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Your Favorite Morning Drink Doesn’t Have to Be Coffee
Choose your own caffeine level adventure.
‘We are just getting started’: the plastic-eating bacteria that could change the world
The long read: When a microbe was found munching on a plastic bottle in a rubbish dump, it promised a recycling revolution. Now scientists are attempting to turbocharge those powers in a bid to solve our waste crisis. But will it work?
What really happens during a near-death experience
This phenomenon is not a figment of the imagination, medical experts say, but may reflect altered sensory processes or consciousness.
www.popsci.com
How Many Microbes Does It Take to Make You Sick? | Quanta Magazine
Exposure to a virus isn’t an all-or-nothing proposition. The concept of “infectious dose” suggests ways to keep ourselves safer from harm.
www.quantamagazine.org
This three-move back workout will help ease aches and pains
All you need is a pair of dumbbells and a resistance band.
The Hidden Brain Connections Between Our Hands and Tongues | Quanta Magazine
Sticking out your tongue while doing delicate work with your hands reveals a history of evolutionary relationships.
www.quantamagazine.org
Math That Goes On Forever but Never Repeats | Quanta Magazine
Simple math can help explain the complexities of the newly discovered aperiodic monotile.
www.quantamagazine.org
Why the Brain’s Connections to the Body Are Crisscrossed | Quanta Magazine
In all bilaterally symmetrical animals, from humans down to simple worms, nerves cross from one side of the body to the opposite side of the brain. Geometry may explain why.
www.quantamagazine.org
My Favorite Beverage Is a 2,000-Year-Old Energy Drink From Ancient Rome
The Romans sure knew how to quench their thirst.
‘Move forward. Flap around a little!’ How learning to swim in my 50s set me free – podcast
My body and my confidence were failing me. I was told swimming would make me fit and strong-minded. But first I had to navigate the aggravation of the slow lane
www.theguardian.com
Woman thought she was 3 months pregnant but bump was really cancer
A Kansas mom was 12 weeks into her second pregnancy when she learned that what she thought was a growing embryo was actually a tumor in her uterus, or a molar pregnancy.
Woman lets hundreds of bees sting her to cure her Lyme disease
Prezleigh Colburn, 29, of California, claims she is in remission from chronic Lyme disease after purposing getting stung by bees thousands of times over the last two and a half years.
Six little-known signs of stomach cancer revealed
There are around 4,200 deaths due to tumours in the stomach in the UK every year, says Cancer Research, while there are about 11,130 in the US.
Seven ways you could be damaging your sight without even realising it
Dr Jørn Slot Jørgensen, of the Laser Eye Clinic London, shares his tips on the ways you could be unwittingly putting yourself at risk of developing an eye condition.
This is the diet you should follow to avoid Alzheimer's
Many dietitians hail the Mediterranean diet for its benefits on heart health and physical health, but a variant of the diet could also be the answer to boosting your brain power.
I risked my life by popping a pimple. Here's why you shouldn't do this
California Dr Arias says no pimple should be popped on your face in the area dubbed the 'triangle of death,' which covers the area of your face from the bridge of the nose to both corners of the mouth.
Crystal Villegas dies from fungal meningitis after boob job in Mexico
Crystal Villegas, 31, spent the last four months fighting for her life in a Texas hospital after contracting fungal meningitis, a rare infection that causes swelling around the brain.
My hell fighting fungal meningitis after $3,000 liposuction and BBL
Alondra Lamos, 27, was diagnosed with fungal meningitis - a rare, life-threatening infection that causes swelling of areas around the brain and spinal cord - after her BBL and liposuction.
Why fish oil supplement benefits aren't as great as you think
Researchers in Dallas, Texas, found that most fish oil supplements, which have long been touted for boosting heart, joint, eye, and skin health, make health claims that science can't prove.
Health Articles from PopSci
See the latest Health stories from Popular Science. See news, trends, tips, reviews and more at Popular Science.
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Diseases Archives
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Can a Fungus Really Take Over Our Brains? | Quanta Magazine
Several real-life pathogens can change a host’s behavior against their will. Here’s what we know about these zombie-like infections.
www.quantamagazine.org
A Physical Theory For When the Brain Performs Best | Quanta Magazine
The critical brain hypothesis suggests that neural networks do their best work when connections are not too weak or too strong.
www.quantamagazine.org
What Happens When We Give Animals Our Diseases? | Quanta Magazine
While it’s understandable to focus on the diseases affecting humans, it’s important to study how our illnesses may affect animals.
www.quantamagazine.org
The Pandemic Skip
By now, many of us have fully resumed our post-COVID lives. But what about all the years we missed?
www.thecut.com
Forget crunches — this kettlebell ab workout targets your core in 4 exercises
Trade your crunches for these exercises
www.tomsguide.com
How to Quit Smoking When You’re Really, Really Good at It
NYC writer Annie Hamilton flew to LA with a box of nicotine-free to experiment with (relatively) clean living.
