Smoking Vs. Vaping: Which One Is Worse For You?
Vaping is a popular alternative to smoking because it is considered to be a healthier option. But evidence suggests that vaping is not without health risks.
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How Wearing Polyester Affects Your Skin
Polyester is one of the most popular and most widely used synthetic fabrics in the industry. Surprisingly, it can cause more than just an irritating itch.
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What Water Aerobics Can Do For Your Body
Water aerobics can be a fantastic way to work out, as the benefits are numerous. While you may not break a sweat, water aerobics targets many areas of the body.
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Why Your Body Won't Be The Same After You Start The Keto Diet
The ketogenic or "keto" diet was actually formed back in the 1920s, and there's so much more to this diet (good and bad) than weight loss.
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When You Use Hand Sanitizer Every Day, This Is What Really Happens
Bottles of hand sanitizer began flying off the shelves by spring 2020, but are they actually safe? When you use hand sanitizer every day, this is what happens.
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When You Eat Fast Food Every Day, This Is What Happens To You
Can a regular menu of a burger, fries, and soda, or a similar fast food meal, really do the body harm? As it turns out, the answer is a resounding yes.
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Warning Signs From Your Lungs You Shouldn't Ignore
Do you know the early or hidden signs of lung trouble? Health Digest has laid out some of the symptoms to watch for to keep you breathing easy.
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When You Stop Wearing High Heels, This Is What Happens To You
Let's take a look at what will happen if you do decide to retire your beloved high heels to the back of the closet.
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Things You Should Never Do Before Going To The Doctor
Have an upcoming visit scheduled with your primary doctor or specialty care physician? Here's some of the things you should never do before seeing the doc.
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How Preeclampsia During Pregnancy Can Impact Your Heart Health In The Long Run
Pregnancy takes a toll on the body, particularly if you've been diagnosed with preeclampsia. Here's how your heart health may be affected after preeclampsia.
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Is Smoking Hookah Bad For You?
From India to Turkey, smoking hookah has become widespread in various parts of the world, including the United States. Is it bad for you?
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Ways The State You Live In Can Affect Your Life Expectancy
It may sound strange, but the state you live in can affect your life expectancy. Here's a look at how and why this happens.
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You're Not Getting Enough Protein If This Happens To You
When you don't get enough protein, there are a ton of things (none of them good) that can happen to you.
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What It Means When Sit-Ups Give You Stomach Pain
While exercising, many people do sit-ups to increase their core strength. But stomach pain from these ab exercises may be a sign of something more serious.
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The Real Reason Not Everyone Can Produce Insulin
Insulin is a hormone that enables your body's cells to absorb sugar and use it for energy. The inability to produce insulin could indicate a health condition.
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Surprising Things That Happen To Your Body After You Turn 30
From a change in body tissue to a change in hair color, here are some of the most interesting things that happen to your body after you turn the big 3-0.
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Side Effects Of Taking Vitamin C You Never Expected
Vitamin C helps with a number of important bodily functions, but did you know that intaking too much vitamin C can potentially have some negative side effects?
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The Real Reason Fevers Can Give You Weird Dreams
Dreams are among the greatest scientific mysteries. Even more mysterious, why do fevers give us strange dreams and why are they so different from normal dreams?
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The Real Reason Your Hands Fall Asleep
It is one of the most irritating and even bewildering sensations: Your hands have fallen asleep. They may be numb or even tingling. Here's why it happens.
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Why Tap Water Isn't As Bad As You Think It Is
Tap water has a reputation for being less safe than bottled water. Both are regulated by safety standards, but which of the two have more health benefits?
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If You Have IBD, You're Probably Deficient In These Nutrients
Deficiencies in four common nutrients — iron and vitamins B, D, and K —are linked to inflammatory bowel disease.
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The Surprising Benefits Of Weighted Sleep Masks
While traditional eye masks block out light to help you fall asleep, weighted eye masks have the added benefit of pressure. Do weighted eye masks really work?
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Surprising Physical Traits That Are Attractive To Americans
Physical attractiveness is partially primal, but culture also exerts a heavy influence. Here are the surprising physical traits that Americans find attractive.
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What Taking Bee Pollen Does To Your Body
Bee pollen, a combination of pollen, honey, enzymes, and other compounds, is touted for its health benefits. So how exactly does bee pollen affect the body?
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Things You'll Find In A Restaurant That Are Surprisingly Dirty
While we don't want to be the ones to turn you into a sudden germaphobe, there are a few items in restaurants that are surprisingly loaded with germs.
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Salt: Everything You Didn't Already Know
Salt is a mineral that enhances the taste of food, but there's so much more to salt -- from simple table salt to pink Himalayan salt -- than flavor enhancement.
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This Is What Happens When You Stop Cutting Your Nails
Have you ever wondered what would happen if you just stopped cutting your nails? Are there health risks involved, and just exactly how long could they grow?
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