Author: Maggi Pier

Loss of sense of smell, a condition known as anosmia, has emerged as a hallmark symptom of COVID-19. It’s estimated that 33.9% to 68% of COVID-19 patients1 — and as high as 98%, according to one study2 — experience some type of olfactory dysfunction, which is often regarded as more of an inconvenience than an…

Lean, also known as purple drink, purple lean, codeine syrup, dirty sprite, and lean drink. It is made of a combination of prescribed cough medicine, soft drinks, and fruit-flavored candy. The most dangerous prescribed cough syrups used to make lean drinks are because they often consist of codeine, an opioid drug.  Teenagers also go out…

Despite my very best efforts, I’ve never been the type of person who can drink their coffee black. If it’s a latte or loaded with creamer, the bitterness is way too much for my taste buds to handle. That all could soon change, though, because of a trick that uses a grain of salt to…

To say that 2020 has been a challenging year for most of us is a profoundly serious understatement. While it’s easy to fall into quiet despair, now might actually be the best time to cultivate positive mental health habits, one of them being gratitude. Paradoxically, suffering can yield a grateful heart, if approached with care…

If you think back to your childhood, you can probably pinpoint some ways your neighborhood influenced who you would become as an adult. Maybe you grew up near the ocean and, because of that, you could never live in a land-locked state. Or maybe you grew up in the country, so being in a city…

With the days shorter days, and nights longer, plus endless amounts of time indoors, sometimes it can be challenging to find new ways to keep yourself entertained and get the creative juices flowing. Well, look no further. We’ve come across this great range of video and photo editing apps that are guaranteed to keep you…

Breathing is universal, habitual and nearly always automatic. However, you do have choices about the way you breathe — fast or slow, shallow or deep. This can send messages to your body that affect your blood pressure, immune function, mood and stress level. For instance, when you get stressed, your breathing pattern and rate change,…

Arm day is exciting… said no one ever. If you’re getting sick of your routine, there’s no better time than now to switch things up. Because, believe it or not, arm day is anything but boring when you have the right tools on hand. There’s a lot of variety within this 55-minute playlist to keep…

Type 2 diabetes is a risk factor for severe COVID-19 disease, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.1 And, it is clear that people with diabetes have a much higher risk of death within the first week of hospitalization for COVID-19 than people without diabetes.2 However, recent data from two different studies…

Breast cancer is among the top cancers that affect women worldwide. In India, it is the most prevalent cancer found in women. Breast cancer is no longer a rare illness. But in spite of its high prevalence, there is close to little awareness about it. Most cancers, including that of the breast, can be treated…