HB Mag Health Research Team
Digestion begins the moment food enters your mouth. The type of digestion that occurs there is both mechanical and chemical. Your teeth and tongue physically break food apart, while saliva starts breaking down specific nutrients through enzymes. It is a short phase, but a critical one. Most people picture digestion as a stomach event. In … Read more
Yes, an ear infection can give you a headache. The link is strongest with middle ear infections and with infections of the inner ear, where inflammation and pressure changes affect nearby nerves and tissues. The headache is usually a secondary symptom — a companion to the ear pain, fullness, or pressure — rather than the … Read more
Autism is a neurodevelopmental condition, not a behavioral health condition in the strict clinical sense. Behavioral health is an umbrella term for services and conditions related to mental health and substance use. Autism falls under developmental medicine and neurodevelopment, though it is often treated within behavioral health systems because of how care is organized and … Read more
Yes, you can lose your sense of taste with a cold, though it happens less often than you might think. Most people who feel like food has gone bland during a cold are actually dealing with a blocked nose, not damage to their taste buds. True taste loss is possible with a cold, but it … Read more
Clipping a dew claw safely comes down to three things: good light, a sharp pair of clippers, and small cuts. Trim only the thin, curved tip of the nail, a little at a time, and stop before you reach the pink center. On dogs with clear or light-colored nails, you can often see that pink … Read more
A flow sensor is a device that measures how much fluid or gas moves through a system, or how fast it moves. It turns the physical movement of a liquid or gas into an electrical signal that a meter, machine, or computer can read. You will find them in hospital ventilators and IV pumps, in … Read more
Your skin age is not a number you can measure with a blood test. It is a way of describing how your skin compares to what is typical for your birth age, based on visible signs like wrinkles, firmness, and sun damage. The science behind it is real and well understood. Some of that aging … Read more
Anxiety is a normal human response, not a flaw. But when it becomes frequent or intense, the techniques with the strongest evidence behind them are slow breathing, gradual exposure to feared situations, cognitive behavioral strategies, regular physical activity, and mindfulness-based approaches. These methods work by changing how your body and brain respond to stress, not … Read more
Being easily influenced is not a character flaw. It is how human brains are built. We are wired to follow the group, trust confident people, and act quickly on strong emotions. Those shortcuts usually serve us well. They can also be used against us. The good news is that influence follows predictable patterns, and once … Read more
Your blood pressure can rise for reasons that have nothing to do with a disease. The most common causes of elevated blood pressure are lifestyle and circumstance: too much sodium, extra body weight, inactivity, heavy alcohol use, poor sleep, stress, and even the way you were positioned when the cuff went on. In many people, … Read more