Habit Eva Longoria Swears By To Fight Premature Aging – Health Digest
The placental extracts used in commercially available skincare creams and lotions are generally derived from animal sources. The extract then undergoes a purification process before being made into a topical product, Dr. Harold Lancer, founder of Lancer Skincare, explained to Byrdie. Sheep are one frequently-used animal source, but researchers from a 2023 study published in the […]
The Unusual Health Habit Jennifer Lopez Swears By To Keep Food Cravings At Bay – Health Digest
Through applied pressure, grapefruit oil is obtained from the glands of the citrusy fruit’s peel, explains Healthline. Fifteen minutes of aromatherapy seems to be the sweet spot. In a 2005 animal study published in Neuroscience Letters, researchers exposed rats to the aroma of grapefruit oil for a period of 15 minutes three times weekly. The […]
The Deceivingly Healthy Habit That Can Raise Your Cholesterol – Health Digest
A 2019 article in Current Developments in Nutrition highlighted the effects of very-low-calorie diets on the cholesterol levels of three people. A 48-year-old man lost 55 pounds in five months after following a diet that limited him to 500 to 800 calories a day. Although his good HDL cholesterol levels increased and triglyceride levels decreased, […]
The Bad Sleeping Habit That’s Aging You – Health Digest
It’s not just your face that could end up with wrinkles with this bad sleeping habit — it’s your neck and chest too. Board-certified dermatologist Dr. Deanne Mraz Robinson told Allure that while your sleeping position alone is unlikely to cause signs of aging, it can be a factor, especially since mature skin is not as […]