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  • Sep 27, 2024 | mdpi.com | Clarissa Deverel-Rico |Erin Marie Furtak |Amy Burkhardt |Erin Marie

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  • Aug 9, 2024 | healthdigest.com | Erin Marie

    You may be familiar with cold sores, but what is the difference between a cold sore and a canker sore? While both are painful, canker sores are a totally different ball game from cold sores. Cold sores reside around the lips, while canker sores form on the delicate insides of the mouth.

  • Aug 8, 2024 | healthdigest.com | Erin Marie

    Beans go with just about anything: a heart-healthy stew, a smoked barbecue platter, or as the perfect chip dip side. Black beans, in particular, are one healthy bean that may benefit you if you're trying to lower your blood pressure, as well as those of us attempting to get a good night's sleep (via CBS News).

  • Aug 6, 2024 | healthdigest.com | Erin Marie

    In addition to maintaining a plant-based diet, King Charles III has another meal practice that might surprise you: he opts for only two out of three meals a day. Some of us might struggle to get through the day without a lunch break, but the King forgoes the midday meal altogether, per The Independent. Prioritizing only dinner and breakfast (or perhaps more accurately, brunch), the 75-year-old King has been reported as saying how lunch tends to get in the way of his often busy days.

  • Aug 5, 2024 | healthdigest.com | Erin Marie

    Most of us are familiar with the rumbling and grumbling that occasionally emerges from our belly after indulging in a big meal, eating too quickly, or consuming something that doesn't quite agree with us. Tums and other antacid medications can help relieve this unpleasant sensation, otherwise known as indigestion, along with the discomfort of heartburn and an upset stomach (per Tums).