We live in an age where just about any science-related question can be answered (mostly accurately) by the internet, and yet many of us still believe a bunch of old wives’ tales about our health: The number of people who still believe that cold weather causes sickness...
When we’re in a pinch, expiration dates oftentimes become recommendations, rather than rules. After all, what’s the worst that could happen? We asked nutritionist Carolyn Dean, who has extensive experience treating irritable bowel syndrome and other bowel diseases, to find out what happens when you eat that...
Stress sucks. Not only can it eventually kill you, before it does that, it makes your life a living hell by weakening your immune system, causing ulcers, increasing memory loss, promoting abdominal obesity and accelerating the aging process. Worse yet, virtually none of us know how to...
Mocha Lattes Will Wake You Up Better Than Regular Coffee Cocoa and coffee truly are a match made in heaven, according to Clarkson University researcher Ali Boolani, who recently performed a study on the matter. Lucky test subjects were asked to execute various tasks after drinking brewed...
Have you ever wondered if you can rid yourself of a cold in a single day by consuming copious amounts of vitamin C? Us too. The unfortunate answer, according to Liz Weinandy, resident dietitian at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, is probably not—your body won’t...
Beer is said to be the nectar of the gods, and as such, you’d think it would be life-giving. But can you actually live on just beer? Dr. Aaron White, senior scientific advisor at the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, says only a hopeless drunk...
This recently-published map of the most common injuries in every state had us thinking about common everyday injuries—seemingly minor things like bumping an elbow, stubbing a toe or even plucking a stray nose hair, all of which can rank weirdly high on the pain scale. But why...
Waking up to a prickling sensation—or just complete numbness—in your arm is startling to say the least. But why do our limbs “fall asleep” in the first place? According to primary care physician Marc Leavey, it’s all to do with your nerves and not, as many people...
Annoying as it is, there are parts of our bodies we should be getting checked out way more often than we do. Alongside our expert advisor Dr. Marc Leavey, primary care physician, we’re here to find out what we should be doing, why we should be doing...
As Valentine’s Day approaches,you may be planning some extravagant chocolate creation for your significant other. But does romance have to equal a sugar/butter bomb? We asked Drew Coleman, Executive Chef at Mohawk Bend in Los Angeles, to give us a healthier option for fireside sweetness. Over to...
While having elastic skin has its perks—like, for instance, being able to bend your elbows and knees comfortably—it also has one major drawback: Stretch marks. An estimated 80 percent of Americans have them, and we’re fairly certain 100 percent of them wish they didn’t. But while there’s...
If you’ve ever stuck a finger down your throat to make yourself throw up, you’ve triggered your gag reflex. It’s one of the many automatic responses in the body designed to keep us alive, similar to the way you jerk your hand away when touching something hot...
