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- WellnessWoman's Day
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LifestyleBrittany Jones-CooperHere’s what happens to your body when you have seasonal allergies
Why does something as simple and natural as pollen send our bodies into overdrive? Look no further than your immune system.
- WellnessCiara Sheppard
Charcoal-activated vegan croissants just might be the world's most unphotogenic pastry
The London café dishing up the unusual food item promises that it "tastes better than it looks."
- LifestyleBrittany Jones-Cooper
What happens when you have seasonal allergies
Sneeze, sniff, repeat. If this sounds like you, there’s a good chance you have seasonal allergies. So why does something as simple and natural as pollen send our bodies into overdrive? Look no further than your immune system. Pollen is considered to be an allergen, and when an allergen gets inside of your body, the immune system goes into defense mode. This results in the release of a chemical called histamine that causes a handful of unpleasant reactions. Some of the most common symptoms include sneezing, stuffy or runny nose, watery eyes and itching. If your symptoms are mild, the simplest way to treat your allergies is to try an over-the-counter treatment like an antihistamine, decongestant, or nasal corticosteroid. These solutions work for a lot of people, but if you don’t find relief, it might be time to visit a physician. Purvi Parikh, MD, is an allergist who says there are two tests that can help doctors pinpoint the specific allergens that are causing discomfort. “With a skin test we scratch the surface of your skin with various different allergens,” she tells Yahoo Lifestyle. “If you’re allergic it makes a little red bump over that specific allergen.” The other option is a blood test where doctors measure IgE (immunoglobulin E) — the antibody responsible for allergic reactions. If you’re exposed to an allergen and are allergic to it, IgE levels will go up in your blood sample.
- WellnessWoman's Day
You and Your BFF Share the Same Brain, Study Says
But you knew this already, right?
- WellnessCosmopolitan
Doctors Said She Was Fat. She Actually Had Cancer.
Rebecca Hiles and millions of women like her are getting judged too quickly by their doctors - and it can mean the difference between life or death.
- WellnessElise Solé
Barbara Bush is receiving 'comfort care' for her failing health — what does that mean?
About two years ago, the former first lady was diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and congestive heart failure.
- WellnessWoman's Day
ALERT: 200 Million Eggs Recalled
The affected products were sold under multiple brands, including Food Lion.
- WellnessConsumer Reports
Avoid Eating Romaine Lettuce Again, Consumer Reports Says
A new outbreak of E. coli in 11 states has been linked by government investigators to bagged, chopped romaine lettuce grown in Yuma, Ariz. Consumer Reports is recommending—for the second time sin...
- WellnessNewsweek
Conchita Wurst Forced to Reveal HIV Status by Ex-partner
The singer revealed she has HIV on Instagram. Combatting the misconception that HIV is a death sentence, the singer said that she has been receiving treatment for the condition for many years without interruption.
- WellnessMashable
When will tampon users stop shaming pad users?
For far too long, people who use menstrual pads have been doubly stigmatized: first for their periods, and second, for their feminine hygiene product of choice. "Why do you want to wear an adult diaper?" tampon loyalists will ask. They are confident that their hygiene product is the superior one. They believe those who choose pads are weak, anachronistic, regressive. Pad users, in their minds, are blind to social norms and addicted to the pleasures of the napkin, a disposable mattress for the vagina. Times have changed. It is 2018: time for menstrual pad users to reclaim their rightful role at the apex of the feminine hygiene product hierarchy and stand up for what they believe in. (Unless it's the first day of their period, in which case, please take a chair.) SEE ALSO: Stock images perpetuate the myth that women are weaker when they're on their period I wore my first menstrual pad at the age of 11. Even though I didn't have my period at the time, I wanted to impress the other girls and show that I, too, was one of the cool ones, capable of getting knocked up by one of the popular loud boys. I'd always offer the sexy super maxi pads I stole from my mom's bathroom to the popular girls in the locker room after they complained about this beautiful, mysterious ailment they called "cramps." What was this cramp? Could I have it, too? There was a long period of time in my life where I all wanted to do was bleed out of my front hole, and catch it with a napkin. Image: giphyHoorah! Over time, though, I came to grow ashamed of my sanitary napkins as tampon users ascended and "pad-shaming" became more powerful. Pad users, I learned, belonged to an abject underclass: a derelict group of pseudo-humans who enjoyed sitting in "mushy blood diapers" every 28 days. We were accused of being "too afraid" to use tampons (hello, toxic shock syndrome!), hurting the environment (definitely true), and being old virgins (totally accurate, but that had nothing to do with the tampons). Image: giphyAnd my experience was shared by others. A fellow Mashable employee who genuinely asked to be called "Padable" shared this experience with me: Sure, #NotAllTamponUsers discriminate. Most don't. Many users of the product are proudly tolerant or indifferent to the feminine hygiene choices of others. A small minority reject the binary and use both tampons and maxi-pad, or even diva cups and period underwear, alternating based on the flow of their period or how sexy they're feeling that day. (Tampons admittedly have a minor advantage there.) But a small, angry, and vocal minority of tampon users outshout everyone else. They sometimes minimize the dangers of toxic shock syndrome and refuse to acknowledge that the pantyliner they have in