Healthy

With so many viral wellness trends and health information circulating online, it’s sometimes hard to keep track of what’s healthy and what's not. It can get pretty confusing when you open your TikTok account and the first video you see is promoting intuitive eating, while the second is trying to sell you the 75-hard workout plan. Seeing this way too often, redditor Soren-J reached out to the AskReddit community with a question: “What is actually healthy but people think is not?” In response, netizens provided a list of…

Many of the videos on Isabella Ma’s TikTok page feature the same approximate thumbnail: a grinning Ma, with razor-sharp cheekbones, stick-straight black hair, and flawlessly appointed eyebrows, her mouth wide open, poised to take a bite out of a giant stick of butter, as if it were a freshly peeled banana. Sometimes, she’ll be poised over a giant bowl of ground beef, or a baking sheet covered in ribs. But the butter is the star of the show.  “People want to see me eat butter,” she tells Rolling Stone. “When I take…

Our immune system is talented at telling the difference between the chemistry of our own body and that of an invading pathogen. When it malfunctions, our body can become host to an intense civil war. Scientists are keen to understand this in more detail, and a newly identified 'switch' that deactivates a sensor of foreign DNA may provide important insight. A key part of this discovery, made by a team from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne, is an enzyme called cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS). This protein…

Coral reefs are often considered the marine counterpart to rainforests because of their high biodiversity. Scientists estimate that 25 percent of all marine species live in and around coral reefs, making them one of the most diverse habitats in the world.Despite their importance, warming waters, pollution, ocean acidification, overfishing, and physical destruction are damaging coral reefs around the world. Fortunately, a new study shows that artificially restored coral reefs can regrow remarkably quickly.Restored coral…

Do you know what encourages productivity and motivation in a team? It is healthy communication. Why? Because with proper information and task distribution, individual team members can easily feel confused and stressed and not be able to finish tasks. Therefore, effective communication brings motivation and collaboration among team members which also results in efficient project completion. If you are looking for such communication tools, then we have found an app called Pumble which provides an all-in-one solution for…

Recent research indicates that a healthy plant-based diet may lower the risk of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), while diets high in refined carbs and sugars could increase this risk. The study, which analyzed dietary patterns and OSA symptoms among over 14,000 participants, highlights the importance of diet quality in managing OSA risk, with noted differences between genders.People who eat a healthy, plant-based diet that is high in vegetables, fruit, whole grains, and nuts are less likely to suffer from obstructive sleep…

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Cranbrook in Sydney's east is one of the most elite boys schools in Australia. On Monday night, the ABC's Four Corners program aired claims some female teachers had been bullied by male staff and sexually harassed by students. Amid the school's decision to go fully co-ed by 2028, there are concerns about whether Cranbrook…

A new research study demonstrates a significant link between healthy lifestyle choices and a reduced risk of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), highlighting the importance of behaviors such as not smoking, engaging in vigorous exercise, and getting sufficient sleep.Especially not smoking, plenty of vigorous exercise, and getting enough sleep.Adopting a healthy lifestyle is strongly linked to a lower risk of irritable bowel syndrome or IBS for short, finds research published online in the journal Gut.Of the big 5 healthy…

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NASA is looking for volunteers willing to be trapped inside a simulated Martian environment that’s roughly the size of a two-bedroom apartment for a full year. Denis Villeneuve Had a Blast Building the Dune LegoThe space agency is now accepting applications for its second edition of CHAPEA (Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog), which is scheduled to take place in spring 2025. The deadline for applications is April 2.A four-person crew will live and work inside a 3D-printed, 1,700-square-foot habitat that…