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This Is What Your Dentist First Notices About You
Open wide and say "Ahh!" Here are some initial impressions your dentist can gather about your health, just from peeking in your mouth. When you recline in the dental chair and open your mouth real wide, do you ever wonder what your dentist sees? Your mouth is a fascinating window into your overall health. Beyond merely identifying cavities or gum diseases, dental professionals are trained to detect many potential health concerns that start or manifest in your oral cavity.
7 Lifesaving First Aid Items You Should Take on Vacation, Say Doctors & a Paramedic
Travel prep means planning for the unexpected. Our writer—a dad, former pro firefighter and paramedic, and present-day certified health coach—spoke with emergency room physicians to curate this list of essentials so your next adventure is unforgettable in all good ways. Whether you’re trekking through the rainforests of South...
This Is What Your Eye Color Could Reveal About Your Attractiveness
Your eye color could mean way more than a simple genetic pigmentation. For starters, it might reveal insightful clues into your health and personality. But here’s the shocker: It could also determine who you are most attracted to. While romantic partners may share a few physical traits, science says that your attraction to certain eye colors could actually come from another surprising source.
Bethenny Frankel on Beauty & Body Image: “I Did Not Realize People Are Using Filters”
Our editors and experts handpick every product we feature. We may earn a commission from your purchases. Of all Bravo’s reality TV personalities, Bethenny Frankel is one who went from a Real Housewife to a household name. At 52, Frankel has been a reality star, the author of four self-help books, a podcast host, a philanthropist (as an example, she once chartered planes to Puerto Rico after a disastrous hurricane), and an entrepreneur—most famously as founder of the Skinnygirl cocktails brand, which she sold in 2011.
This Is One of the Rarest Facial Features in the World
When parents tell their children they are special and unique, they aren’t lying. But even though so many different features make up each individual’s appearance, some facial features are rarer than others. The one that appears most infrequently is heterochromia, or having different-colored eyes. How rare is heterochromia,...
‘The Pillowtalk Derm’ Dr. Shereene Idriss, MD, Reveals Her #1 Rule for Gorgeous Summer Skin: “You Will Be Golden”
Our editors and experts handpick every product we feature. We may earn a commission from your purchases. If you haven’t heard of board-certified dermatologist Shereene Idriss, MD, perhaps you’ve heard of the Pillowtalk Derm, the name she’s known by to the over one million followers across Instagram, TikTok and YouTube. Dr. Idriss has grown known for her no-nonsense videos that feel like an authoritative BFF setting you straight, as well as for calling out high-profile figures when she thinks their claim is bogus (see her takedown of Gwyneth Paltrow’s lotion routine).
The 5 Best Supplements To Fight Dementia and Preserve Your Brain, From a Doctor of Regenerative Medicine
It's possible you've never heard of these brain supplements, but a doctor specializing in longevity says they're smart to have on your radar. Human life expectancy increased by six years between 2000 and 2019, according to World Health Organization data. But along with a longer life have come increases in cases of neurodegenerative diseases. Just as one example, 2022 research published in Translational Neurodegeneration demonstrated that the number of dementia diagnoses is on trajectory to rise from 2000’s 13.5 million to 21.2 million by 2025.
8 Changes Your Vagina Needs You to Make This Summer
Summer's carefree spirit can turn into not-so-carefree vaginal symptoms. Here's how to stay fresh all season long. Our editors and experts handpick every product we feature. We may earn a commission from your purchases. As the days get longer and we shed our winter layers, plenty of health experts recommend...
WHO Advises Against Using Non-Sugar Sweeteners for Weight Control
These days, it can seem like non-sugar sweeteners (NSS) are in everything. From protein shakes to diet soda to baked goods, all sorts of packaged foods use non-sugar sweeteners like aspartame or stevia. And while some sugar substitutes have their advantages, such as preventing metabolic syndrome, they are definitely not a miracle cure for the problems associated with sugar.
“Shark Tank” Judge Barbara Corcoran on the Injury She Believed Would End Her Career…and Why She Has No Plans to Retire
Barbara Corcoran has overcome a lot in her life. The Shark Tank star and entrepreneur struggled during school, dealt with dyslexia and had trouble holding down a job in her twenties until she famously turned $1,000 into one of the biggest real estate companies, The Corcoran Group, which she sold for $66 million in 2001. After years of working nonstop—starring on TV, motivational speaking, a podcast, mentoring new business owners, and investing in startups—Corcoran has had no plans to retire.
Experts Just Named the 8 Best Places to Go on Vacation That Zap Stress (Even After You Get Home)
The goal of that precious getaway is to unplug, decompress, and become you again. Research says the best places to go on vacation facilitate that magic in fascinating, scientific ways. Our editors and experts handpick every product we feature. We may earn a commission from your purchases. Taking regular vacations...
Can Allergies Cause a Sore Throat? Here’s What Doctors Say
A sore throat is a common symptom and can be the result of having too much fun—at a ballgame or concert, for example—or it can be the result of something more serious, like streptococcal bacteria, the cause of strep throat. (Which, if you know you know…is decidedly not fun.)
Sunburned Lips? Here’s What Doctors Say You Should Do
Our editors and experts handpick every product we feature. We may earn a commission from your purchases. Maybe you use a good lip balm with SPF…but when you’re skiing, boating or just enjoying lunch with friends on a patio, your favorite chappy might escape your grip. Sunburned lips have happened to the best of us—but, says an emergency room doctor, sunburn on the lips should be avoided. “The skin of the lips is very thin and very easily damaged especially by the UV radiation of the sun,” explains Ken Perry, MD, FACEP, an emergency department physician in Charleston, SC.
Can Allergies Make You Cough? Here’s What a Doctor Says
It’s exciting to watch flowers bloom as the weather turns warm, but those spring allergies can be a buzzkill. If you find yourself always sneezing and itching as the seasons turn, you may be dealing with a seasonal allergy from pollen now floating in the air. But can allergies make you cough, as well? In the era of COVID-19 and recent harsh flu seasons, it can be confusing to know whether symptoms like fever or cough are linked to typical seasonal allergies. So is your cough from a virus, or are allergies to blame?
How Taking Vacation Actually Improves Your Health, According to Doctors
Daydreaming of a vacation? Experts offer six compelling ways your body will thank you for booking time off. (Turns out, there's scientific truth behind that post-vacation glow.) Among advanced economies around the world, the US stands out in one troubling way, according to The Center for Economic and Policy Research....
This Is What Your OB/GYN First Notices About You
Your OB/GYN is trained to see beyond the surface...and may pick up on factors affecting your health that you've never even considered. As you enter the doctor’s office, you might feel a bit apprehensive. After all, appointments with an obstetrician-gynecologist (OB/GYN) can be intimate, personal, and sometimes anxiety-inducing. But...
8 Health Benefits of Laughing, According to Neuroscience Research
Science has found laughter really is powerful medicine for the body and the brain—and it's likely fending off disease, too. You’ve experienced how a good giggle has a way of putting things in healthy perspective. Even better: Science says regular laughter can have healing and preventative effects for your health.
Bikini Wax Wisdom from Waxing Specialists: 6 Things You Should Never Do, and 3 You Should
Bikini wax specialists share their secrets for after-wax care to prevent infection, irritation, and ingrown hairs. Our editors and experts handpick every product we feature. We may earn a commission from your purchases. When it’s time for a bikini wax, you look forward to that liberating feeling of just not...
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