Health & Wellness
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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 can be so hard to recognize the full effects of…
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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 from seasonal allergies but don’t know exactly what causes them,…
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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, and pricey headphones get more attention than actually working out.…
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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 a full ounce for an average adult in a bathing…
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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…
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Which States Have the Fewest Coronavirus Restrictions?
The response across the United States to coronavirus containment has been varied, to say the least. New York and California led the way early on with strict lockdowns, business closings,…
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How to Cope With COVID-19, Job Loss, and Other Traumatic Events
Life never really lets up. Constant change, whether major or minor, can challenge our physical and psychological capacities to adjust. Few things illustrate that better than the current coronavirus pandemic…
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Safe, Fireworks-Free Ways to Celebrate the Fourth of July at Home
Fireworks on the Fourth of July are an American tradition, but not everyone loves them. Though large public displays of fireworks are largely canceled this year because of the pandemic, that’s…
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20 Essential Exercises for Older Adults
Exercise can keep seniors healthy, active, and enjoying life — which is all the more important during the high-stress days of a pandemic. Older adults who are physically active have…
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The Digital Clock You Need to End the ‘Groundhog Day’ Loop
During the pandemic shutdown, does it seem as if one day runs into the next — just as Phil Conners, Bill Murray’s character in the 1993 film “Groundhog Day,” was…
