Marina Komarovsky

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Milk poured into glass milks whole skim fat percent

Sep 1, 2021

Why Whole Milk Is the Superior Dairy Milk

Go ahead and toss the skim.

Feb 7, 2017

Why You Should Always Choose Generic Meds Over Brand-Name

Have you ever stood in front of a drugstore shelf with a splitting headache, Advil in one hand, store-brand ibuprofen in the other, cursing all the choices we have in our country?

things you do everyday

Jan 26, 2017

Things You Do Every Day That'll Seem Crazy in 50 Years

Imagine going back in time 50 years, and you find yourself in a very different place health habit-wise: Everyone's puffing on cigarettes in the bar, condoms aren't really an expectation, and breast cancer isn't something to talk about in polite company.

Jan 13, 2017

Here's Why Some People Hate Cheese, According to Science

You might assume that most normally functioning, logical people agree that cheese is one of the best foods on the planet.

Nov 15, 2016

This Real-Life Bionic Arm Is Named After Luke Skywalker

Losing limbs in light-saber fights is a common occurrence in the Star Wars films, and the Jedi doctors have bionics down.

fat is the devil?

Oct 14, 2016

How America Got Tricked Into Believing Fat Is the Devil

For decades, docs have been advising Americans to limit the saturated fat in their diets by eating fewer delicious foods like butter.

Sep 9, 2016

Half-Marathons Are Blowing Up Your Newsfeed Because They're Half the Work With All the Bragging

The half-marathon has been experiencing some insane growth.

May 27, 2016

Harvard Is Spending $21 Million to Figure Out Why You're Unhappy

If having negative emotions like stress can make you gain weight, get stomach ulcers, experience headaches, develop heart disease, and all sorts of other nasty health outcomes, should positive emotions make you healthier?

acupunture headache

May 11, 2016

Natural Headache Cures That Are Proven to Actually Work

Don't you love those random headaches that sneak up on you and turn you into a poorly functioning, irritable zombie?

Person washing vegetable

May 6, 2016

How Important Is Washing Fruits and Veggies, Really?

You can learn a lot about someone by spending some time together in the kitchen: some folks happily throw their carrots into the juicer without a peel or a rinse, while others nervously hose down their oranges with expensive cleaning sprays.

prescription pills and drugs

Apr 12, 2016

Secrets That Get You the Cheapest Prescription Drugs, Every Time

You probably have a pretty good handle on the average price range and places to find the best deal on most of the items you buy regularly -- except with medication.

hungry man waiting for food

Apr 7, 2016

10 Simple Reasons Why You Feel Hungry All the Time

Technically speaking, hunger is our body's way of saying, "Eat something if you want to live" -- but since reaching for the chocolate bar in your desk drawer two hours after lunch is hardly about survival (even if it’s nice to think so), we begged a dietitian to explain what the hell is going on.