Like a thief in the night, a panic attack can strike at any moment and without any obvious reason. Those who’ve suffered them understand that they can be a truly terrifying experience: The pounding heart, the shortness of breath, the feverish sweat, all culminating in a seemingly...
Every man’s stream fires off in an unintended direction from time to time. But what’s actually causing that to happen? According to Adrienne Carmack, board-certified urologist and author of The Good Mommy’s Guide to Her Little Boy’s Penis, complications caused by circumcision (or other surgeries on the...
Asking, “Can you drink too much water?” might sound like a dumb question, considering every cell and organ in your body requires a steady stream of the stuff to function properly (the bottled water industry constantly reminds us of this). But the truth is, you certainly can...
Getting swoll. Doing work. Pumping iron. No matter what you call it, exercising can be tough on your body. There’s a certain degree of pain or discomfort while you’re working out, but the real burn is often felt in the days after your initial trip to the...
If, as George Bernard Shaw once said, “whisky is liquid sunshine,” hangovers are a meteor straight to the face. But how exactly does too much of our favorite alcoholic beverage add up to a throbbing headache, dizzying nausea and draining fatigue? Dr. Aaron White, senior scientific advisor...
We’ve all drunk, at least once, to the point where the room starts to spin uncontrollably. Or rather, the point where it feels like the room is spinning uncontrollably, which begs the question: What is alcohol doing to us that makes it feel like we’re on a...
Consuming too much of just about anything can lead to vomiting, but alcohol is in its own league. This is because there’s an entire section of the brain dedicated to monitoring levels of potentially toxic substances in the body and purging them if necessary, but how does...
What is it about wintertime that turns our immune systems to mush? Even if you’re not in the depths of winter common colds can spread like the bubonic plague. Primary care physician Dr. Marc Leavey explains that the cold weather isn’t what’s making us sick—it’s what we...
Love it or hate it, you can’t go anywhere this time of year without hearing that old familiar tune: “Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, Jack Frost nipping at your nose…” Unfortunately, sometimes it feels like Jack Frost is not content with nipping at your nose—it feels...
There’s a reason some animals just say “screw it” and hibernate through winter, but while it might force you indoors and freeze your eyeballs, the cold has some surprise benefits, too. It Literally Freezes Your Ass Off The cold boosts your body’s production of brown fat—which burns...
Humans are officially more obsessed with bums than ever before. If you need further proof, just take one look at this selfie stick that allows you to easily take photos of your very own rear end. And hell, why not? Everyone likes a shapely rear. But (with...
We’ve written before about how the average toothbrush is believed to be harbouring more than 10 million bacteria, including particularly nasty stuff like Staph and E. coli. This is partly due to the number of bacteria that live in your mouth—anywhere between 100 to 200 different species—but...
