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Here’s What Happens When You Eat Bread On An Empty Stomach – Health Digest

While white bread’s occasional spike in your blood sugar is probably harmless, your body can become less responsive to insulin to bring down your blood [more…]

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Here’s What Happens To Your Skin Just After Death – Health Digest

Ever wondered why someone who died looks pale or their skin takes on a grayish hue? This process, called livor mortis, is due to the fact [more…]

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Does Being Left-Handed Increase Your Risk Of Cancer? Here’s What We Know – Health Digest

A 2007 article in Epidemiology followed more than 12,000 Dutch women for 13 years. During that time, 252 women passed away. The researchers compared the [more…]

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Here’s How Long Protein Actually Stays In Your Body – Health Digest

Some proteins can be digested within 30 minutes or up to two hours. While they might be great for a post-workout recovery, these proteins don’t [more…]

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Here’s When You Should Worry About Having Deja Vu – Health Digest

Some brain conditions have been linked to having déjà vu experiences. Temporal lobe epilepsy can cause unusual electrical activity in the brain that leads to [more…]

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Here’s What Happens When You Take A Sip Of Spoiled Milk – Health Digest

New York-based internist and gastroenterologist Dr. Niket Sonpal told Well+Good, “Typically, if you ingest enough spoiled milk, it can take a toll on your gastrointestinal tract.” [more…]

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Does TikTok’s Citrus Hack Actually Stop Any Coughing? Here’s What We Know – Health Digest

Perhaps there’s a reason your mother touted the benefits of vitamin C whenever you felt like you were coming down with something. According to Dr. Silvia [more…]

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Do Left-Handed People Actually Die Sooner? Here’s What We Know – Health Digest

The researchers pointed out in the 1988 study in Nature that stressors surrounding left-handed people’s birth impeded their longevity. They also suggested that genetics and [more…]

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Is There Any Truth To The ‘Feed A Cold, Starve A Fever’ Saying? Here’s What We Know – Health Digest

When you get a fever, both calorie use and metabolism increase in your body, so it’s important to fuel it with the nutrients it needs, [more…]

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Here’s What The V8 Diet Can Do For Your Cardiovascular Health – Health Digest

Our cardiovascular health is intricately connected to the foods we consume. Dietary choices play a pivotal role in either enhancing or compromising the well-being of [more…]