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Popping vitamin C tablets every time you feel run-down might seem harmless – even healthy – but overdoing it can actually backfire. While vitamin C is vital for immunity and repair, excessive supplementation can disrupt your body’s balance and lead to complications such as kidney stones. Many people overlook how differently the body handles synthetic versus food-based vitamin C, assuming …

Of all the crappy ways smartphones have affected our health, this one is a real kick in the pants. A first-of-its-kind study links excessive scrolling on the phone while sitting on the toilet with hemorrhoids. (Insert poo emojis.) But, seriously. Sitting on an open bowl offers no support for the pelvic floor. That puts pressure on veins in the rectum, …