When actress Rebel Wilson announced to fans last November that she’d reached her goal weight after making 2020 her “Year of Health,” she clarified that her diet and fitness journey was “not about a weight number, it’s about being healthy.” But what the Australian comic actress hadn’t revealed until recently is that her transformation was […]
Category: Health & Wellness
A Salmonella Outbreak leads to over 59,000 pounds of Frozen Foods being Recalled
About 59,251 pounds of five frozen chicken products sold over three brands have been recalled, the USDA announced Monday night, after a link was found to an eight-state salmonella outbreak. Here’s what you need to know: The USDA days the outbreak has reached eight states and caused 28 illnesses with the latest being June 28, […]
Should You Shower Every Day?
To shower or not to shower, that is the question. Because in 2021, the second year of a deadly global pandemic, the people, the celebrities and the internet is mulling over proper bathing habits. Earlier this month, Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis caused quite a stir when they came on Dax Shepard’s “Armchair Expert” podcast and revealed they don’t shower every day… at least not […]
Canada opens borders to Fully Vaccinated Americans
American tourists can now visit Canada for the first time since the pandemic. USA Today reports that Canada opened its borders to fully vaccinated U.S. citizens and permanent residents at 12:01 a.m. Monday. The moment couldn’t arrive any sooner for loved ones who’ve been apart for more than a year, and many Canadian business owners […]
Study shows Wildfire Smoke can be Worse than other Air Pollutants: Here’s what You Need to Know
The explosive growth of wildfires in the Western US has spewed smoke across the landscape, creating a growing threat to public health. According to the LA Times, driven by climate change, the 2020 fire season was so bad that it doubled the previous record in California for acres burned, and at-home monitoring of the smoke’s effects on […]
Florida sets a record with 21,683 new COVID-19 cases reported Saturday
Saturday, the state of Florida reported more new COVID-19 cases to the Centers for Disease Control than any previous day in the coronavirus pandemic: 21,683. That’s a 12.1% jump over the previous record, Jan. 7’s 19,334 cases during the worst month of the pandemic. Daily case counts routinely surpassed 10,000 as the pandemic peaked a […]
Internal CDC document leaked says Delta Variant far more Severe and Spreads as easily as Chicken Pox
The Washington Post obtained an internal CDC document that shows the new COVID-19 Delta Variant appears to cause more severe illness than earlier variants and spreads as easily as chickenpox. The internal federal health document also argues that officials must “acknowledge the war has changed.” The “document” is an internal Centers for Disease Control and […]
The Pandemic has lead to an Increase in cases of Cybersickness
Do you ever feel like the light of your computer screen is burrowing into your eyes and making your head pulse? Or feel dizzy or nauseous after looking at your phone? While you might think these sensations are just eye strain or fatigue from looking at your screen for too long, they’re actually symptoms of a condition […]
Due to Rising Cases and Delta Variant, CDC reverses course on Masks
Seventy-five days after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared that vaccinated people no longer needed to wear face coverings, the agency has reversed course, announcing that the rise of the Delta variant necessitates a return to masking, as reported by Yahoo News. “In areas with substantial and high transmission, CDC recommends fully vaccinated […]
Have you been using Mouthwash wrong all your life?
A dentist has stunned her TikTok viewers after revealing that the majority of people are using mouthwash incorrectly. Dr. Anna Peterson is a London-based dentist who told her 20,000 followers that “using mouthwash after brushing your teeth is going to give you tooth decay.” This TikTok video has been watched almost 3 million times, with […]