If you’re concerned about the environment, you may wonder whether to continue eating meat. Food production has environmental impacts because it uses water and land. Therefore, eating foods that are made with fewer resources (and don’t significantly contribute to greenhouse gas emissions) is often said to be better for the planet. Plant foods are generally […]
Category: Health & Wellness
Learning to Check your Nails for Subungual Melanoma could Save Your Life
When checking the body for signs of skin cancer, many people may only think to check their skin. However, it’s important to check the nails, too. Although rare, skin cancer, including melanoma — the deadliest form of skin cancer — can develop under and around the fingernails and toenails. Subungual is a type of melanoma […]
New Study finds that Blueberries can Heal Wounds
Treating wounds with an extract taken from wild blueberries may improve healing, according to a new study presented at the American Physiological Society’s annual meeting at Experimental Biology 2022. Researchers from the University of Maine previously found that a phenolic extract from wild blueberries improved vascularization and cell migration—critical steps in the healing process—in human […]
Healthy Skin is Protected Skin: Here are the Good Housekeeping Beauty Lab’s 22 Best Sunscreens of 2022
We are well into Spring and headed for Summer soon, so it is the perfect time to plan ahead and start thinking about protecting your skin, keeping melanomas and wrinkles at bay, and finding a great sunscreen. SPF is ridiculously important, but not all sunscreen is created equal. That’s why the Good Housekeeping Institute Beauty […]
For Mental Health, Experts say Spring Cleaning should Include Social Media
Many of us spend hours a day in front of a screen. Shouldn’t it be joyful? Unfortunately, it isn’t always so easy. Prolonged screen time disrupts sleep and gives us a big hit of dopamine, often called the “feel-good” neurotransmitter — so much of it that if you go overboard, your body could compensate by […]
Pickleball is Sweeping America
As CNN reports, an estimated 4.8 million people in the US now play pickleball. Participation has increased by 39.3% in the past two years, making it the country’s fastest-growing sport, says Laura Gainor, a marketing consultant for the USA Pickleball Association, the sport’s national governing body. There’s a pro pickleball tour, and some matches even […]
Selena Gomez has Launched Wondermind — a Company That Aims to Prioritize ‘Mental Fitness’
In addition to being an actress, Grammy-nominated singer, producer, and beauty entrepreneur, you can now add co-founder of a mental health company to Selena Gomez’s resumé. Gomez just has just announced that she’s launching Wondermind, a multimedia platform that focuses on improving and maintaining “mental fitness” through free expert-backed content, tools, and resources. The Only Murders […]
People Living with Long Covid don’t want to be Forgotten as the World “gets back to normal”
More than two years into the pandemic, those living with “long COVID,” medically known as post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2, remain sick and forced to grapple with a “new normal.” Even people who had a “mild” version of COVID-19 and weren’t hospitalized are still experiencing symptoms. It has remained a perplexing problem for the medical community […]
Dyson plans to launch New Bluetooth Headphones that Double as Air Purifyers this Fall
Who needs a face mask? Dyson has announced its first wearable product that builds the firm’s air purification expertise into a set of Bluetooth noise cancelling headphones aimed at city dwellers wanting to avoid polluted air. It delivers purified air to the mouth and nose while simultaneously tackling noise pollution through its active noise cancelling […]
U.S. Avian Flu Outbreak means Higher Egg Prices right before Easter and Passover
As consumers continue to feel the crunch at the grocery store checkout, eggs are the latest product predicted to surge in price. Prices are expected to climb amid the seasonal demand during Easter and Passover with the outbreak expected to make prices even more expensive. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant […]