HEALTH

5 Simple Ways to Stop Snoring

Special equipment, lifestyle changes, and even readjusting your body can make nights more peaceful for your entire household.

Monkeypox is cause for some concern, but not alarm.

Monkeypox: What You Need to Know About the Disease

The blistering viral illness is seeing an uptick in cases. Here's why you shouldn't be too worried.

These toothbrushes have reached retirement age.

You’re Probably Not Replacing Your Toothbrush Often Enough

Not all questions have a definitive answer. Fortunately, ‘How often should you replace your toothbrush?’ does.

Anyone thirsty for some refreshing river water?

Traveling Soon? Take these LifeStraw Products With You to Get Clean Drinking Water From Anywhere

The LifeStraw water bottle and personal water filter are some of the best drinking tools to have with you while camping or hiking, and now you can get them on Amazon.

Jif Peanut Butter Recalled After Salmonella Outbreak: Here’s How to Check If You Should Toss Yours

No matter what your favorite PB style is—crunchy, creamy, natural, etc.—if it’s Jif, you should read this.

She's dreaming about a giant insect melting into goo.

What Exactly Is a Fever Dream?

The meaning of your fever dream is probably just this: You have a fever.

Experts recommend the Theragun Prime, but is this popular massage gun really worth buying?

Theragun Prime Review: Is This Popular Massage Gun Actually Worth It?

Experts swear by Therabody's elite line of percussive massage guns. Here's what happened when we put the Theragun Prime to the test.

A Third Round of Free At-Home COVID Test Kits Is Now Available

The previous rounds of free at-home COVID test kits maxed out at four. This time, the USPS will ship eight to each household.

Why Does Your Nose Run When You Cry?

What causes a runny nose? Spicy foods, cold weather, and—strangely—crying. Here’s why.

Planet Fitness Is Giving Teens Free Gym Passes This Summer

When schools close this summer, teens will have free access to their local Planet Fitness gym.

This foldable treadmill is easy to store—and now it's on sale.

Want to Work Out More From Home? Try This Foldable Treadmill While It’s Still on Sale

Make working out from home easier with this foldable treadmill from Goplus, which you can get on sale on Amazon for more than $200 off right now.

What Do the Colored Flags Outside Your Doctor’s Office Mean?

These color-coding labels don’t exactly say what they mean—but you can make some educated guesses.

Washing dishes is linked to lower stress.

6 Dreaded Tasks That Are Actually Great For Managing Stress

Turns out, doing the dishes isn’t such a chore after all. According to a 2014 study, a “mindful” approach to dishwashing could actually reduce stress.

John Harvey Kellogg, enthusiastic irrigator of colons.

11 of John Harvey Kellogg's Strangest Inventions

John Harvey Kellogg, one of the minds behind Kellogg’s Corn Flakes, spent much of his life devising ways to improve human health and vitality.

One of Amazon’s Best-Selling Dehumidifiers Is Now $80 Off, Just In Time For Allergy Season

Amazon’s best-selling hOmeLabs dehumidifier, which takes the moisture out of 1500 square-foot rooms, is now $80 off with a sale price of $170.

A cutting-edge mosquito is flying into California and Florida soon.

Billions of Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Are Set to Descend on California and Florida This Summer

Californians may not know it on sight, but there’s going to be something different about their mosquitoes this summer.

COVID can dramatically raise the risk of diabetes.

Even Mild Cases of COVID Can Lead to a 40 Percent Greater Risk of Diabetes

Coronavirus can attack insulin-producing cells in the pancreas, leading to low insulin sensitivity that can adversely affect how the body uses energy.

The Highest-Calorie Item on McDonald’s Menu Isn't What You Expect

When it comes to calories, burgers and fries aren't the worst offenders on the McDonald's menu.

What’s the Smallest Bone in the Body?

The smallest bone in your body is one of a set of three whose collective name literally means ‘small bones.’

An 1858 cartoon shows Death rowing down the polluted River Thames.

How London's Great Stink Turned the Tide of Victorian Pollution

In 1858, Londoners were overwhelmed with the stench rising from the River Thames. Joseph Bazalgette built an entire sewer system to get rid of of the smell.

Ewww Alert: Your Kitchen Sponge Can Harbor More Kinds of Bacteria Than an Actual Petri Dish

According to a new study, your kitchen sponge is capable of harboring more bacterial diversity than a laboratory petri dish.

Should You Really 'Rinse and Repeat' When Shampooing Your Hair?

Shampoo bottles tell you to 'rinse and repeat,' but washing hair twice in a row only makes sense for some people.

Gotta pee but don't have a bathroom handy? Try dancing.

Why Do Some People "Dance" When They Have to Pee?

Busting out your best dance floor moves when you have to pee may actually prevent you from soiling yourself.

Does Breathing Into a Paper Bag While Hyperventilating Actually Help?

The next time someone hands you a paper bag to breathe into during a panic attack, you’ll know what to do—or what not to do.

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