Category: Health & Wellness

Biden Administration has Free COVID-19 Tests available now, and 400 million N95 Masks available to Ship Soon across the U.S.: Here’s how to Get Yours

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President Joe Biden’s administration made their promise of free COVID-19 home test kits a reality a day early this week. While COVIDTests.gov was expected to start accepting orders on Wednesday, an “Order free at-home tests” button was added Tuesday, which brings users to usps.com/covidtests to order four at-home free tests.  If you go to the USPS […]

Intermittent Fasting 101

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If losing weight was one of your New Year’s Resolutions, you may be wondering which diet plan is right for you. Intermittent fasting, an eating plan that switches between fasting and eating on a regular schedule, has really taken off in popularity the last few years, reportedly followed by celebrities like Jennifer Aniston, Scarlett Johansen, […]

It’s Never Too Late to Get Health… At ANY Age

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Elderly couple fixing a healthy meal in their kitchen

Was “get healthy” high on your list of New Year’s resolutions? Have you ever decided to make a healthy lifestyle change but quickly given up, telling yourself that it’s too late to learn new habits? It’s time to take charge and not let your age stop you, because there’s surprisingly not that much difference between […]

Rebel Wilson reveals the “Simple” Workout that helped her lose 75 Pounds

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Rebel Wilson is an actress, writer, producer, and as of her self-declared “Year of Health” 2020, a health and fitness guru for many, so she doesn’t shy away from discussing how she continues to focus on her mental and physical health. But now, the star is going into more detail about her weight loss journey […]

How to Know if you have the COVID-19 Omicron variant or the Flu

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Woman in bed taking her temperature, blowing her nose next to side table with tea

Omicron has become the variant fastest to dominate COVID-19 infections among Americans, with officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicating that it may make up over 95% of cases traced in early January, per CNBC. And while the suite of potential symptoms caused by this particular form of SARS-CoV-2 hasn’t changed — […]

Apple Fitness Plus is adding “Time To Run” and “Collections” workouts on January 10

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After launching Fitness Plus in December 2020, Apple has continuously added new features, including audio walks with celebrities like Dolly Parton and Shaun Mendes, and new workout programs for beginners, pregnant women, and older users. Now it’s announced a few more additions, with the standout being audio running experiences dubbed “Time to Run”. According to Apple’s press release, […]

After the FDA approval, CDC signs off on Pfizer Covid vaccine boosters for kids 12 – 15

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NBC News reports that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advisory panel on Wednesday voted to recommend Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 booster shot for kids ages 12 to 15, a critical step in distributing additional shots to adolescents this week. The panel, called the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, voted 13-1 in favor of giving […]

The Mediterranean Diet tops the Best Diets of the Year, Again!

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For the fifth year in a row, the Mediterranean diet was first across the finish line in the annual race for best diet, according to ratings announced Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report. Coming in a close second, in a tie: The DASH diet, which stands for dietary approaches to stop hypertension and emphasizes […]

FDA authorizes Pfizer COVID-19 boosters for 12- to 15-year olds

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Teen girl gives thumbs up while getting vaccine administered by nurse in scrubs

On Monday, the Food and Drug Administration approved Pfizer COVID-19 boosters for 12- to 15-year-olds as schools reopen after the holiday break amid the omicron variant surge. In a release, the FDA also said it has amended the emergency use authorization for the Pfizer vaccine for the coronavirus to also shorten the time between the […]