their underwear to catch "excess flow" is actually just a glorified menstrual pad. They call menstrual pads wasteful even though used tampon applicators are more popular than grains of sand on a Brooklyn beach. Tampons, in their minds, are sleek, sophisticated feminine hygiene products made for modern women who have lots of sex. Menstrual pads, by contrast, are made for frumpy celibates who are too attached to their moms, hate the environment, and wear Costco branded underwear they bought on sale on Labor Day. Yet for all the clamor, pad users are actually in the silent statistical majority. In 2015, Euromonitor, a market research firm, discovered that women aged 12-54 bought, on average, 111 maxi pads in 2014 but just 66 tampons. That's almost double the amount of maxi pads bought in comparison to tampons. Double! The data (probably) doesn't lie. Most Americans who have their periods use pads, not tampons, or diva cups, or Thinx underwear, a heroic new underwear that lets you bleed into your pants. Yet walk into your hip start-up's office bathroom or your school nurse's bathroom and (if you're lucky) you'll find a free bucket of tampons. Ask your best friend if she has a free pad and watch her otherwise very kind jaw drop to the floor. Tell the person you're dating that you use pads and watch their hopefully attractive face twist in revulsion. Image: giphyIt's unclear how tampons came to enjoy such prestige, even if that power doesn't translate into numbers. Perhaps it's because menstrual pads, unlike tampons, bring the user into closer contact with their own menstrual fluids — one of the most despised fluids on the planet. Or maybe it's because tampons are sleek and sexy, built like supermodels, and pads are broad-shouldered, aka, "body positive." There are so many reasons I, and millions like me, choose the pad. They're soft, they're flexible, and they're even more adept than paper towels at cleaning up dog piss on the floor. Wear a pad and you can be (relatively) assured that you won't ruin a whole set of underwear. Does pulling out a tampon make you feel like you're dragging out a placenta? Then try a pad. Too cheap to buy a Tempur-pedic pillow? Give a package of sanitary napkins a try! None of this is to say that menstrual pads are inherently more worthy than tampons or even, necessarily a better choice. While diva cups produce minimal amounts of waste, the average woman trashes up to 250 - 300 lbs of "pads, applications, and tampons" over the course of their lifetime. Pad and tampons might seem like two different species, but both are equally bad when it comes to their affect on mother nature. Tampon users and pad users can get along. Together, we can build a world where people aren't defined by what hygiene product they have between their legs. Instead of segregating ourselves into pad and tampons camps, or even other hygiene products like diva cups and Thinx, we can build a common cultural conversation around the issues that really matter: Ruined underwear, painful cramps, or accidentally bleeding all over your office chair while you're at work. "I am PROUD of my pads!" Padable told me. To Padable, tampon and pad-users everywhere: we're proud of you too.
- WellnessAnna Almendrala
Alcohol Companies Are Funding Research To Convince You Drinking Is Healthy
Officials at the government agency tasked with studying the health effects of
- WellnessPamela J. Kincheloe
'A Quiet Place' Falls Into A Tired Trope About Deafness
(This piece contains spoilers.)
- LifestylePeople
North Carolina Mom Has Foot Amputated After Discovering Tumor During Pedicure
North Carolina Mom Amputate Foot After Finding Tumor During Pedicure
- LifestyleAndie Mitchell
The movie that inspired one man to lose 158 pounds — and how he lost the weight
Daniel Shuman is 30 years old, 5 feet 10 inches tall, and currently weighs 184 pounds. In 2017, after the birth of his second child, he realized he needed to change his lifestyle for the future of his family. This is the story of his weight-loss journey.
CelebrityDani GolubHow Halle Berry stays in shape and looks half her age
At 51 years old, the actress says she's in "best shape of her life," and that's thanks to working out five times a week and sticking to a ketogenic diet.
- WellnessRedbook
What It's Like To Share A Pet And Then Breakup
"I cried in a closet once and promised my dogs one day they'd have another, better dad in their lives."
- WellnessAndy Wells
Woman who pretended to have cancer jailed for duping people into donating money for 'medical treatment'
The Australian woman spent the $31,000 she raised on vacations and nights out, not cancer treatment.
StyleElise SoléPlus-size blogger wearing a bikini is told to 'cover up'
“I find it ironic that I’ve taken photos in swimsuits all over the world and the one place I was told to cover up was Las Vegas,” Anna O’Brien, founder of the fashion and lifestyle blog Glitter and Lazers, said.
- WellnessAlice Sholl
Bathroom hand dryers are secretly gross, according to new study
A new study concluded that bathroom hand dryers suck up germs and blow them onto a person's hands.
- LifestyleKorin Miller
Mariah Carey has bipolar II, but what exactly is that?
Mariah Carey has revealed that she has a diagnosis of bipolar II, and therapists from around the country weigh in what this means and how this treatable disorder can be managed.
- LifestyleKorin Miller
The number of children 'at risk' for life-threatening allergies is up 104 percent
A large-scale new report has found that severe allergies seem to be increasing among kids in the U.S.
BeautyDevon Kelley'If you have a body, you’re an athlete': How Massy Arias inspires women to find confidence through fitness
"There's not a specific mold of what beauty is and who can be beautiful," says Massy Arias. "As cliché as it sounds, we need to be comfortable being us."
BeautyErin DonnellyKim Kardashian says she hit the gym after being body-shamed as new bikini photos surface
Last year the reality star accused the paparazzi of Photoshopping her vacation photos to make her look "way worse." Now she's back to working out.
