Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has some thoughts about Ozempic. According to the nominee to run the Department of Health and Human Services, the government should not provide the drug for millions of Americans, but instead address obesity and diabetes by handing out organic food and gym memberships. Like many of RFK’s statements, these ideas have … Read more
What is it about a Christmas stocking? Old or young, waking up on Christmas morning to a stocking lumpy with little surprises has its own special joy. These healthy stocking stuffer ideas have the perfect gift for everyone on your list! It’s always fun pulling the hidden items out to reveal the small gifts inside. … Read more
With 6 kids and multiple business ventures (and an indoor plant obsession!), it’s easy for things to pile up around the house. Amidst the holiday season gift-giving these gifts can lead to more stress for both the giver and receiver. Over the years we’ve embraced a minimalist lifestyle, including giving experience gifts whenever we could. … Read more
With 6 kids and multiple business ventures (and an indoor plant obsession!), it’s easy for things to pile up around the house. Amidst the holiday season gift-giving these gifts can lead to more stress for both the giver and receiver. Over the years we’ve embraced a minimalist lifestyle, including giving experience gifts whenever we could. … Read more
Produced by ElevenLabs and News Over Audio (Noa) using AI narration. Listen to more stories on the Noa app. Updated at 10:58 p.m. ET on Thursday, December 5, 2024 Two very ugly, uniquely American things happened yesterday: A health-care executive was shot dead, and because he was a health-care executive, people cheered. UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian … Read more
Across the country, the thirst for an illicit beverage is growing. Raw milk can’t be sold legally for human consumption in many states, but some 11 million Americans drink it anyway as wellness influencers, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr., extol its benefits. They do so despite a well-established risk of disease and death: E. coli, … Read more
Foot pain can be caused by a number of things that you’ve heard of – like bone spurs or bunions. But you may have only recently heard of Haglund’s deformity, a small, bony ridge or bump that can form on the back of the heel near your Achilles tendon, causing discomfort and pain. Haglund’s deformity … Read more
It’s so easy to let the commercialism of the Christmas season take over. Over the years though, I’ve found that the simple things are often the most meaningful. Store-bought gifts certainly have their place but homemade gift ideas are usually budget-friendly and a great way to give a customized gift. We also focus more on … Read more
Everyone coughs to clear their throat from time to time. But when a cough is persistent or starts to get phlegmy, you might have a chest cold – also known as bronchitis. Bronchitis is very common and can usually be treated at home. But if your cough lingers for more than a few weeks, it … Read more
Updated at 11:23 a.m. on December 4, 2024 The second time I freaked out about bedbugs, my landlord suggested I might be overreacting, just a tad. My husband and I had fought back an infestation just five months earlier; now, after finding a single bedbug on my pillow—sated because, I presumed, it’d bitten me—I was … Read more
When you first got your period, learning how to use a tampon may have had quite a learning curve. With the new experience came questions like, “What should it feel like? Did I insert it right? And why do tampon boxes warn of toxic shock syndrome?” Toxic shock syndrome, or TSS, is a condition you … Read more
Produced by ElevenLabs and News Over Audio (Noa) using AI narration. Listen to more stories on the Noa app. Leading the Department of Health and Human Services seems, at first glance, like a dream job for Robert F. Kennedy Jr., quite possibly America’s most infamous anti-vaxxer. If confirmed, Kennedy will oversee the agencies that play … Read more