Health
Everything you need to know to improve your health, fitness and well-being, one hack at a time.
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How to Do a Salt Water Rinse (and When You Should)
If you’ve ever had a tooth extracted, or been sick with a sore throat, your doctor may have recommended a saltwater rinse. A salt water rinse, which calls for rinsing out your mouth with a mixture of water and salt, can be used in place of mouthwash. Salt water rinses can also be an effective…
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The Easiest Way to Get Rid of a Wart on Your Own
Warts, especially on the hands, often spring up out of nowhere. You have this strange, crusty lump on your skin — or, more often, your child’s — and now what? They don’t come off easily, since they’re embedded in the skin. Fortunately, home treatments can be as effective as those you get in the doctor’s…
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15 Popular Home Remedies, and Whether or Not They Actually Work
We’ve covered some of the best and worst home remedies in depth, but now it’s time for a lightning round: Should you feed a cold and starve a fever? Drink cranberry juice to prevent UTIs? Hold your breath to halt your hiccups? Let’s see, shall we? Epsom salt baths Epsom salts, or magnesium sulfate (no…
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You’re Not Imagining It: Everyone Is Burnt Out Right Now
You’ve probably heard about the “great resignation” which saw large numbers of people resigning from their jobs in the US in 2021 and 2022. We didn’t see resignations over and above what is normal in Australia. However, we did see workers resisting the post-COVID return to the office. To better understand these trends, we conducted…