12 Mar, 2025
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Can Onions Give You E. Coli? Here’s What We Know – Health Digest

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. D3sign/Getty Images In October 2024, various news outlets reported an E. coli outbreak associated with McDonald’s Quarter Pounders. Dozens of patrons of the fast food restaurant became sick after eating the contaminated burgers. (Sadly, at least one person died.) However, […]

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Is E. Coli Deadly? Here’s Your Mortality Risk – Health Digest

PeopleImages.com – Yuri A/Shutterstock From time to time, outbreaks of E. coli pop up in the news cycle. For instance, in October 2024, dozens of McDonald’s restaurants were shut down when consumers became ill with E. coli after eating contaminated Quarter Pounders, according to the U.S. Centers for […]

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Here’s Why The TikTok Beef Tallow Skincare Trend (Probably) Won’t Give You Mad Cow Disease – Health Digest

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Yoss Sabalet/Getty Images Moo-ve over, retinol. TikTok has yet another skincare darling, and this one is fresh from the farm: beef tallow, which plenty of SkinTokkers revere as a moisturizer, tightener, brightener, firming cream, and all-around skin glow-up […]

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Is It Safe To Take Ibuprofen Before Having Sex? Here’s What We Know – Health Digest

Andreswd/Getty Images Sex is most enjoyable when you aren’t experiencing any aches and pains while engaging in it. Although the hormones that are released during sex, like oxytocin, act as natural painkillers, depending on the severity of those aforementioned pains, you may feel the need to take something […]

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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 […]

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Does This Underrated Oil Lower High Cholesterol And Blood Pressure At The Same Time? Here’s What We Know – Health Digest

M-Production/Shutterstock Some people prefer to turn to homeopathic remedies first rather than rely upon pharmaceuticals to address their health concerns. However, natural products sometimes end up being more hype than help. That’s why it’s important to investigate such claims.  In recent times, black seed oil has gained a […]

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After You Turn 50, You’ll Need To Drink More Water. Here’s Why – Health Digest

Adamkaz/Getty Images These days you’ll find excessively large reusable water bottles — so big they have a handle on them. They often hold about half a gallon (or 64 ounces) to meet your daily hydration needs. Even though that eight-glass rule was a rough estimate for everyone, most […]

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Here’s What You Should Eat When You’re Over 50 To Reduce Depression Later In Life – Health Digest

Ariel Skelley/Getty Images When you were younger, your body was more forgiving after eating buffalo wings with a side of fries. But as your metabolism changes with age, you begin to think again about what you put on your plate. Sometimes a low-carb diet or intermittent fasting could […]

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Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Believe Baking Soda Can Help Prevent Cancer – Health Digest

Helin Loik-tomson/Getty Images A box of baking soda is probably a common staple in your house. A dash of baking soda provides some of the fluff to your baking recipes, and an opened box of baking soda keeps out some of the stink in your refrigerator. In addition, baking […]

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We Tried Rucking For A Week To See If It Burns More Calories Than Walking. Here’s What We Found. – Health Digest

Beth Bradford My friend Jeff showed up to his job one day wearing a 35-pound backpack. Because he spends most of the day on his feet, I asked him why he needed the excess weight. “Rucking,” he said. “My buddy and I are doing a military-style race.” Puzzled, […]