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Carly Zinderman

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Sunscreen Protects Your Skin, but Is It Hurting the Environment?

Although there is some debate, it is pretty much universally agreed that people should wear sunscreen to protect against the harmful rays of the sun ... Read More »

How the Midnight Sun Phenomenon Affects Your Body

For many people, the long days of summer are something to look forward to all year. But in some parts of the world, including Alaska, ... Read More »

Here's What You Need to Know About Alternative Sunscreens

Summer is fun. Sunscreen is no fun. Remembering to apply it and ending up with white streaks, shiny skin, breakouts or uneven burns is a ... Read More »

3 Ways to Exercise Your Eyes

Do your eyes often feel tired or strained? It could be that spending your day looking at a screen is weakening your eye muscles, causing ... Read More »

6 Tips for Being on Your Phone Less

Sure, you could book your next vacation on a remote island without access to Wi-Fi. Or you could just make a few adjustments to your ... Read More »

Pediatric Guidelines to Follow for Teens Wanting Tattoos

As tattoos continue to move from taboo to mainstream, they are becoming more and more popular with younger ages. In fact, studies have shown that ... Read More »

What You Need to Know About the Plastic in Your Oysters

Sarah Dudas, a shellfish biologist at Vancouver Island University knows a thing or two about bivalves. And it’s enough to make you lose your ... Read More »

Here's Everything You Need to Know About Swedish Death Cleaning

You don’t have to save your major house cleaning projects for the spring. At any time of the year, cleansing your house can be ... Read More »

7 Ways to Sneak SPF Into Your Beauty Routine

It’s summertime, which means that the strongest rays of the year are upon us. Despite the warnings about how sunscreen prevents skin cancer, wrinkles, ... Read More »

All the Ways Masturbation Is Good for You

Despite the myths, the rumors, and general scare tactics, masturbation is totally normal. It doesn’t harm your health, make you break out or make ... Read More »

Cockroach Milk ... Is It as Gross as You Think?

The latest “superfood” trend isn’t an exotic fruit. And it’s not a mashup of existing foods, like “the cronut.” In fact, the latest ... Read More »

Everything You Need to Know About the Vegan Version of the Paleo Diet

The vegan version of the Paleo diet combines elements of both diet plans and is known as Pegan. Created by Dr. Mark Hyman, he explains ... Read More »

Getting Buff in the Buff: Are There Benefits to Exercising While Nude?

You’ve probably seen the naked yoga classes and the carefully posed Instagram posts extolling the virtues of working out naked. It turns out that ... Read More »

6 Healthy BBQ Options That Won't Get You Uninvited from the Cookout

Once the weather heats up and the kids are out of school, it can only mean one thing: BBQ season is underway. Although grilling is ... Read More »

Can You Eat Something So Spicy it Seriously Injures You?

If you love spicy food, then you’re probably well acquainted with that familiar sensation of it “hurts so good.” But have you wondered if ... Read More »

5 Natural Remedies for Constipation

Until you’ve been constipated, you don’t know how real the struggle can be. The super common problem has no end of drug-based solutions ... Read More »

Everything You Need to Know About the Hanacure Face Mask

If you’ve been on Instagram in the last few years, then you’re probably familiar with the “old lady mask” that has been making ... Read More »

The Weirdest Things People Have Found in Their Food

Imagine finishing up your snack of bagged cashews only to feel something hard in your mouth. And then reaching in and pulling out a tooth, ... Read More »

Are There Benefits to Grunting While Exercising?

When you’re at the gym it can be totally distracting to hear someone grunting next to you. In fact, the annoyance has been known ... Read More »

Should You Ditch Your Gym Membership for a Boutique Fitness Studio?

Gym memberships are always tempting. But they can also be intimidating. And there are a lot of boutique fitness studio cropping up, catering to specific ... Read More »

Should Adults Drink Human Breast Milk?

For some people, drinking human breast milk is a fetish. For others, especially amongst male fitness and bodybuilding types, human breast milk is supposed to ... Read More »

What's the Grossest Part of the Gym?

When you workout at the gym, have you ever stopped to consider what you’re touching? Sure, you’ve probably wiped down a sweaty bench ... Read More »

What Neanderthals Can Teach Us About Our Health

Scientists have recreated a female Neanderthal using DNA sequencing and found that the old gal has a lot to teach modern humans, according to National ... Read More »

Eco-Friendly Forms of Burial, Ranked

Ashes to ashes, dust to dust. These are common funereal sentiments, but they aren’t actually all that true in today’s world. Most people ... Read More »

Why You Should Beware Hand Dryers

You may have noticed that hand dryers are appearing more and more in public restrooms. But beyond the frustration of trying to use them, are ... Read More »

Everything You Need to Know About Ayahuasca

Ayahuasca is an Amazonian plant mixture. It is used for a variety of reasons and has become popular in Silicon Valley and Brooklyn societies for ... Read More »

Can Smog Affect Your Menstrual Cycle?

A new US study has shown that smog and poor air quality could affect teens' menstrual cycles, at the time when they are fist begin ... Read More »

Are There Any Health Benefits to Bath Bombs?

You’ve seen the enticing images on Instagram and Pinterest. But are bath bombs really healthy? Are they safe for your skin and a better ... Read More »

3 Explanations for Why You've Developed New Allergies as an Adult

If you never had allergies as a kid or a teen, then you may think that you get to cruise through life allergy free. An ... Read More »

Are There Benefits to Tracking Your Erections?

Roman, an online erectile dysfunction medication company, has released a new app called Morning Glory to track morning erections. Users note when they wake up ... Read More »