From sitting over a pot of boiling water to steam the vagina, to sticking jade eggs you-know-where, “wellness” trends involving the genitals don’t seem to want to die. Now, there’s another one to add to that list: “perineum sunning.” Yes, you heard that right. In recent months, the new “self-care” method—aka “butthole sunning”—has started to […]
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Almost half a million worried children are not asking anyone for help
Almost 500,000 British children are worried about their feelings but haven’t asked their parents, siblings or teachers for help, poll reveals The Children’s Society surveyed 2,300 youngsters aged between 10 and 17 Results revealed that 58 per cent had spoken to someone about their fears However, eight per cent of the children admitted they had […]
Why parents are not to FIB to your children better
"If you’re not a good boy, I’ll call the police!" Some parents use one or the other lie to get their children to behave. A new study by the Technical University in Singapore shows that this can obviously have long-term effects on the offspring. Apparently, the adults were cheating, as a child her parents more […]
Tyra Banks' Son Can Smize, But She's 'Not Into' Letting Him Model
Just because modeling is in Tyra Banks’ son York’s genes doesn’t mean that she wants the 3-year-old in front of the camera! “Only if he wants to,” the America’s Next Top Model creator, 45, told Us Weekly and other reporters at the Breakthrough Prize event on Sunday, November 3, when asked if her toddler will […]
Whether a fashion model or not, some body image concerns are universal
When researchers from UCLA and the Laureate Institute for Brain Research in Tulsa, Oklahoma, wanted to test an app they created to measure body image perception, they went to the body image experts—fashion models. Sixty-five female models signed to professional modeling agencies in London were asked to step off the runway and into a laboratory […]
These 3 factors predict a child’s chance of obesity in adolescence (and no, it’s not just their weight)
Three simple factors can predict whether a child is likely to be overweight or obese by the time they reach adolescence: the child’s body mass index (BMI), the mother’s BMI and the mother’s education level, according to our new research. The study, published in the International Journal of Obesity, found these three factors predicted whether […]
Overdose threatens! The manufacturer calls back caffeine capsules
The Power Stage in Cologne informed about the recall of the article “np nutrition Caffeine 150 g”. As the company explained, is due to the lack of dosage instructions, the risk of too high a caffeine intake. The Portal " reported;product warning.eu". When using the enclosed dosing spoon, it is not possible, the maximum amount […]
Drops in income may not only hurt the wallet, they may harm the brain
Young adults who experience annual income drops of 25 percent or more may be more at risk of having thinking problems and reduced brain health in middle age, according to a study published in the October 2, 2019, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. “Income volatility is at […]
Brexit has triggered my anxiety and depression – and I'm not the only one
Cast your mind back to the damp morning after the 2016 Brexit referendum, and no matter whether you voted leave or remain, you’ll remember it felt like something momentous had happened. It comes as no surprise that the British Medical Journal has released new research outlining how ‘political events take a serious toll on mental […]
Near misses on slot machines may not encourage continued gambling, study finds
You enter your quarter into the slot machine and hit the button. Two lemons and a cherry appear in front of you—close to a win, but not quite. For nearly 70 years, researchers believed near misses like these would encourage you to continue gambling, but new research from University of Alberta scientists suggests the near-miss […]