Category: Health & Wellness

What Is Fried Rice Syndrome?

Leftovers are an essential part of many people’s refrigerators, but there’s one item you’ve been storing and reheating later that you might want to consider ditching. A recently viral TikTok drew attention to the bacterial dangers reheating rice, a common activity that many were shocked could be deadly. As Men’s Journal reports, the phenomenon is known […]

Cardiologists say the Keto Diet leads to Plaque Buildup in Your Arteries

Stethoscope wound around heart sculpture

It’s common knowledge that plaque can damage your teeth. But did you know that plaque can also damage your heart? It’s true. One of the biggest risk factors for heart disease is plaque buildup in the arteries. Since this type of plaque buildup is happening inside the body, it’s not something we can see happening just […]

Research shows Green Tea Extract May Help Reduce Blood Sugar and Gut Inflammation

As Healthline reports, green tea is known for its long list of potential health benefits, like improved brain function and protection against cancer. Research on people with a handful of heart disease risk factors is showing that ingesting green tea extract for four weeks can also reduce blood sugar levels and lower gut inflammation. Researchers say this […]

Do You Have The Caffeine Gene?

Does it ever seem like caffeine just doesn’t give the same boost it appears to give others? It might not be all in your head.  According to a recent analysis and review, your genes could determine how much caffeine boosts your exercise performance. Researchers investigated the relationship between caffeine, CYP1A2 genotype (a gene that affects […]

January is Cervical Health Awareness Month – Time to Check in

Sea green background with Sea Green and White ribbon and words: Awareness Month Cervical Cancer

If you – or anyone in your circle – were among the many who put off routine health screenings during the pandemic and still just haven’t gotten back on track, now is the time for that checkup. And, since January is Cervical Health Awareness Month, it’s a good time to check in with your health […]

Dexcom’s new Continuous Glucose Monitor is a Health Tech Gadget with Purpose

Year in and year out, most of the blood glucose tech you see at CES are devices that may not come out for years, if ever. That’s why it was refreshing to see Dexcom roll up to CES 2024 to talk about something a bit more tangible: its forthcoming Stelo continuous glucose monitor (CGM), a wearable […]

How To Cut Your Risk of Heart Disease By 20%

In the book The Comfort Crisis, author Michael Easter shared a shocking statistic: only 2% of people take the stairs when an escalator is available. That might not convince you to “go the extra mile,” but this might – new research published in the journal Artherosclerosis suggests that taking the stairs daily can cut your […]

Jelly Roll speaks to Senate about the Dangers of Fentanyl

Nashville native turned country-rock star Jelly Roll’s continued emerging fame has found him kicking off 2024 in an unlikely place: Capitol Hill. Specifically in Washington, D.C. at the Dirksen Senate Office Building, testifying in a hearing of the United States Senate’s Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs titled “Stopping the Flow of Fentanyl: Public Awareness and Legislative Solutions.” […]