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10 Tools No Family Caregiver Should Be Without
To help maintain a healthy balance between your duties as a family caregiver and your own life, we’ve assembled 10...
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This Is the Filthiest Item in Your Doctor’s Office
The dirtiest thing in your doctor's office probably isn't what you think. Here's just how gross it is, and how...
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7 Ways to Maintain Healthy Blood Sugar Levels
If your blood sugar number is creeping up, these science-backed diet, exercise, and wellness tweaks can help you return it...
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6 Body Parts You Can Stop Cleaning So Often
Some body parts do not have to be squeaky clean. You'll look and feel better if you wash these parts...
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9 Foods You Should Never Eat Before Bed
These bedtime snacks will leave you tossing and turning.
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Need Pain Relief? Grab a Beer Instead of an Aspirin
You may already drain a pint to heal a broken heart, but new research suggests that beer can actually ease...
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8 Doctor Appointment Mistakes You Didn’t Realize You Were Making
Doctor's visits can be confusing. Get the most out of your appointments by avoiding these common missteps, according to health...
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5 Things You Can Do Right Now to Change the World
Changing the entire world is a seemingly impossible task, but we believe change starts small, one person at a time....
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Intelligent People Have This One Sleep Habit in Common, Science Says
This is good news for night owls everywhere!
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Attention, Men: Doing This Every Day Could Lower Your Fertility
Listen up, fellas.
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This Is One of the Best Things You Can Do to Ward Off Memory Loss
Hint: It doesn't involve crossword puzzles.
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The Scientific Reason Why You Should Have Sex Before Going to Bed Tonight
Trust us, your sleep will get a huge boost from it.
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Reader’s Digest Health Report: March 2018
We've rounded up the three most fascinating medical discoveries from around the world in this month's health report.
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Studies Say Handwriting Will Make You (and Your Kids) Smarter
Choosing a pen over a keyboard does wonders for your memory.
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Say Goodbye to Backaches: Science Confirms How to End the Pain Once and for All
No more popping pain meds!
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Take Control of the Way You Age
People everywhere are living longer (and stronger) than ever before. And, Canadians are no longer content letting age dictate what...
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14 Little Ways to Instantly Turn a Bad Mood Around
Woke up in a crummy mood? Don't let it ruin your day! These quick and easy mood-boosters will put a...
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Don’t Let a Lack of Sleep Ruin Your Day: Use These Expert Wakefulness Tips
If a lack of sleep has you feeling drowsy, use these science-backed tricks to stay awake and alert all day.
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This Is What Really Happens When You Swallow Chewing Gum
The age-old myth of swallowed gum staying in your body for seven years is officially busted.
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Reader’s Digest Health Report: February 2018
We've rounded up the four best medical discoveries from around the world for February.
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Quiet, Please! How Staying Silent Can Boost Your Health
10 Canadians share their simple strategies for finding peace and quiet.
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Feed Your Baby This Food If You Want to Raise a Genius
Pediatricians have advised parents to wait till babies are at least one year-old before introducing this brain food, but that...
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5 Health Myths Being Kept Alive by Fake News
It's time to cure these contagious health myths once and for all.
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10 Fascinating Facts You Never Knew About Ambidextrous People
A tiny fraction of the population can use both hands with equal skill. Here's the biology behind this cool ability,...
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5 Healthier Work Habits North Americans Need to Steal from Europeans
If you work past sunset most days or neglect to use all your vacation time, you're probably North American.
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7 Places You Didn’t Know Had Hidden Cameras
Is there such a thing as privacy anymore? You probably didn't realize that these seven innocent spots have hidden cameras...
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Can You Pass the World’s Shortest IQ Test? Less Than 20 Per Cent of People Can
These questions even stumped students at Yale and Harvard.
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The Real Reason Why Some People Are Left-Handed, According to Science
In a new study, scientists may have just discovered what makes you a lefty.
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8 Habits You Didn’t Know Could Cause Hemorrhoids
Three out of four adults will endure the itching, burning and bleeding of hemorrhoids at some point in their lives....