01 Jun, 2025
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What Sleeping With The TV On Can Predict About Your Mental Health – Health Digest

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Steve Prezant/Getty Images Some people like a calm, quiet, cozy bedroom that’s dark and cool. Others prefer to fall asleep amid the constant noise and flickering light coming from a nearby TV. In fact, a Sleep Foundation poll […]

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What Your Pee Can Predict About Your Heart Health – Health Digest

The main job of the kidneys is to remove waste and excess water from your blood. Your heart supplies the kidneys with blood to do this job. When the heart can’t supply the kidneys with enough blood, you might notice fluid building up in your hands, feet, and ankles. When you’re lying in bed at […]

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The Unexpected Way Your Stomach Can Predict Your Risk Of Cancer – Health Digest

The World Health Organization classifies obesity as anyone with a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or above, and every 5-point increase in BMI increases your risk of cancers of the thyroid, kidney, colon, skin, gallbladder, and many others. A higher BMI also increases your risk of cancer mortality, particularly because obesity often comes with […]

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Can AI’s ‘Doom Calculator’ Predict Your Death? What We Know – Health Digest

While not all of the health, career, or lifestyle details of the study’s participants have been revealed just yet, what we do know is that being male, having a mental health diagnosis, and belonging to a skilled profession are some factors that mean you’re more likely to die early, according to the study, per The […]

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The Hormone That Can Help Predict Your Risk Of Weight Gain – Health Digest

Estrogen plays a pivotal role in regulating various aspects of women’s health, including fat distribution. Recent studies have revealed some fascinating insights into the relationship between estrogen and fat storage in the body. For instance, a research paper published in the journal Frontiers in Endocrinology in 2018 found that estradiol, a form of estrogen, plays […]

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How Walking Can Predict Your Risk Of Dying From Heart Disease – Health Digest

Other studies have found similar results. A 2006 study in the British Journal of Sports Medicine found that walking at an average pace can reduce your risk of dying from heart disease by 24% compared to slow walkers. Even though these studies asked people to make their best guess of their walking pace, the six-minute walk […]