New York City’s Mayor Is Something of a Wellness Influencer
Eric Adams is a big believer in veganism, breath work, and his previous existence as an ancient Sumerian.
The Real Life Diet of Gerry Turner, the “Golden Bachelor,” Who Plays Nine Hours of Pickleball a Week
ABC's first septuagenarian bachelor told GQ about long walks, Grape Nuts, and how he coped with the isolation of filming reality TV.
Are You Really Super Busy, Or Are You Just Super Disorganized?
If that headline feels like a personal attack, you should probably read this.
Why Your Brain is Wired for Pessimism—and What You Can Do to Fix It
We’ve evolved to expect the worst. Dr. Martin Seligman, a psychologist, explains why—and what you can do to get some optimism back.
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UK vs USA – The Basic Healthcare Facts - Liberal Conspiracy
Dive into a comprehensive comparison of the healthcare systems of the UK and the USA. Explore the key differences, challenges, and outcomes of each system
liberalconspiracy.org
Blocking a protein could stop a dangerous tick-borne disease
A WSU team has found a protein that helps a bacteria cause anaplasmosis, a tick-borne disease, and hopes to stop it.
interestingengineering.com
Marijuana addiction may raise the risk of a first heart attack or stroke by 60%
Cannabis use disorder appears to increase the risk of cardiovascular disease.
'Text bombs' are destroying friendships, and therapy speak is making it worse
Text bombing may help you express your dissatisfaction in a friendship. But sending a wall of text might not give you the results you want.
www.insider.com
Video demonstration: How to properly use nasal spray
It’s fall allergy and sinus season, and your nose may be feeling it the most. Here's how to correctly use nasal spray.
Surgeons perform second pig heart transplant, trying to save a dying man
Surgeons have transplanted a pig’s heart into a dying man in a bid to prolong his life.
The walk of life: How men can prioritize their health through 6 decades
As we age, we experience change, and that can look different in each decade of life.
Many states are expanding their Medicaid programs to provide dental care to their poorest residents
A growing number of states are offering dental care to low-income adults who once had to rely on charity or the emergency room to treat their tooth problems.
FDA rejects first needle-free alternative to EpiPens, asks for more research
The FDA decided not to approve the first needle-free alternative to an EpiPen and asked for more research to be conducted.
Parkland school shooting survivor develops Joy, an app built on AI that helps people heal
Kai Koerber was a junior at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School when a gunman murdered 14 students and three staff members on Valentine’s Day in 2018.
The Beta Men Who Gleefully Do Women’s Homework for Free
Desperate to please hot women in need of homework help, self-professed ‘homework slaves’ put aside their own needs and responsibilities to make sure their goddesses make the grade
melmagazine.com
The Other Drug War: Inside the World of Counterfeit Viagra
How the gaps in our health-care system are responsible for propping up a dangerous, global and billion-dollar industry
melmagazine.com
How Women Really Want You to Cum, According to Science
Don't let this news be cause for alarm. In fact, it should be kinda reassuring
melmagazine.com
How Much Do Peloton’s Scenic Rides Prepare Me for the Real Thing?
I certainly don’t breeze through them, but can pedaling away in my bedroom — even very, very intensely — ever match the effort it takes to cruise through Big Sur or the Australian Outback?
melmagazine.com
Parts of the world have already grown too hot for human survival
Even more areas will face such conditions as the planet continues to warm.
grist.org
Dystonia plagues musicians and has no easy remedies | Aeon Essays
One day, my hand stopped speaking to my brain. As a doctor and flute player, I had to understand this strange affliction
aeon.co
Facing a tedious to-do list? This trick could make it easier | Psyche Ideas
The ‘easy addendum effect’: how careful timing of your easier tasks could help you feel better at the end of the day
psyche.co
Blindness transformed my social world, and I changed with it | Psyche Ideas
One of the biggest challenges in becoming blind late in life has been overcoming sighted people’s negative assumptions
psyche.co
How to calm your nightmares | Psyche Guides
Whether bad dreams stir you awake occasionally or routinely, these pre- and post-nightmare strategies can help alleviate them
psyche.co
The Stoics were right – emotional control is good for the soul | Psyche Ideas
Both neuroscience and psychotherapy agree that you can change your mental framework as the Stoic Marcus Aurelius described
psyche.co
Efforts to expand the lifespan ignore what it’s like to get old | Psyche Ideas
As modern medicine extends the human lifespan, quality of life is not keeping up, raising thorny ethical dilemmas
psyche.co
How to defuse catastrophic thoughts | Psyche Guides
Do you often fear the worst is going to happen? Use these therapeutic techniques to think more rationally and calmly
psyche.co
Detroit has a flood problem. It's got an even bigger mold problem.
