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What Happens to Your Body When You Get High on Marijuana
As marijuana legalization and tolerance spreads across the country, it’s not hard to imagine a day in the not-too-distant future when sparking a J in the evening is as common as kicking back with a glass of cab. Since cannabis is classified as a Schedule 1 drug and considered illegal by the federal government, “there are still a lot of incompletes in the research,” says Damon Raskin, MD, a board-certified internist and diplomat of the American Board of Addiction Medicine. “The primary active c
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What Happens to Your Body When You Wear a Waist Trainer
By now, you’ve probably seen Khloé Kardashian, Blac Chyna, Jessica Alba, and a dozen other celebrities endorsing waist trainers on Instagram and in magazines. But the science behind waist training isn’t so hot — experts say the devices can cause acid reflux, pulmonary edema, and more.
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What’s Happening in Your Brain During the Holidays
“We are used to running on adrenaline, going from one stressful deadline to another and trying to juggle work and our personal lives,” Emma Seppälä, PhD, science director of Stanford University’s Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education, tells Yahoo Health.
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What’s Happening in Your Brain and Body When You Watch Your Team in the World Series
The New York Mets and the Kansas City Royals face off this week in the World Series — but it’s not just the players who are feeling the heat. With each pitch and passing inning, fans experience the joy and the pain, too, says Art Markman, PhD, a professor of psychology at the University of Texas, Austin. “The more strongly we are engaged with a goal, the stronger the emotions we feel,” Markman tells Yahoo Health. “Because we are such a social species, humans are able to engage goals both rela
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What’s Going on in Your Brain and Body During an Argument
If there’s a face, voice, sound, gesture, word, or phrase that appears threatening, the amygdala — the part of the brain that helps to process your emotions — will signal an alarm that causes your hypothalamus to activate the release of hormones by your pituitary and adrenal glands. “This is your brain’s way of saying it’s time to fight or flee,” Stan Tatkin, PsyD, MFT, a clinician, researcher, teacher, and developer of A Psychobiological Approach to Couple Therapy, tells Yahoo Health.
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Your Body Immediately After Drinking a Pumpkin Spice Latte
Starbucks says the pumpkin spice latte (aka PSL) is its most popular seasonal beverage of all time, a statistic that’s not shocking considering that the drink has inspired countless tweets, knockoff recipes, and even GIFs. Research has shown your body’s response to all that sweet stuff is similar to what happens when someone consumes heroin or cocaine — “Just something to think about when considering what to order on your next coffee run,” New York City certified dietitian-nutritionist Jessica
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Your Body After a Night of Not-Enough Sleep
It’s what you’re supposed to be doing when you’re lying in bed checking Facebook on your phone or watching back-to-back episodes of House Hunters International. Sleep deprivation is so common and pervasive these days that it’s now considered a public health epidemic, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Researchers now have an answer: The American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the Sleep Research Society gathered a panel of 15 experts in sleep medicine and research
