Shopping for the holidays can be stressful, but finding the right gift for someone with anxiety can be difficult. You might think that setting up an appointment for a spa getaway might help, but the idea of commitment might bring on…
Society often inaccurately views people who are different as weird or weak. But being different isn’t bad, and it’s actually more common than you may think. In fact, there are 70 million Americans who learn and think differently. That means 1…
As much as we focus on keeping our bodies healthy, our brains are equally deserving of our attention. While we tend to think of cognitive decline as something to worry about in old age, 2024 research published in the British…
It’s a sad truth: The things we don’t understand we tend to judge most harshly. A look at human history will undoubtedly show you just how dangerous this tendency can be. And yet, “otherness” continues to be shrouded in mystery…
Wearing a mask to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 has been a part of day-to-day life for years. As cases rise and fall, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides information to understand transmission rates where you live…
“Spring fever” has had multiple meanings, and the symptoms have changed since the term first appeared in America in the 1850s. If you were diagnosed with spring fever back then, Atlas Obscura uncovered a dictionary entry that described your predicament…
We hear the term inflammation used in connection with a variety of different illnesses, but what is it exactly? In short, it’s your immune system kicking into gear to fight off an irritant, according to InformedHealth.org (via National Library of…
Gut health refers to your entire digestive system’s bacteria, also called your gut microbiome, a complex system made up of 300 to 500 bacterial species, 10 times more than that of all your body’s cells. Your gut microbiome helps you…
Without a doubt, depression can severely affect a person’s quality of life. It changes your thinking, and can make you lose concentration. Your eating and sleeping habits also change, and you lose interest in pleasurable activities. If a person suffers…
The long-lasting impact of COVID-19 has been nothing short of a calamity – grieving for lost loved ones, struggling with unemployment, going bankrupt, managing to salvage necessities like food and clothes after hitting poverty — the list goes on. Besides the…