Energy drinks aren’t automatically dangerous for healthy adults, but they’re far from harmless. Harvard Health and doctors at Northwestern Medicine say one can once in a while is the ceiling, never a daily habit. Anyone with high blood pressure or heart disease, pregnant or breastfeeding women and kids should skip them completely.
That skip list…
Nara Smith’s debut cookbook, Homemade, is on shelves now, and the story behind it runs deeper than the couture on its cover. Smith spent two years working on the book, and that stretch overlapped with her daughter Whimsy’s cancer diagnosis and treatment. Most coverage has focused on the gowns. The bigger story is what she…
The EGOT winner says a rare repeat bout with shingles forced her to rethink what strength really looks like
Viola Davis has built a career playing women who refuse to break. Offscreen, the EGOT winner recently found herself in a fight she never saw coming, and one that she says nearly knocked her flat.
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Dermatologists explain how short nights quietly chip away at your complexion, and the simple fixes that can help it bounce back
For years, running on fumes has been treated as a quiet flex. Late nights out, deadlines finished at 2 a.m. and a calendar packed past capacity often leave people wearing dark circles like a…
Cardiologists and dietitians point to everyday staples, from potatoes to dark chocolate, that may help slow the plaque buildup behind heart disease
Why your arteries need backup
Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States, responsible for about one in five deaths, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.…
That bottle promising brighter, whiter eyes may be covering up something your optometrist needs to see
For a body part that does so much heavy lifting, the eyes get remarkably little attention. Roughly 4 in 10 Americans are considered at high risk for vision loss, and 40% of that group skipped an eye exam in…
Nighttime light may be quietly troubling your heart
A new study links even a dim bedroom glow to subtle changes in heart structure, and doctors say darkness deserves more credit than it gets
Most sleep advice comes down to a familiar formula: get at least seven hours and keep the bedroom cool and dark. New…
The R&B star sat down with Tamron Hall and her oncologist to reveal where her leukemia fight stands, plus a first listen at new music.
Nivea has a reason to celebrate. Just months after the R&B singer revealed she was battling leukemia, the voice behind early-2000s favorites such as Don’t Mess With My Man and…
Detox teas and turmeric shots are flooding your feed, but a registered dietitian says the real reset looks nothing like what influencers are selling.
Summer is winding down, and with it goes a season of stadium hot dogs, backyard picnics and one too many drinks at outdoor concerts. As fall routines creep back onto the…
From the freezer aisle to the breakfast table, several long-maligned staples offer far more nutritional value than their reputations suggest
Several foods that many people avoid as unhealthy, including frozen vegetables, canned fish, coffee, potatoes, soy, eggs and popcorn, are actually rich sources of protein, fiber, vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and healthy fats. Their bad reputations…

