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Manufacturers of teeth whitening products have set out to convince you that you need a whiter smile, and they’re willing to sell you all sorts of solutions. True, yellow teeth may not be as attractive as snow white ones, but neither are damaged ones. If you’ve been using whitening treatments to bleach your teeth to a perfect pearly white, you could be doing your teeth harm, especially if you are doing...
8/14/2020 7:00:00 AM
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a mess from day one. One of the biggest issues has been a clear disparity between reported and actual cases, and the confusion that’s caused has only worsened the problem. Researchers have been working hard to narrow down the figures, and the implications of their findings could be huge as the COVID-19 infection rate may be much higher than previously believed. COVID-19...
8/14/2020 7:00:00 AM
Acne can be an annoying skin condition to deal with—though let's face it, for many of us, it's far worse than annoying as it leaves us to deal with scarring and more. We may feel even more frustrated if this skin condition cleared up after puberty, only to later reappear in our 20s, 30s, or 40s. How is that even possible? And what can be done? What Causes Adult Acne? Researchers have found adult acne...
8/13/2020 7:00:00 AM
Burning toes, stinging fingers, shooting electric shocks up the leg nerve pain can cause agony to those suffering from the effects. And pinpointing the source isn’t always easy. It can have a number of causes. So we begin with documentation, but then what? How do we decode that information and how to move forward from there? Nerve Pain Defined Nerve pain can manifest in a number of ways, but most...
8/13/2020 7:00:00 AM
Yoga and Pilates are both excellent workouts. Some of their combined benefits include improving core stability, gaining mental clarity, increasing flexibility, and building long, lean muscles. But which one is best for you? Here's how to choose. Yoga vs. Pilates: Similarities Pilates is a specific exercise system that was created by a German anatomist in the early 1900s. Yoga, on the other hand, is...
8/13/2020 7:00:00 AM
Antidepressants have changed the face of modern psychiatry. For many people, these medications are an important and necessary part of their therapy. But whether reducing intake to move to another medication, or to try a different therapy, to eliminate a drug-interaction, or some other reason, sometimes, we have to cut ties with an existing antidepressant. And in this case, doing so slowly is not only...
8/12/2020 7:00:00 AM
Alzheimer's and dementia devastate lives. They destroy the lives of hundreds of thousands of people and they have a way of making us feel helpless. But maybe we're not as helpless as it seems. Maybe we can do something to keep these monsters at bay. We already know that interventions like cognitive training and physical exercise can delay dementia. But we also know from other conditions that almost...
8/10/2020 7:00:00 AM
Many experts link drinking too many sugar-sweetened beverages to weight gain and related conditions such as type 2 diabetes. But do diet drinks made with artificial sweeteners also contribute? A recent study showed that consuming artificially sweetened beverages with carbohydrates could boost our risk of insulin resistance, but not at all in the way the researchers thought they would. Artificial Sweeteners...
8/10/2020 7:00:00 AM
Aging is an inescapable part of life, and its effects on physical appearance are just as certain. If you're lucky enough to age in this life, then you're going to see some effects from that process. But many of us get a little distressed at that and want to try to stave it off as much as possible.Claims surrounding the benefits of taking collagen supplements sound enticing, but are they everything...
8/7/2020 7:00:00 AM
This pandemic has begun to take its toll, that's for sure. But what happens when a family member tests positive? What can we do? The task of caring for someone with COVID-19 in the home can take the pandemic to a whole new level of stress. There's more to this than caring for someone with the flu. How do you keep from getting infected or keep from passing the virus along when you venture out for needed...
8/7/2020 7:00:00 AM
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