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 […]
Quitting smoking isn’t easy. It takes time. And a plan. You don’t have to stop smoking in one day. Start with day one. Let the Great American Smokeout event on the third Thursday in November be your day to start your journey toward a smoke-free life. You’ll be joining thousands of people who smoke across the […]
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, […]
November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month, and November 16 is World Pancreatic Cancer Day. World Pancreatic Cancer Day is a time for communities around the globe to come together to renew their dedication and help raise awareness for this deadly disease. It is a global day of action that provides a unique opportunity to make […]
November is National Diabetes Month, a time when communities across the country seek to bring attention to diabetes, and taking action to prevent diabetes health problems. Diabetes is a disease that occurs when your blood glucose, also called blood sugar, is too high. It affects about 37 million Americans, including adults and youth. Diabetes can […]
In 2003, Movember started a movement for men’s health. A movement that has since funded over 1,400 men’s health projects around the world, challenging the status quo, shaking up men’s health research and transforming the way health services reach and support men. The movement has taken on three of the biggest health issues affecting men: mental health […]
Rise and shine? That can be hard to do when your alarm goes off and it’s still so dark out that you have to ask yourself: Is it even morning? With the sun rising later in the fall and winter months, the motivation to spring out of bed and start the day with gusto goes out the […]