Health

If you have ever broken an arm and had to wear a cast or splint for a few weeks, you will be familiar with the alarming loss of muscle and uneasy feeling of weakness experienced after removing your cast. Most people do not do much exercise while a broken arm is healing and can struggle […]

Mothers have long been told that “breast is best” when it comes to feeding newborn babies, but a small experiment suggests at least some of the benefits may have nothing to do with the milk itself. Pediatricians recommend that mothers exclusively breastfeed infants until they’re at least 6 months old because it can bolster babies’ […]

I was boarding an airplane today, and the woman ahead of me had a huge travel pillow, a blanket, and a few other items designed to give her maximum comfort on the flight. Someone I know was about to go on a trip, and they spent a month worrying about whether they would have everything […]

You don’t have to spend much time on social media before you’re likely to see a post about weight loss. It may be someone promoting their newest weight loss goal. Another might lament that their diet is too restrictive for them to splurge on their favorite snack. Weight loss is a multibillion-dollar industry in the […]

The Fountain of Youth may still be a myth, but a longer life expectancy is now a reality. In fact, life expectancy at birth in the United States has risen by around 30 years in barely more than a century to a current 78.6 years. But with the increased life expectancy, a question arises: How […]

When we want our kids to express themselves in ways other than tantrums or thrown peas, we say “Use your words.”  But I often wonder, do we adults really know how to use our words skillfully, in ways that help and don’t harm? This morning I was on a train listening to a mother talking […]

We all can think of someone in our lives we view as being “resilient.” They are the people who impress us with their endless ability to carry on, no matter the situation. We admire them and wonder what it is that makes them able to cope so well. Perhaps we also believe that if the same […]

Always forgetting to take your daily vitamins? Us, too. But something we never, ever forget? Our daily cup of coffee. In fact, our day doesn’t start until we’ve had it. So why not double these activities? Add a healthy dose of vitamins, antioxidants, and nutritious benefits to your daily caffeine fix with a teaspoon of […]

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recently released a set of guidelines urging parents and others responsible for children’s health to beware of the chemicals in many common foods and food packaging. This warning includes scientific evidence showing that specific chemicals in foods and food containers hurt a child’s development. More specifically, the AAP is […]

A warm and hearty soup is one of the greatest pleasures of autumn and winter. Store-bought soups don’t necessarily taste horrible, but most of them come in cans lined with BPA (a hormone disruptor that’s been linked to obesity and other health problems), or they are loaded with sodium. And even though they may not taste bad, […]

Happiness, it’s been said, is the goal of all human endeavor. Why else do we strive to improve medicine, strengthen economies, raise literacy, lower poverty, or fight prejudice? It all boils down to improving human well-being. Psychologists have conducted hundreds of studies about the correlates of well-being. You might think well-being is determined by your […]

More than 3 million people died in 2016 due to drinking too much alcohol, meaning one in 20 deaths worldwide was linked to harmful drinking, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Sept. 21, 2018. More than three-quarters of these deaths were among men, the U.N. health agency said. And despite evidence of the health […]

A new type of “heat-not-burn” cigarette may lead to just as much lung damage as traditional cigarettes, a recent study suggests. So-called “heat-not-burn” devices are designed to heat disposable tobacco sticks and give users the taste of tobacco without the smoke or ash. For the study, researchers analyzed data submitted by Philip Morris International to […]

In just four months, you could be tossing your blood pressure medication in the trash. A new study presented at the American Heart Association’s annual Joint Hypertension Scientific Sessions highlights just how important lifestyle changes are for improving heart health—and how impressive the results can be. Researchers studied 129 overweight or obese men and women to see […]

Cucumbers are mostly made of water, which makes them low in calories, but they come packed with many nutritional benefits. Those are good reasons to devour fresh cucumbers in your salad, on toast, or in a smoothie. The moisture-rich anatomy of a cucumber consists of vitamins K, C, A, magnesium, potassium, anti-inflammatory substances, and of […]

Ryder was eleven when he was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). “One way he was coping with his busy mind was playing games,” his mother, Charlie, told Healthline. Ryder would run to the computer the moment he came home and even enjoyed watching videos of other people gaming. But Charlie noticed that as […]

People with the scaly skin condition psoriasis are often faced with people who don’t want to shake hands with them and who see them—incorrectly—as contagious, according to a new study.   “Patients with psoriasis often express frustration to me that they experience discrimination in public places and the work environment,” study coauthor Dr. Joel Gelfand […]

Depression is a common mental health issue, and while it can’t be cured through diet, a diet for depression can play a part in managing symptoms. Research suggests that what a person consumes can affect mental health. It is believed that many different factors contribute to depression. A recent study published in BMC Medicine showed […]

A good way to recharge your brain at work might be with a short bout of exercise that doesn’t require much concentration, according to a small study from Japan. “The present study suggests that simple exercise is better than cognitively demanding exercise during working hours,” lead author Keita Kamijo, an assistant professor on the faculty […]

Smartphones and tablets are convenient babysitters and pacifiers for bored or crying children. But they may be preventing those children from developing the necessary hand strength to hold pencils, cut with scissors, and perform tasks children their same age could easily do just a decade ago. A new review from the Heart of England Foundation […]