In our hyper-connected world of social media, Zoom calls and Netflix binges, there’s a refreshing antidote — one that’s good for your mental health, reduces stress and anxiety and even helps your immune system: being in nature. As Yahoo Life reports, while any time spent outdoors is advantageous, there’s an actual “prescription” that can help you […]
Pickle juice has become a popular remedy for leg cramps over the years — specifically for the cramps runners and athletes get after a workout. Some athletes swear by it, attesting that yeah, pickle juice really works. Still, some skeptics have doubted that pickle juice relieves leg cramps at all, and there’s really no solid […]
Lunchables are no longer on the menu at schools across the United States. Last week Kraft Heinz shared that it is pulling its Lunchables products from a program providing free and reduced meals to low-income school children across the U.S. The move comes several months after Consumer Reports sounded the alarm about the pre-packaged meals, which […]
November is National Veterans and Military Families Month. Thousands of Veterans and their families face a daily struggle with the effects of PTSD. As Mindful Health Solutions reports, research shows that ketamine can provide relief from depression, anxiety, and other PTSD-related conditions with minimal side effects. What is PTSD? Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an […]
The U.S. syphilis epidemic slowed dramatically last year, gonorrhea cases fell and chlamydia cases remained below prepandemic levels, according to federal data released Tuesday. As AP News reports, the numbers represented some good news about sexually transmitted diseases, which experienced some alarming increases in past years due to declining condom use, inadequate sex education, and reduced testing and treatment […]
Selena Gomez has shut down social media body shamers once again — and she revealed another health condition while doing so. As the Los Angeles Times reports, the “Only Murders in the Building” star and Rare Beauty cosmetics founder slammed speculation about her weight on TikTok, revealing that she lives with small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, […]
Nearly 11,000 bottles of International Delight coffee creamer have been voluntarily recalled due to a labeling mistake, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). As Health magazine reports, the recall, initiated by Danone U.S., impacts 1,799 cases—or 10,794 individual bottles—of International Delight’s “Home Alone” Peppermint Mocha Zero Sugar coffee creamer. Though the bottles were […]
“Nobody walks in L.A.,” the ’80s band Missing Persons once sang. Southern California resident Ethan Kokesh, however, may be the exception. As Yahoo Life reports, the marketing professional and social media creator recently went viral on TikTok for sharing his 18-mile round-trip walk from West Hollywood to the beach in Santa Monica. “I had just gotten back from […]
Pumpkins are a huge part of American culture, so much that every year about 655,765 US tons of them are produced. Yes, our nation is obsessed with these orange globular squashes of all sizes, especially in the month of October, which just happens to be National Pumpkin Month, AND October 26th is also National Pumpkin […]
A food poisoning outbreak tied to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders was caused by a common type of E. coli bacteria that can cause serious illness and death. As AP News reports, about 50 people have fallen ill in the McDonald’s outbreak, and one has died, with ages ranging from 13 to 88, according to the Centers for Disease Control […]