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We always hear doctors talk about the importance keeping our blood pressure at a healthy level, but you may have wondered why exactly. Basically, blood pressure is the amount of force the blood exerts as it is transported through your body’s network of blood vessels, which includes arteries, veins, and capillaries. High blood pressure is […]
As regularly wearing a mask becomes the norm, one thing has become very apparent: Many masks don’t fit. Mask fit goes beyond comfort, and is a potential health risk, too. As shared from a study by engineers at the University of Edinburgh, poorly-fitting masks pose a rise at the back and the sides. Those gaps […]
In 2018, 10.3 million people misused prescription opioids, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Of those, 47,600 died from an overdose — which averages to more than 130 people dying from an opioid-related drug overdose every single day. The opioid crisis we’re facing today is one of the worst addiction epidemics in […]
Weighted blankets have become the rising star of the booming sleep industry. According to a 2018 report by Prescient & Strategic Intelligence, approximately $69.5 billion is spent annually on sleep aids worldwide. In the pursuit of sleep, we’re willing to try just about anything — be it sleep apps, teas, sound machines, or even essential oils. Insomnia affects one in three […]
Even if you’ve never thought of yourself as a succulent person, you’ll change your mind after seeing this gorgeous plant. Succulent novices may think that all succulents are little green sprouts, but not all succulents are created equal. One of the most popular succulents that succulent newbies and those with a green thumbs alike can’t […]
When you go through a transition from working in an office, to working from home, it’s easy to see how an ordered life might descend into chaos. The routine of getting ready for work, commuting, and getting to work is replaced by waking up, checking your phone for urgent messages, or possibly reaching for your […]
We’re all probably doing plenty of things to try to reduce anxiety during the pandemic. We exercise, make bread, trawl the internet, maybe eat more than we should (like we did when we were college freshmen), and maybe drink more than we should (like we did before college midterms or finals). The one thing few […]
During in the best of times, co-parenting is complicated. During a pandemic, it’s become a nightmare for many, including one of the people we’re relying on to be a hero in the face of the virus. A judge ruled that an emergency room doctor would temporarily lose custody of her 4-year-old daughter because of the […]
I might not be a marriage expert, but I will say this: the second “that was only 17 seconds” leaves your mouth, you’ll realize it’s not just coronavirus germs being flushed down the sink drain. No, that whooshing sound is your partner’s last shard of goodwill sliding out via the plumbing. Here’s the deal: I […]
Randy Cron, M.D., Ph.D., is an expert in a dangerous immune reaction to some infections, called cytokine storm syndrome. “Cytokines are inflammatory immunologic proteins that are there to fight off infections and ward off cancers,” said Cron, a University of Alabama at Birmingham professor of pediatrics and medicine. “But when they are out of control, […]