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If you skip this step, you may be disappointed with the results. Jiri Hera/Shutterstock When a baking recipe calls for room-temperature eggs, do you just skim over that part and use them straight from the fridge? While cooking with cold eggs might be fine, like in these fun dishes with an egg on top, temperature […]
Depression. Autism. Breast cancer. Alcoholism. Type 1 diabetes. Heart disease. What do these supposedly have in common? Many alternative health websites like to talk about a supposed link between these conditions and a gene called MTHFR—but there's no indisputable evidence that the link really exists. If you’re unfamiliar with the MTHFR gene, it stands for […]
The college admissions scandal may seem like an extreme case that only pertains to wealthy elites with the means to bribe people to get their children into top universities. But it touches on the pressured feelings almost all parents and students feel today. It also highlights the way many parents are cheating their kids out […]
If you’ve ever peeked into your tissue after blowing your nose and glimpsed yellow mucus, you may have wondered what your body was trying to tell you. Fear not! Mucus the color of lemonade is a sign that your body is doing what it’s supposed to do when faced with outside intruders. Mucus is critical […]
You might theoretically know that “always wipe front-to-back” should be drilled into your brain as a basic tenet of good personal hygiene, right alongside chores like brushing your teeth every morning and night and taking off your makeup before bed. But if you don’t understand why wiping front-to-back is so important, it can be easy […]
Healthy Eating When it comes to living a long and healthy life, let’s learn from the best, shall we? Learn from what works ucchie79/Shutterstock We all want our children to be healthy and happy, but food—the very thing that should nourish the next generation—has become a battleground for many families, and the source of much […]
Have a birthday party, graduation celebration, or holiday coming up soon? Then you should consider getting that cake over at Costco. Trong Nguyen/shutterstockCostco is certainly a magical fairytale when it comes to successful grocery shopping, given that their prices (and food) are almost incomparable to some of those other larger supermarket brands. There are tons […]
Having a period means that your vagina might unleash clots of blood that look nothing like the tidy little splashes of fluid you see in most tampon commercials. While period clots can be part and parcel of menstruation, sometimes they can be a sign that something isn’t quite right in your body. Here’s how to […]
By Jeb Barnes It is tempting to dismiss asbestos as a problem of the past. The height of its consumption was in the 1970s, and asbestos litigation began over a half century ago. Many of its leading manufacturers and mining companies are long gone. Yet asbestos litigation is back in the news. A trial court […]
There’s one key ingredient you need to know about. Nati Harnik/AP/Shutterstock Vegetarians and people who try to eat less meat don’t have to suffer through another dry, boring veggie burger again. Impossible Foods, previously Impossible Burger, created a patty like no other that looks and tastes like a meaty burger—sans meat. One of the main […]
Amid cycling clubs, HIIT studios, and rowing gyms, a gentler form of group fitness is emerging: the stretch studio. ClassPass identified recovery classes as the fastest-growing trend in 2017, reporting a 16 percent increase in clients booking meditation, restorative, and recovery classes. And from nationwide franchise Stretch Lab to Chicago’s StretchChi and NYC’s Stretch Relief […]
Kovaleva_Ka/Shutterstock One spring day, thankfully not too long from now, once the flowers have begun to open, a bee will hover and zip through your yard and dive-bomb your picnic table. While you’re thinking about avoiding a sting, that bee is focused on something else entirely: me. A honeybee has about six weeks to live. […]
Giselle Potter for Reader's Digest It’s eight o’clock on a cold spring night. Our apartment has been hit by a cyclone—the handiwork of a young, energetic child. Every bit of furniture is draped with paper chains, scissors, and Scotch tape, modeling clay, piles of acorns, and party favors. I’m so tired tonight. I’ve been on crutches […]
It’s strange that you always ask for ginger ale when on an airplane, but never when you’re on the ground. Don’t worry, there’s a reason behind your craving. Oksana-Mizina/Shutterstock Once you are comfortably traveling to your destination at cruising altitude, you can’t help but feel giddy when you hear the drink cart rumbling down the […]
We know you have a collection of condiments in your fridge or pantry, but here’s how long you can safely use them. Yulia Furman/Shutterstock Whether it’s the ketchup you only pull out for summer barbeques or some fancy dressing you used six months ago to make a dip for your friend’s party, there are bound […]