By Joshua Krause Most people assume that over the counter drugs are very safe. After all, why would they be available for sale without a prescription if they weren’t safe? And for the most part they’re right. With the exception of a few people who…
By Jacob Levine As the most predominantly visible organ of your body – your skin and its appearance are often directly tied to the condition of your internal organs and the overall state of your health. When you live a healthy lifestyle that includes drinking lots…
By Health Tips Now If you often find yourself suffering from back and neck pain, you may have blamed your bed or even your pillow for the discomfort. But the real problem might be something else. Many of us spend hours looking down at our…
By Health Tips Now Some people find spring cleaning therapeutic. No matter if you do it small and plan on doing just one room or are you going to do it big and do the whole house, cleaning is seen as a physical activity. The…
By School of Life We associate being dutiful with being safe – that’s how it worked at school. But once we are in the big world, too much of a concern for duty can be our downfall. “We start off in life being very interested…
By Health Tips Now A common solution to anxiety and depression is to take drugs like Xanax or Prozac. In fact, these medications are some of the most widely prescribed drugs. Besides they come with a risk of addiction they also come with a lot…
By Jay, Med School Insiders Reading helped me transform my life. Here’s how, and here’s why you should do it too. Editor’s note: Although this video is intended for med students, it is super useful for everyone else! We don’t necessarily agree with book recommendations –…
Ever wish science would surprise you with some unconventional ways to get healthy that don’t take much work? Here are a few counter-intuitive ways to get healthier that may surprise you. If these aren’t on your radar yet, they should be… Cannabis smoothies, anyone? Did…
By Robin D P Watson, Natural Blaze What makes nanoparticles damaging to human health long after exposure? How do they behave in the human body – especially when they are exposed to electromagnetic radiation? When I started my research, I was attempting to understand how…
By Chin Moi Chow, University of Sydney Caffeine and napping have something in common. Both make you feel alert and can enhance your performance, whether that’s driving, working or studying. But some people are convinced that drinking a coffee before a nap gives you an extra…
By Rosanne Lindsay What happens when men menstruate? Does this allow men to take on pregnancy, labor, and delivery, too? Will the invisible “glass ceiling” finally be broken? Will menstruating men bring gender equality after decades of imbalance? Will men brag about the size of their tampons? A…
Being disabled can feel debilitating in more ways than just physically. It can make it difficult to be able to get out and do things and it can make it difficult to keep yourself as healthy as you can be. If you want to maintain…
By Heather Callaghan, Editor What if your official occupation was a “baby cuddler?” As a volunteer, you would cuddle babies into sweet comfort during the time of their most crucial need for bonding. According to one of the biggest addiction experts, you may have broken the…
On March 13th, the Senate confirmed Seema Verma as head of the Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services. Verma will have oversight of an agency that handles over $1 trillion a year to pay the medical expenses of low-income and elderly citizens. A change in…
Our pets are like family. We spend time with them, talk to them, and often feed them just like people. Because we’re so close, we also want to do what’s best for their health at all times, so it’s worrisome when a pet falls ill….
By Heather Callaghan, Editor UK pageant finalist Rachel Crawley knows the pain of severe, cystic acne – and she’s documenting her healing journey on Instagram. Her simple diet change clearly worked, and now she is encouraging fans to help themselves by her own shining journey. Cystic…
By Jeremiah Johnson We are going to discuss how alcohol affects your physical training, and what physiological effects you must take into consideration. Please understand: I am not “demonizing” alcohol or alcoholic beverages, and am not scoffing or scorning anyone who partakes in them…
By Neenah Payne Robert Frost (1874-1963), the best known and most beloved American poet of the 20th century, won the Pulitzer Prize four times and was Poet Laureate of the US from 1958-1959. Frost’s poem The Road Not Taken is most famous for the lines:…
Frank T. McAndrew, Knox College Recently, my wife and I went through one of the more excruciating experiences of our lives – the euthanasia of our beloved dog, Murphy. I remember making eye contact with Murphy moments before she took her last breath – she…
With the HIV/AIDS epidemic no longer making headlines every day, it is entirely possible that people will assume that the danger of contracting this virus has gone away. But nothing could be further from the truth. The HIV/AIDS virus began to establish itself in the…
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