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These 10 Things Literally Increase the Size of Your Brain

Several breakthroughs in brain science over the last few years suggest humans actually have the power to increase brain size. This can change your life in so many ways, from increasing memory to harnessing the ...

Masked Hypertension: More Common (and Dangerous) than White Coat Syndrome

You might have heard of a condition called "white coat syndrome," where people's blood pressure readings are higher at the doctor's office than at home. It's attributed to the nervousness some individuals feel when seeing ...

Cellulitis Treatment: Natural Remedies & Prevention Tips

Considered to be the most common types of illness caused by staph bacteria, cellulitis is a painful, sometimes blistering skin infection that affects hundreds of thousands of adults every year in the United States, leading ...

Cellulitis Symptoms, Causes & Risk Factors

The name of the bacteria responsible for most cases of cellulitis infections and cellulitis symptoms is staphylococcus, which is actually very common and lives on the skin of approximately 30 percent of even healthy adults. Cellulitis ...

7 Natural Treatments of Prediabetes Symptoms

We know that diabetes is a major problem in the U.S., and prediabetes is not less of an issue — but it's also a wakeup call that can jolt someone into action. Prediabetes symptoms may ...

The 12 Best Fast Casual Restaurants That I Eat At

Maybe you underestimated how long a road trip would take, or you forgot to pack lunch before heading to work in the morning. Whatever the case, you might find yourself strapped for cash and/or time, ...

10 Chain Restaurants You Should Never Eat At

Fast food restaurants get a bad reputation and for good reason — have you seen what's in a chicken nugget? But casual dining chain restaurants often get a free pass from customers. Perhaps it's because there are ...

Gallbladder Symptoms, Causes of Pain & Risk Factors

In one way or another, gallbladder pain is almost always caused by one particular gallbladder problem: gallstones. Around 10 percent to 20 percent of the total adult population (up to 40 percent in some age ...

The Truth about VBAC (And What Your Doctor Probably Isn’t Telling You)

Controversy around the safety of a vaginal birth after C-section has recently prompted sharp declines in this delivery method. Unfortunately, women are often incorrectly told that they're not allowed to have a vaginal birth after ...

The Best 7 Food Allergy Alternatives

The prevalence of food allergies continue to rise, affecting approximately 5 percent of children under the age of 5 years old and 4 percent of teens and adults. Food allergies have severe effects on daily life because ...