Health & Wellness
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At-Home COVID-19 Tests: How User-Friendly Are They?
With the omicron variant spreading and driving record outbreaks of COVID-19, home antigen tests are becoming more popular. The tests provide results in under an hour, alleviating the need to wait in long lines at testing centers and risk further…
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11 Ways to Get Exercise While Just Going About Your Day
Forget the gym — you can stay in shape without committing large blocks of time (or large amounts of money) to the battle of the bulge by trying some creative multitasking. Add an exercise component to everyday activities, and improving…
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What to Eat If You Can’t Taste or Smell After Having Covid-19
Many who have suffered through COVID-19 find themselves unable to taste or smell. Sometimes, their senses are distorted, with certain foods tasting metallic or others smelling rancid to them. For many, it’s a temporary situation — but for others, it…
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Tips for Dining Out on a Low-Salt Diet
We all know too much sodium is a dietary danger, but the Food and Drug Administration wants restaurants and food companies to take action. The FDA recently issued voluntary guidelines aimed at reducing sodium levels in prepared foods over the next…
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The 14 Worst Halloween Candies for Your Teeth
If you ask your dentist, the scariest thing about Halloween is the damage all that candy can do to your teeth. Experts say trick-or-treat sweets aren’t quite so sweet when it comes to oral health. The worst ones are sticky…
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Don’t Ever Fall for These Weight Loss Gimmicks
Losing weight requires both rock-solid commitment and a plan for reaching and maintaining that goal weight. There’s no shortage of weight-loss strategies out there, but the trick is finding one that doesn’t chomp away at your wallet or your health.…
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44 Unhealthy Habits You Need to Rethink
Once you’ve developed a habit, engaging in it too often becomes a prerequisite for feeling good about yourself. Unfortunately, this applies to bad habits as well as good. Since it…
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Got Allergies? 9 Home Remedies to Try — and 1 to Skip
The mold, ragweed, and dust mites of fall can just add to the miseries of spring and summer for anyone reacting to pollen and other commonplace allergens. If you suffer…
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Overpriced Workout Gear: 16 Items That Are a Waste of Money
Living a healthy lifestyle is important to many Americans. But at times it feels like a bragging contest — especially with the popularity of social media. Expensive activewear, matching sneakers,…
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13 Effective Sunscreens That Will Leave You With Money to Burn
Sunscreen should be worn year-round as part of an everyday routine, not just on hot, sunny days or at the beach — and most people don’t use enough. Dermatologists recommend…
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Are You Vaccinated? Claim These Discounts and Freebies as a Reward
More Americans are getting their COVID-19 vaccinations every day, hopefully bringing us closer to the pandemic’s end. And while that should be incentive enough to get the shot, some companies…
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11 Inexpensive Ways to Get More Vitamin D
With studies suggesting that patients with COVID-19 who are deficient in vitamin D have poorer outcomes than those who have normal vitamin D levels, people are now asking how to…
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How Long Can You Expect to Live in America’s Biggest Cities?
Settling down away from the hubbub of a big city may seem like a slower, less taxing way of life. But in reality, Americans in urban areas tend to live…
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How Does Your State’s COVID Vaccine Rollout Stack Up?
When the U.S. government began reporting vaccine data on Jan. 13, no state had vaccinated more than 5% of its population (South Dakota was leading at that time, with 4.8%…
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15 Meaningless Nutritional Claims by Some of Your Favorite Foods
It isn’t easy to stay healthy. Not only is it often pricier and more time-consuming to eat nutritious meals, it can also be exceedingly difficult to determine just what foods…
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The Best and Worst Cities for an Active Lifestyle
Each year, Americans’ lists of New Year’s resolutions are topped by a desire to lose weight and exercise more. And after a year spent cooped up and socially distancing amid…
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23 Natural Ways to Boost Energy and Fight Fatigue
It’s a tired story: Americans are overworked, overscheduled, and sleeping less than they should. YouGov reports that 4 in 10 Americans wake up feeling tired at least once a week,…
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How We Got to 55 Million Cases of Coronavirus: A Timeline
It may seem hard to believe, but the planet has been battling the COVID-19 pandemic for a year. Official sources such as the World Health Organization and the Centers for…
