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Can Coconut Oil Make Your Nails Grow Overnight? Here’s What We Know – Health Digest
Coconut oil can be an important ingredient in keeping your nails healthy and happy, which, in turn, can aid nail growth. According to board-certified dermatologist Dr. Orit Markowitz (via Byrdie), if you’re looking to treat brittle and cracked nails, coconut oil can help. Dry and brittle nails break off a lot easier than moisturized ones, and this, […]
Can TikTok’s Viral Cortisol Drink Actually Reduce Your Stress Levels? Here’s What We Know – Health Digest
Among other hormones, our adrenal glands produce cortisol, commonly known as the stress hormone, explains the Cleveland Clinic. The first ingredient in the adrenal cocktail — vitamin C — may help lower levels of cortisol in the body. Findings of an early 1999 study presented to the American Chemical Society showed that rats who were fed […]
We Tried This Sweet Trick To Poop Instantly. Here’s How It Went – Health Digest
I tried the hack on two days and the results were disappointing, to say the least. Luckily, I had my trusty beverage on standby – coffee’s effects when it comes to poop have yet to fail me. For starters, it was incredibly difficult to ingest the natural sweetener because it was overly sweet. I literally had […]
Can High Cholesterol Cause Skin Tags? Here’s What We Know – Health Digest
As explained by general practitioner specializing in dermatology, Dr. Finbar McGrady, via YouTube, metabolic syndrome is like the perfect storm that wreaks havoc on your body. Abdominal obesity, elevated levels of triglycerides, low levels of “good” cholesterol or high-density lipoproteins (HDLs), high blood pressure, and elevated levels of fasting blood sugar coming together in metabolic […]
We Tried The Facial Icing Trend To Melt Away Puffiness. Here’s What Happened – Health Digest
It is safe to say that I was expecting the hack to work. Like I said, I wasn’t completely new to the concept of using ice-cold tools to reduce puffiness. I tried facial icing on two separate days. I made sure there was freshly placed water in an ice tray every night and went to […]
Can Activia Yogurt Help You Poop? Here’s What We Know – Health Digest
Activia points out how probiotics can be found in a growing number of dairy products worldwide. Classified as a symbiotic food product, Activia yogurt contains both prebiotics and probiotics, according to a 2008 controlled trial published in Acta Gastroenterologica Latinoamericana. Out of more than 300 women between the ages of 18 and 55 (some diagnosed with […]
We Tried Using Banana Peels To Brighten Our Under Eyes. Here’s How It Went – Health Digest
I tried the hack on three consecutive mornings. True to form, I woke up with dark circles and puffy eyes on all three days. On the first day, after removing the peels from the ziplock bag I’d stored in the freezer the night before, I cut two small pieces of the skin using a scissor and came right […]
TikTok Shares 3 Easy Ways To Naturally Lower Your Cortisol Levels (But Do They Work? Here’s What We Know) – Health Digest
The first thing that Riley says helped reduce her cortisol levels was letting up on the intensity of her exercise. Rather than working out at a high intensity nearly every day of the week as she had previously been doing, the nutritionist swapped her high-intensity interval training (HIIT) classes for regular walks. The science seems […]
Can Ibuprofen Cause Anemia? Here’s What We Know – Health Digest
According to a 2021 article in the Clinical Medicine Journal, NSAIDs like ibuprofen can cause stomach ulcers as well as damage, irritation, and swelling in the small intestine. This can lead to gastrointestinal bleeding and perforation. The study authors further note that bleeding can either be overt — causing dark, sticky poop due to the presence […]
We Tried This Easy Muscle Hack To Fall Asleep In No Time. Here’s How It Went – Health Digest
This was a particularly interesting time for me to be trying out this technique because I was traveling between time zones for the duration of the experiment. My two-week trip had me going from hotel rooms to relative’s homes in different states, and as any of us can attest to, sleeping in a different bed […]