Back in January, I wrote about how an organization called Clean Label Project conducted a series of experiments on protein powders. They found that they’reRead More »That Protein Shake You’re Chugging Might Be Filled With Lead

Some conclusions to scientific studies sound tailor-made to make desperate people look like buffoons. For instance, scientists have discovered that the same plant that sweetensRead More »Natural Sweetener Stevia Might Help Cure Baldness

There are bad home remedies, and then there’s this one. An 82-year-old woman in Hangzhou, China, recently swallowed eight live frogs to cure her backRead More »Woman Swallows Eight Live Frogs To Cure Her Back Pain

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Today, October 10, is World Mental Health Day—the perfect opportunity to pause and reflect on your own mental wellbeing. There are countless ways you canRead More »Today’s World Mental Health Day: 4 Real Ways You Can Help

When Gabi Metz couldn’t get her period back after coming off birth control, she didn’t turn to medication or a fertility clinic. She turned toRead More »Forget IVF—This Mom Used the Moon to Help Her Get Pregnant

Rubber duck debugging is a problem-solving technique that originated in the world of software development. However, it has applications in any field or pursuits youRead More »Having a Tough Time? Try Talking to a Rubber Duck.

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For years, we understood cancer. Or, at least, we thought we did. We figured things like bad genes and even worse habits, like smoking, wereRead More »Why Millennials Are Facing Cancer Earlier Than Their Parents’ Generation

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For centuries, people speculated about a link between the menstrual cycle and the phases of the moon. A new study in Science Advances shows thatRead More »How Our Phones Messed With the Menstrual Cycle’s Link to the Moon

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