What are Pickles? Pickling is an ancient food preservation technique. People can make pickles from almost any food but, for many, pickles are synonymous with pickled cucumbers. People preserve some pickles in fermented brine that contains beneficial bacteria, which means they can be a good addition to a healthful diet. Fermented pickles offer more health […]
A drug test looks for the presence of one or more illegal or prescription drugs in your urine, blood, saliva, hair, or sweat. Urine testing is the most common type of drug screening. A drug test generally requires that you give a urine sample in a lab. For a blood test for drugs, you will […]
GHB (gamma hydroxybutyrate) is a depressant drug also known by the following nicknames G, fantasy, grievous bodily harm or GBH, liquid ecstasy, liquid E, liquid X, salty water, Georgia Home Boy, soap, scoop, cherry meth, and blue nitro. Depressant drugs do not necessarily make a person feel depressed. They slow down the activity of the […]
Whippets drug also known as whip drug or whip it drug is a familiar street name for whipped-cream chargers, steel cartridges filled with nitrous oxide that are meant to be used with whipped cream dispensers. Filled with nitrous oxide, also referred to as “laughing gas” or “hippy crack” they are all too commonly used to […]
The label on Biguerlai tea lists its primary ingredient as senna, which the U.S. National Library of Medicine explains is an herb commonly used as an over-the-counter laxative. Chemicals found in senna called sennosides irritate and stimulate the lining of the bowel, making them effective for relieving constipation; however, there is not enough evidence to determine senna’s effectiveness […]
Each month during the years between puberty and menopause, a woman’s body goes through a number of changes to get it ready for a possible pregnancy. This series of hormone-driven events is called the menstrual cycle. During each menstrual cycle, an egg develops and is released from the ovaries. The lining of the uterus […]
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), “Hygiene refers to conditions and practices that help to maintain health and prevent the spread of diseases.” Personal hygiene refers to maintaining the body’s cleanliness. Many people equate hygiene with ‘cleanliness,’ but hygiene is a broad term. Studies have shown that people who are overweight have increased difficulty […]
The sexual health guidelines for gay men are a little different than those released for heterosexual couples. Unfortunately, some aspects of their health have to be handled differently. Knowing the differences between these different parts of personal health can be the difference between a long and safe experience with partners and health problems. The authors […]
Although mental health should always be prioritized, this past year has made this subject even more critical. The global pandemic has impacted all of us to a greater or lesser extent, but the effect on marginalized people or those living alone has been particularly intense. Coping with lockdown and social distancing due to the threat […]
Death cap mushroom scientifically known as Amanita phalloides is a deadly poisonous basidiomycete fungus, one of many in the genus Amanita. Widely distributed across Europe, but now sprouting in other parts of the world. In some cases, the death cap has been introduced to new regions with the cultivation of non-native species of oak, chestnut, […]
