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The Scientific Reason Sleep Helps Us Make Better Decisions – Health Digest
Thomas Barwick/Getty Images When your life is jam-packed with activity, it’s tempting to cut back on sleep. Sleep isn’t just a passive activity, though. Your brain does a lot of processing of your daily experiences to help form memories. Sleep allows your brain to clear out toxins so you […]
Eating Poached Eggs Has An Unexpected Effect On Your Cholesterol – Health Digest
We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Karpenkovdenis/Getty Images For centuries, humans have cooked eggs in a variety of ways. They’ve pan-fried them. They’ve scrambled them. More recently, they’ve even microwaved them (which doesn’t always produce predictable results, unless you have a foolproof microwave egg-cooking […]
What Happens To Your Brain When You Take Too Much Viagra – Health Digest
Pixelseffect/Getty Images Viagra (sildenafil) treats erectile dysfunction (ED) by relaxing the walls of your blood vessels to improve blood flow. It was originally designed to treat high blood pressure, but researchers noticed that erections were a side effect (read how high blood pressure and ED are linked). Because […]
The 7 Warning Signs Of Bone Cancer You Shouldn’t Ignore – Health Digest
Momo Productions/Getty Images Although it is rare, bone cancer is a serious health concern that affects thousands of people annually. In 2024 alone, there were 3,970 new diagnoses among both adults and children in the United States (per American Cancer Society). Primary forms of this disease that originate in […]
Why You Shouldn’t Take Ibuprofen To Treat Stomach Pain (And What To Take Instead) – Health Digest
Xavier Lorenzo/Getty Images Ibuprofen treats many of your common pains, from a headache to sore feet. You can even reach for ibuprofen if you have a fever. It might make sense to take ibuprofen if you have stomach pain as well. However, ibuprofen isn’t the best medication to treat […]
When You Stop Having Sex, Your Risk Of These Medical Conditions Increases – Health Digest
Harbucks/Getty Images Sex is an integral part of life. As one of the pillars of overall health (which also includes your physical, mental, and spiritual health), it plays a huge role in your personal growth and development (per Mayo Clinic). On the same note, by allowing for social and […]
A Harvard Student Ate 24 Eggs Every Day For 1 Month And Here’s What Happened – Health Digest
If there’s one thing to know about Ivy League students in Massachusetts, it’s that they’re big fans of doing things that other people never consider. For example, there was the MIT Blackjack Team that, in the 1990s, hit up casinos to count cards and made a small fortune. Then there […]
Healthy Habits That Can Help Lower Your High Cholesterol In 30 Days – Health Digest
Alfonso Soler/Shutterstock High cholesterol is a common health concern that affects some 71 million people in the United States. This fatty substance is vital to healthy cell and hormone production, so everyone needs at least some. However, there are two different types of cholesterol: low-density lipoprotein (LDL), often […]
The Easily Missed Parkinson’s Sign Ryan Reynolds Wished He Noticed In His Dad – Health Digest
Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images Ryan Reynolds learned of his father Jim’s Parkinson’s diagnosis when the actor was 22 years old. At the time, his parents didn’t mention much about the disease, and Reynolds himself didn’t understand the symptoms of Parkinson’s that would later arise. This strained his relationship with […]
Brett Favre And Other Famous Athletes That Have Parkinson’s Disease – Health Digest
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Legendary NFL quarterback Brett Favre revealed he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease while testifying on Capitol Hill about his involvement in a Mississippi welfare scandal. “As I’m sure you’ll understand, while it’s too late for me — I’ve recently been diagnosed with Parkinson’s — this […]