insert_link Food & Drink 12 Ways Coffee May Boost Your Health and Wellness March is National Caffeine Awareness Month, so it seems like a fitting time to talk about coffee. Most people can't go a morning without a cup...or two. The taste and the very quick jolt of caffeine can make all the difference in your day. But there are actually some real health benefits to drinking a cup of coffee — they go way beyond just making you feel wide awake (although […] todayMarch 10, 2021
insert_link Health & Wellness Is There Any Safe Way to Socialize During the Coronavirus Pandemic? Of the many ways COVID-19 has changed American life, social distancing is among the toughest for many people to bear. Humans are social animals, hard-wired to crave touch and interaction. So it’s only natural that, as caution fatigue sets in and social-distancing guidelines in many places are extended into the indeterminate future, even well-intentioned people are looking for loopholes that allow them to reunite with loved ones. But is there […] todayJuly 6, 2020
insert_link Health & Wellness Is wearing a Face Mask the new “Safe Sex?” In the wake of conflicting studies on whether or not COVID-19 is present in semen, researchers from three Boston hospitals have released sexual health guidelines describing the riskiest behavior, and offering some unusual advice about when to wear masks. The guidelines, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, note that any type of in-person sexual activity is a COVID-19 risk factor given the limited data on sexual transmission, and the […] todayJune 11, 2020
insert_link Health & Wellness This is Your Body on Red Meat You’d be hard-pressed to find a health topic more widely debated than the case for or against eating red meat. That’s because medical opinion on whether or not we should be eating red meat ― and exactly how much of it we can safely eat ― is constantly changing, as The New York Times recently reported. For example, research published in the European Heart Journal linked daily consumption of red meat […] todayJanuary 23, 2020