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If you have the same “For You Page” as me, then you would be familiar with health influencers glorifying cottage cheese by adding it into everything (and I mean everything) they eat. I don’t know about you, but as a huge cottage cheese fan, I’m tired of people acting like cottage cheese is some sort of miracle food that can magically transform every dish into a high protein, guilt-free health hack. I’m not saying that cottage cheese is terrible because it is absolutely a grea

Many people tend to use the words "mindfulness" and "meditation" interchangeably, but they are slightly different, and understanding the difference can make them much easier to use in everyday life. Mindfulness is simply being aware of what is going on in the current moment, including your thoughts, surroundings, and feelings, but not necessarily judging them in a negative or positive way. Essentially, it is simply noticing what is going on. If you are eating, but are actual

A common misconception is that people can’t develop depressive emotions early on in their childhood since they are often perceived to not deal with as much stress and problems as adults do. However, a study published by researchers on behalf of the Yale medical department reports that an estimated 3.2% of American adolescents are diagnosed with depression. While this may not seem like a huge percentage, it is estimated to be around 2-3 million children in the United States al

Picture this scenario: It’s nighttime and you’re just trying to catch some sleep before school/work tomorrow. But no matter how hard you try, you just can’t seem to sleep. Everytime that you try to scroll on the internet for solutions, you are bombarded with products that promise miracles yet don’t even end up working and can even compromise your health in the long run. Well, look no further: Yoga! Even just having a short evening yoga routine can work wonders for your mind

Every single time the weather begins getting cold, warnings among friends and family get made: "Don't catch a cold!" People start saying things like, "Wear a jacket or you'll get sick!" or "Don't go out with wet hair in the cold." When loads of individuals claim this idea, it is easy to think that the cold weather itself causes illness. As convincing as these beliefs may sound, the truth is that cold temperatures don't cause illness, viruses do. The human body immune system w

The typical morning routine for most people (including me) goes like this: waking up really early in the morning, hitting the snooze button on our alarms at least 100 times, scrolling through Tiktok half-asleep, and then finally getting ready while still being de energized- only to be tired for the rest of the day. If this is you, then I have the perfect solution to your morning exhaustion. Behold: The Surya Namaskar. The Surya Namaskar, otherwise known as the Sun Salutatio

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Among the health gurus and TikTok wellness advice, few trends have spread so rapidly as essential oils. Marketed as natural remedies for...

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is not a disease. It is a developmental and neurologic disorder that affects the way people interact with...

For much of modern history, medicine has been practiced around the idea of the “average patient.” When someone visits a clinic with a...

Everyone has an internal clock that ticks silently in the background. Ignore it long enough, and it could explode—disrupting everything...

There are an abundant amount of ads that provide information about detox teas and juice cleanses which promise to clean or flush out the...

Rooted in ancient spiritual practices, meditation is now widely adopted as a secular method for improving focus, reducing stress, and...

For many people, a life without coffee is not a life at all. They start their mornings with a cup of coffee to wash away any remaining...

Originally found in 1866, German physician Wilhelm Ebstein performed an autopsy on a 19-year old man that presented cyanosis,...

Scrolling through social media lately, it feels like everyone has embraced home baking—crafting 20-hour goldfish crackers from scratch...

Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis - maybe you’ve heard of it, or maybe you haven’t. Either way, it’s one of those conditions that remains to be...

In an age where information spreads rapidly through social media and online platforms, the issue of vaccine misinformation has become...

Stress is known mainly for its mental effects, how draining it can feel and in the long term how it can deplete your overall mental...

We’ve all scrolled through our feeds and stumbled upon the recently trending cold plunge phenomenon. Influencers flaunt their specially...