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Are you spending more time outdoors this summer? Even those of us who normally hide from the heat and sun have felt the need to get outside to avoid the “cabin fever” of looking at our own four walls for far too long. In fact, according to civicscience.org, 43 percent of Americans (aged 13 and older) predicted they’d be spending more time outdoors due to COVID-19’s social distancing rules. But…
It’s normal to go through ups and downs when it comes to your sex drive. However, while those occasional ups and downs may be nothing to worry too much about, if you’ve found that your libido is chronically lagging, there could be something more going on. And even though it’s easy to just fall into a rut, a healthy sex life has too many benefits to give up on… Did…
You love your family. Your life wouldn’t be the same without them. But let’s face it… sometimes family relationships can be stressful… especially when you’re all stuck in the house together for months and months at a time as we have been during this pandemic. All of a sudden, those quirks and bad habits you normally find (somewhat) tolerable become incredibly annoying. Whether it’s your kids not loading their dirty…
When it comes to cancer, there are two types that men in the U.S. need to keep an extra close eye on: non-melanoma skin cancer and prostate cancer. Non-melanoma skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in American men, but prostate cancer comes in a close second. In fact, it’s the second leading cause of death among men in the U.S. (behind lung cancer… another one American men…
I’m not much of a drinker. Not because I don’t enjoy alcoholic beverages. I do. I love a good glass (or two) of red wine with friends or a cold beer on a hot day. But I absolutely loathe hangovers… even minor ones. I’ve also read far too many studies about the toll binge-drinking takes on your body to make regular drinking a habit in my life. But I’m only…
For those of us who don’t exercise regularly, or who may be starting an exercise routine back up after injury, illness or surgery, it’s a bit of a challenge to get enough of a workout to reap all the benefits of exercising, but not strain or injure muscles. Of course, muscle aches and pains will happen, even if the extent of your activity is gardening, walking, dancing or playing. When…
Living with Irritable Bowel Syndrome can feel like you’re living on a razor blade, never knowing when your symptoms are going to flare. One week, your digestive system seems to be working normally, and then suddenly, you’re backed up, wracked with diarrhea or bloated — maybe even all three. For many, the cause of these changes can seem unpredictable and seem impossible to stop. But the truth is, there are…
I’ve been on the fence for a while now about getting a flu vaccine. After all, I’ve never had the flu, so I figure, if it’s not broken, why fix it? On the other hand, right now I want to be well-protected from any respiratory problems that could leave me vulnerable to a COVID-19 infection. If you’ve also been on the fence about the flu vaccine, here’s some information that…
There are a lot of gray areas when it comes to health. Sometimes habits that are usually great for you can harm your health under the right (or wrong) circumstances. And that seems to be the case for antioxidants. As you’ve probably heard (many, many times), antioxidants can prevent damage to your cells caused by free radicals. This damage leads to aging and disease, which is why you’re constantly being…
With every passing month, we’re learning more critical information about COVID-19 and the virus that causes it, SARS-CoV-2. One thing we’ve learned is that the original set of symptoms released by the CDC when the pandemic began to ramp up in the U.S. this spring — a dry cough, fever and shortness of breath — isn’t nearly enough. As the pandemic has stretched on, people have reported a large variety…