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When you’re trying to meet weight loss goals, staying consistent, sticking to a plan and watching what you consume is key. While many focus on food, what you drink also makes a difference. If you’re careful about your meals, but load up on sugary drinks, that impacts how much weight you’ll lose. “If your goal is to shrink your waist …

As if one scandal wasn’t enough, Bonnie Blue is now offering a buffet of troubling confessions in her documentary 1,000 Men and Me: The Bonnie Blue Story. “If you could earn a million pounds in a month, your morals would soon change, and you’d get your bits out,” Bonnie’s mother, who enjoys a spot on her daughter’s payroll along with …

I had a double mastectomy when I was 40 years old in 1997. I was married and had two children under the age of 11.  Cutting off my breasts when I didn’t have cancer seemed radical, but it wasn’t radical to me. I have the BRCA1 gene mutation. That means I have a 60% chance of getting ovarian cancer and …

I had a double mastectomy when I was 40 years old in 1997. I was married and had two children under the age of 11.  Cutting off my breasts when I didn’t have cancer seemed radical, but it wasn’t radical to me. I have the BRCA1 gene mutation. That means I have a 60% chance of getting ovarian cancer and …

A scan that takes merely 10 minutes may be able to tell you whether you are at risk of having a heart attack and suffering from coronary artery disease.  Lynda Hollander, 64, a social worker and runner in West Orange, New Jersey, noticed her cholesterol levels had begun to rise after she hit menopause.  She decided to visit a cardiologist, …

Doctors at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have identified a surprising new cause of skin cancer, a strain of the human papillomavirus (HPV) commonly found on the skin. The findings, published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine, could reshape how scientists understand certain skin cancers, especially in people with weakened immune systems. A case that changed the …

Are you trying to slim down first? There are a few key foods that can help you achieve your goals. “Here are 7 protein-packed foods that can help you get lean in 30 days, by promoting fat loss, preserving muscle, and supporting metabolism. Each is rich in high-quality protein, supports satiety, and helps control cravings,” says Tara Collingwood, MS, RDN, CSSD, LD/N, ACSM-CPT, a …

Phoenix summers no longer just feel unbearable. They may age your body faster too. In 2023 alone, the city recorded over 140 days with temperatures surpassing 100°F. Now, new research suggests that these extreme heat conditions do more than cause short-term harm. A recent study published in the journal Science Advances has revealed that long-term exposure to high heat …

You can only learn so much from watching 20-plus seasons of Grey’s Anatomy, so I’m asking real-life medical professionals: What’s a freaky fact about the human body that most people wouldn’t want to know? Maybe you’re an OB-GYN, and you know that ovaries can develop tumors with teeth… —u/_bbycake Maybe you’re a brain surgeon who knows that patients won’t feel …

Back in the mid-1980s, the nighttime soap opera Dallas set the all-time gold standard for terrible uses of the “It was all a dream!” plot reveal, with a ridiculous twist erasing the entire previous season. In the decades that followed, Hollywood has continued to exploit this overused trope. Horror movies, in particular, going back to the beginning of cinema and …