Health and Wellness
Thursday, October 8, 2026
Misinformation has been a problem as long as the internet has existed; unfortunately, with the emergence of AI technology, it has only gotten worse. While not entirely perfect, AI images, video, and audio have come a long way and, even in their current state, are able to trick even the...
Doomscrolling is the word of the year at this point. The majority of us do it; I mean, before I started writing this article, I was doomscrolling on TikTok. Then it hit me: I am doomscrolling while I’m about to write an article about doomscrolling, and then I had to...
Everyone says to eat healthy for a longer lifespan. It’s a simple diet change; you do have the power to change your diet if you so please. However, people often fail to recognize other people’s lives and everything that demands their time in place of a healthy diet. Not everyone...
Everyone wants to live healthy lives, but a healthy lifestyle requires a healthy diet. Eating healthy requires meal preparation and knowing how many calories, among other nutrients, you’re taking in with every meal to balance your nutrients; most importantly, it requires the money, knowledge, and dedication to coordinate all of...
An interesting trend in salt products, particularly in the United States, may lead to a health crisis in the near future if nothing is done. Iodine was once guaranteed in a variety of food products, especially salt. That said, recent years have seen more and more salt products released with...
It’s okay to not be okay. There is no shame behind it either. A lot of the time in life, things get rough, and sometimes we falter, and that’s okay. There is absolutely nothing wrong with taking a break either. I, for one, have taken many breaks in my life...
I remember sitting in health class as a 6th grader and minding my own business when this boy sitting next to me started making a scene. He started pointing at my spots and saying that I didn’t take showers and that my spots were dirt. After that day, I was...
The average person has a lot going on and a lot more going on in their mind. Stress is something almost everyone is suffering from. It’s a natural occurrence that requires a lot of effort to combat day-to-day. So here are different ways to combat stress in your life in...
Throughout history beauty standards have shifted in many different directions; in the past century, however, the beauty standards in the United States have been defined by Hollywood’s picture-perfect standards. Makeup to get rid of the blemishes on a woman’s face and tight dresses to fit that hourglass figure. Anything less...
A troubling tanning trend has taken social media by storm and is putting the health of those who participate at risk, but it’s hardly surprising. Recent years have seen a rise of bizarre, unorthodox, and dangerous health and beauty trends. While they have occurred in the past, these trends have...
I was unaware I was autistic until I was an adult. In school, I never had accommodations because of the lack of that diagnosis. When I was discouraged about a certain assignment, I didn’t get help; I got motivation, and that can be good, but only to a point. I...
I was diagnosed with asthma at the age of 3, and ever since that day, I have had really bad anxiety about going somewhere without an inhaler. Once, as a child, I was in the car with my grandma, no inhaler, no nebulizer, and I started turning blue face and...
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