HB Mag Health Research Team
Semen normally has a mild, faintly chlorine-like smell. A rotten egg odor is different, and it almost always points to sulfur compounds. Those compounds come from somewhere specific, and in most cases the cause is not serious. Semen is a mixture of fluid from the prostate, seminal vesicles, and other glands, and its smell reflects … Read more
If your blood sugar is low and you are awake and able to swallow, the first step is to eat or drink about 15 grams of fast-acting carbohydrate. Wait 15 minutes, then check your blood sugar again. If it is still below 70 mg/dL, repeat the 15 grams. This is the standard “rule of 15” … Read more
Preeclampsia is diagnosed when blood pressure reaches 140/90 mm Hg or higher after 20 weeks of pregnancy, combined with signs of organ damage such as protein in the urine. A reading of 160/110 mm Hg or higher is considered severe preeclampsia, even without other symptoms. The numbers matter, but they are only part of the … Read more
You can stay awake and function after a night with no sleep, but you cannot make your brain perform as if it were rested. What actually works is a set of short-term measures: bright light, strategic caffeine timed before you need it, brief physical movement, cool air, and short naps of roughly 10 to 20 … Read more
Shin splints feel like a deep ache or sharp sting along the front of your lower leg, and they almost always show up after a change in how much or how hard you run. The fastest way to heal is to cut back on the activity that caused them, not push through the pain. Ice … Read more
Most adults need about 0.8 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight per day to stay healthy. For a 150-pound person, that works out to roughly 54 grams. For a 180-pound person, about 65 grams. That’s the official Recommended Dietary Allowance, and it’s set to cover the needs of nearly all healthy, mostly sedentary … Read more
Liquid poop means your colon is not absorbing water the way it normally does. The colon’s main job is to pull water out of stool before it leaves the body, and when stool moves through too fast, or when the colon is irritated or inflamed, that water stays in. The result is watery stool, which … Read more
Most cases of conjunctivitis, commonly called pink eye, do clear up on their own. Viral conjunctivitis, the most common type, typically runs its course in one to two weeks without any treatment. Bacterial conjunctivitis often clears without antibiotics too, though it can take a bit longer. The exception is allergic conjunctivitis, which fades once you’re … Read more
The Achilles tendon is the thick band of tissue that connects your calf muscles to your heel bone. It is the largest and strongest tendon in the human body. Every time you walk, run, or jump, this tendon transfers the force your calf muscles generate into movement at your foot. It is also one of … Read more
Polarized lenses contain a special filter that blocks light reflecting off flat surfaces like water, roads, and snow. That reflected light, called glare, usually travels in a horizontal direction. The filter in a polarized lens is aligned to absorb most of it, so what reaches your eye is dimmer and clearer. The lenses do not … Read more