Catch up on the latest health legislation, honest discussions about our bodies, and “I Have” essays from women’s personal experiences. Whether mental or physical The Frisky discusses each disease, concern, or condition to encourage open conversation.
If you feel that clear aligners are suddenly everywhere, you definitely aren’t alone. Over the past couple of years, they’ve become an increasingly popular option for people looking to improve their smiles. There’s a good reason too! Clear aligners have many advantages over traditional tooth-straightening methods, like metal braces, that make them the perfect option […]
The results of a UK study on depression and exercise show that it’s possible that exercise is as effective for treating depression as therapy or medication. The researchers caution, of course, that better studies need to be done to come to a conclusion. But cool! Maybe that’s one of the reasons we get depressed in the winter […]
The goal of healthy people in this world is to live a long and happy life. This is easily attainable if we continue to work towards a well-rounded life that includes beneficial components which allow us to stay the course. However, we have unhealthy distractions all around us which have the potential to prevent us […]
Right now, I have tendonitis in my left ankle, tenosynovitis in both of my feet (it’s an inflammation of the sheaths that protect tendons), hammer toes, and my marathon-induced avascular necrosis still hasn’t quite healed. I have a vertebra that’s still healing from being cracked when I fell backward down a flight of stairs last year, and the […]
I get that some people love to workout. It rejuvenates them and they get pleasure from the simple act of self care. Then there are people like me who hate working out and need any excuse possible to avoid pretending they know what they’re doing on the weight machines at the gym (seriously, do you […]
According to a new study, older women — “cougars,” if you must — are total horn dogs and they’ve got their waning fertility to blame (or credit?). Psychologists from the University of Texas at Austin polled almost 900 women about their attitudes towards sex, and learned that women aged 27 to 40 (those past their baby-making peak) have […]
For a human body to maintain proper mental and physical health, adequate sleep is necessary. Our body is coded to function in a specific way that makes us sleepy at night and keeps us awake during the daytime. Even during sleep, our brain is fairly active. The brain is fully aware of whatever is going […]
Did you know that every endodontist is a dentist, but only about 5% of all dentists are endodontists? Much like any specialist in the medical industry, an endodontist is a specialist who has completed an additional two or more years of dental school. An endodontist specializes in procedures related to the interior of teeth such […]
Breast augmentation remains the most trendy plastic operations in women. Since 2000, the tendency to change the shape of breasts has been on the rise. In 2018, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons reported the peak of the demand: +4% if to compare with 2017 and +48% versus 2000. An additional increase of 6% is […]