In Detroit, residents are battling persistent flooding and mold issues. Climate change is making it worse.
grist.org
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels star Jake Abraham dies age 56
Jake Abraham has passed away aged 56.
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels' Jake Abraham dies after cancer regret
British actor Jake Abraham spoke out about his cancer diagnosis earlier this year to try and save lives, after saying he 'left it too late' in getting checked out
Aubrey Plaza had a stroke when she was just 20 years old
The actor suffered a health scare just one year away from being a teenager
www.ladbible.com
After Suffering A Stroke At Age 20, Aubrey Plaza Moved To LA For Her Big Break
Aubrey Plaza experienced a life-changing event that led her to approach life—and her career—differently.
www.thethings.com
Aubrey Plaza Had a Stroke at 20. This Was Her First Symptom, She Says
Aubrey Plaza suffered a stroke at just 20 years old. Her first symptom was expressive aphasia, which temporarily left her unable to talk.
bestlifeonline.com
Profiles of Aphasia: Aubrey Plaza - National Aphasia Association
You may know Aubrey Plaza as deadpan April Ludgate from the hit ...
3 Things "That Will Make You Poop Instantly," Gut Health Doctor Reveals
According to a gut health doctor, if you're dealing with constipation, these three things "will make you poop instantly."
bestlifeonline.com
I Took Viagra Every Day for Two Weeks & These 9 Things Happened
Yes, you can take Viagra recreationally. But it has many side effects (including permanent erection) that aren't as awesome as they sound.
bestlifeonline.com
6 Common Walking Habits That Destroy Your Body
Walking is great exercise, but according to a podiatrist, there are certain walking habits you'll want to avoid to protect your body.
bestlifeonline.com
How much water do you need to stay healthy?
Know how much water to drink to stay healthy and hydrated.
www.mayoclinic.org
Healthy Lifestyle - Healthy Lifestyle - Mayo Clinic
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Me and the wife started juicing today
Y'all put money on my books
I'm already on meds
Y'all put money on my books
I'm already on meds
Me and the wife started juicing today
Y'all put money on my books
You do any homemade smoothies as well?
Yes
Had to because I like to use bananas and oatmeal (and pre-workout)
Absolutely ^
My fave ingredients for most smoothies are stuff like bananas, oatmeal, spinach, peaches, blueberries, etc.
Usually just using 2 or 3 of the above listed items.
I never thought of spinach, good looking
But I do fresh fruit and oatmeal in my smoothies
The following combos surprisingly turn out pretty good:
- Spinach + banana (1 or 2)
- Spinach + blueberries
Opinion: I thought I had it made. Then I accidentally discovered my brain tumor
A bout of food poisoning saved my life and taught me a lesson in stability — or lack thereof.
www.latimes.com
The Surprising Ways Your Mind Influences Your Health
A new book argues that we can harness the connection between our minds and our physiology for better health.
greatergood.berkeley.edu
Food Safety Experts Won't Buy These 5 Things At The Supermarket
A beloved healthy convenience food is on the list, and we hate to see it go.
10 Recipes That Lit Up Instagram In September
Tiramisu trifle, brioche French toast, chopped salad and a puff pastry pizza with a twist.
8 Chef-Approved Salad Dressings You Can Find At The Grocery Store
Bottled isn't always bad.
6 Dangerous Multicooker Mistakes, According To Food Safety Experts
Attention, fans of air fryers, slow cookers and electric pressure cookers.
add unsweetened oatmilk and a scoop of protein powder is my go too.
Your “Expired” Milk Still Has So Much More to Give
Make the most of your funky friend.
Vegan Cheese Is Ready to Compete With Dairy. Is the World Ready to Eat It?
Long considered a punchline, vegan cheese has quietly but steadily infiltrated mainstream supermarket shelves.
Why Your Brain is Wired for Pessimism—and What You Can Do to Fix It
We’ve evolved to expect the worst. Dr. Martin Seligman, a psychologist, explains why—and what you can do to get some optimism back.
My mum had a blocked ear - what came out was horrifying
When it comes to cleaning your ears, many people are content to use just a Q-tip every so often. However, what was in this woman's ear might cause you to think about cleaning your ears more regularly.
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