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You’re Not The Same After The Pandemic – Health Digest

The COVID pandemic left a lot of us feeling isolated, alone, and unsure of where to turn for help. And, unlike Will Smith in “I [more…]

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Why You Crave Thanksgiving Dessert (Even When You’re Beyond Full) – Health Digest

You’ve eaten your fill of mashed potatoes and gravy. Your belt has become undone, and you’re basking in the glory of a stomach filled with [more…]

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What It Means When You’re Craving Exercise – Health Digest

Melissa Ertl, Ph.D., is a psychologist and postdoctoral research fellow at the New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University Irving Medical Center. She defines [more…]

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Why You’re More Likely To Have Nightmares During The Holiday Season – Health Digest

Dr. Kelly Bulkeley, author, religion psychologist, dream researcher, and director of the Sleep and Dream Database (SDDb) archives, wrote via Psychology Today about the different [more…]

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You’re More Likely To Get Chronic Headaches If You Have This Personality Trait – Health Digest

Using the Five Factor Model of Personality, researchers from the 2022 study assessed the effect of these five personality traits on a person’s risk of incident [more…]

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The Unexpected Reason You’re Having Difficulty Breathing – Health Digest

Two brain areas are responsible for respiration and they reside in the lower brain stem. A study published in 2017 in The Journal of Physiological [more…]

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Does Your Body Burn More Calories When You’re Sick? – Health Digest

For every degree your body temperature climbs when sick, the body expends more energy (via Scientific American). While you may have little desire to eat when [more…]

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This Could Be Why You’re Not Losing Weight (Even If You’re Exercising And Dieting) – Health Digest

If you’re dieting, you could easily feel left out of social gatherings such as happy hours and restaurant openings. Yet a little drink here or [more…]

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Signs You’re Suffering From Exercise Intolerance – Health Digest

At the cellular level, muscles rely on efficient energy production for contraction and function. With exercise intolerance, there can be a problem with the metabolic [more…]

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Why You May Get A Headache When You’re Constipated – Health Digest

The researchers also drew a potential connection between one’s mental health and the dual presence of headache and constipation, as increased prevalence rates of depressive [more…]