Health

Letting your toes breathe in a pair of flip-flops is a nice feeling, but wearing the footwear can really leave you with problems. According to The Daily Mail, Podiatrist and foot and ankle surgeon Dr. Christina Long tells the Daily Mail that wearing flip-flops can alter your natural stride, leaving you with shin splints, Achilles […]

Our own Robert Bassman Washington had a chance to participate in the Salvation Army 2nd annual Christmas in July 5K run

Here’s an article from Elite Daily that asks, You probably shower daily, but is it really necessary? If you’re talking about protecting yourself from illness, it’s not. Sweat itself is sterile, and doesn’t stink. Your armpits get smelly because your apocrine glands (located under your arms and in your groin) release sweat that mixes with the […]

Brushing your teeth is of course important, but can you brush your teeth too often? The short answer is yes, you can.  According to Women’s Health, Experts say you should never brush your teeth for longer than two minutes, two to three times a day. Brushing too often, or even just too vigorously can eventually […]

If you’re one of the 108 million Americans who suffer from insomnia, put away your sleeping pills because according to CNN, Rush University clinical psychologist Kelly Baron says, “There has been more and more research in the last decade showing exercise can reduce insomnia. In one study I did, for example, older women suffering from […]

Nothing is worse than having a broken heart, and according to FOX News, New data reveals it can really affect your stomach. Gert ter Horst, a professor of neurobiology and director of the Neuroimaging Center at the University Hospital explains that heartbreak causes “quite a bit of stress,” and that the body responds to this […]

Dogs are the best, and it turns out they’re great at empathizing. According to Elite Daily, A study published this week in the journal Animal Cognition finds dogs are just as likely to catch feelings from humans as they are from other dogs. When dog participants heard emotional sounds, coming from either a human or […]

How often do you drink? Well, according to UPI, Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital and Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) examined the brains 60 people who had recovered from histories of long-term alcoholism, and 60 nonalcoholics. They found evidence that alcoholism can impact the reward system centers of the brain in women differently than […]

Everyone’s apparently been wrong all along in believing that salt makes us thirsty. According to New York Daily News, A new study has found that salty snacks actually make us hungry instead. Researchers had 10 people eat identical diets except for their salt levels and found that a salty diet actually caused them to drink […]

According to The Daily Mail, If you want to give your kid a little bit of a head start in school, you may want to give them fish oil pills. A Swedish study found children who consumed fish oil pills significantly improved their ability to read in just three months, compared to kids who did […]

For centuries, chocolate and oysters have been believed to be aphrodisiacs. But according to The Daily Mail, Modern nutritionists can add a few other foods to the list. Salmon, avocado and tomatoes all boost your libido by literally getting your blood flowing and improving your mood, nutritionist Lyndi Cohen told Daily Mail Australia. A glass […]

Accroding to UPI, Licorice might be harmful to pregnant women when eaten in large quantities, finds a new study. University of Helsinki researchers from Finald have found consuming large amounts of the candy can impact a developing fetus. Liquorice is naturally sweetened with glycyrrhizin, which may be harmful to a fetus when consumed in large […]