19 Apr, 2025
5 mins read

Why Doctors Don’t Want Us To Sit On The Toilet For More Than 10 Minutes – Health Digest

Jonathan Kirn/Getty Images If you’ve ever taken your phone with you into the bathroom and sat on the toilet doom-scrolling, you’re in the majority. According to a June 2021 survey by Vioguard, Inc. (via PR Newswire), a whopping 73% of people admit to using their phone on the […]

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Here’s How Many Minutes Of Exercise You Need To Lower Your High Cholesterol – Health Digest

According to the American Heart Association, adults with high cholesterol are encouraged to get 150 minutes or more of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise each week as an effective means of lowering cholesterol. When breaking this down into daily chunks, this equates to 30 minutes of exercise five days a week. This can be achieved through walking, […]

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We Tried TikTok’s Viral Hack To Poop In Just Minutes. Here’s What Happened – Health Digest

Anita Tadavarthy starts off her video by asking her viewers, “Did you poop today?” She then goes on to share that nearly 20% of people are constipated (the National Institutes of Health puts that number at 12%).  “It (the prevalence) blows my mind,” the acupuncturist continues. “All you’ve got to do is just do this,” […]