What Is a Mole?
admin Almost everyone has experienced some type of mole, which is a discolored growth on the skin. Moles appear when there's an overgrowth of skin pigmentation cells, but certain risk factors…
Health Benefits of Goat Milk
Goat milk is not all that common in the United States, but other countries—like Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Turkey—produce and drink plenty of goat milk.1 It can be used just like any…
How Much Screen Time Is Too Much For Adults?
Unlike the guidelines for children, there are currently no guidelines for how much screen time adults should average on a daily or weekly basis. The average daily screen time for…
Can Fermented Garlic Honey Really Cure a Cold? What You Need to Know About the Home Remedy
People on social media are fermenting garlic in honey as a cold and flu treatment, but there isn’t research to back up this method. Garlic and honey, individually, do contain…
What Is ‘Phubbing’? How the Phone Habit Might Be Ruining Your Relationships
People who are exposed to perceived phubbing are more likely to experience loneliness or psychological distress. Phubbing—short for phone snubbing—occurs when one person is being ignored because the other person…
Colorectal Cancer Screening: How to Properly Take a Stool Sample
More than 10% of fecal immunochemical tests (FIT) have unusable samples putting people at risk for missing early cancer markers.1 FIT looks for blood in the stool and is different…
How Does Magnesium Help Reduce Anxiety?
Magnesium is essential to every organ in the body, especially the heart, kidneys, and muscles. It plays a role in enzyme activation, energy production, and regulating other nutrients in the…
What’s the Difference Between Retinoid and Retinol?
MARIYA BORISOVA / GETTY IMAGES Retinoids are a group of vitamin-A based products used to treat various skin conditions.1 Retinoids include numerous vitamin A products, and retinol is one form that…
You Really Shouldn’t Wash Raw Chicken Before Cooking It—Here’s Why, According to Experts
Washing chicken before cooking is an unnecessary practice, according to health authorities. Instead of ridding the poultry of bacteria, washing chicken only increases the risk of food poisoning and cross-contamination.…
Can You Overdose on Melatonin?
GETTY IMAGES Though it's also a natural hormone in the body, melatonin is used in supplement forms (e.g., tablets or gummies) to help people sleep. With that in mind, you…