From cookbooks to books on healthy eating, sustainability, the food industry, and fitness, there’s no shortage of nutrition publications on the market. But with so many options available, finding healthy eating books that are reliable, informative, and enjoyable can be definitely present a challenge. Plenty of books can fit right into your library, regardless of […]
Joe Jonas has opened up about why he started therapy, sharing that the response to his solo album Fastlife led him to a dark place. The 33-year-old Jonas Brothers band member appeared on Jay Shetty’s On Purpose podcast where the singer talked about his journey with mental health. While reflecting on how he’s integrated therapy and meditation into his life, […]
Just in time for the holiday season, on Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revealed that it is now tracking a new COVID-19 “variant of concern” around the U.S. known as XBB, which has grown to make up an estimated 3.1% of new infections nationwide. According to CBS News, the new strain’s […]
A new study out of Edith Cowen University in Australia says that when it comes to building muscle, lowering weights could help you build muscle in half the time it takes to do it by lifting. They found that the most efficient way to build strength and muscle was focusing on the lowering portion of […]
Google has announced that its Health Connect app is now available in beta on the Play Store. As TechCrunch reports, the Health Connect app is designed to centralize access to health and fitness data from various eligible apps. Currently, more than 10 health and fitness apps are launching integrations with Health Connect, including MyFitnessPal, Oura and Peloton, and more […]
Pfizer and BioNTech has stated in a press release that people who received their bivalent booster shots had far higher levels of antibodies to fight SARS-CoV-2, than people who received previous booster shots. As Healthline reports, the companies announced the findings from phase 2/3 studies, but those findings were not yet peer-reviewed. Bivalent COVID-19 boosters that target […]
As Yahoo Life reports, experts say that Sex Education in America is “failing,” with its patchwork approach falling short in most districts when it comes to offering honest, inclusive, medically accurate information that goes beyond teaching abstinence-only. And that’s despite a majority of parents — 59% — wanting their kids to learn about birth control methods beyond […]
Seriously, really? The real answer is, maybe. At least, that’s according to the findings of the study that triggered the latest news coverage. Researchers found that regular consumers of French fries don’t live as long as those who eat them less often. Okay, but is it just the French Fries? Do those little crispy potato strips of […]
As CNN reports, for the first time since 2016, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its guidelines for clinicians and patients on the use of prescription opioids to treat short-term and long-term pain. The update comes as drug overdose deaths have risen dramatically in recent years, although the majority of those deaths […]
As NBC News reports, an experimental drug could eventually offer hope to millions of people struggling with uncontrolled high blood pressure, new research has found. Patients who took a daily dose of the drug, baxdrostat, were able to reduce their blood pressure substantially, compared to a people who got a placebo, according to the study published […]