Health & Wellness
Blood pressure, cholesterol, heart rate, and everyday health stuff explained without the medical jargon.
How to Lower Triglycerides
Lower triglycerides naturally with less added sugar, regular exercise, fatty fish, modest weight loss, and less alcohol, plus the healthy ranges and the level at which to see your doctor first.
How to Lose Face Fat
Lose face fat the only way that works, by lowering your overall body fat, and cut back on the salt and short sleep that make a face look puffier in the meantime.
How to Remove Plaque from Teeth
Remove plaque at home before it hardens into tartar, with the ADA's brushing technique, daily flossing, tongue scraping, a therapeutic mouthwash, and fewer sugary snacks.
How to Get Rid of Dandruff
Treat dandruff with an over-the-counter shampoo picked by its active ingredient, a twice-a-week routine (once a week for curly or coily hair), and a 4-week check that tells you when to see a doctor.
How to Remove a Splinter
Remove a splinter with sterilized tweezers or a needle, lift fiberglass with tape and cactus spines with white glue, keep a wood splinter dry, and know when to see a doctor or get a tetanus shot.
How to Get Rid of a Cold Sore in 24 Hours
Start cold sore treatment within the first 24 hours: a 1-day prescription antiviral or docosanol cream at the first tingle, pain relief, and steps that keep it from spreading. The sore still takes 1 to 2 weeks to heal.
How to Sober Up Fast
Nothing sobers you up fast. Count about 2 hours per standard drink, learn the signs that mean calling 911, do not drive, and get through the wait with water, food, and rest.
How to Stop Snoring
Test side sleeping, less evening alcohol, a clear nose, weight loss, and throat exercises against your snoring, and know the sleep apnea signs that need a doctor.
How to Do CPR
Recognize cardiac arrest in an adult, get 911 and an AED on the way, and give hands-only chest compressions at the right depth and rate until help arrives, plus what changes for children and infants.
How to Reduce Stress
Reduce everyday stress with a 1-week trigger log, 5 minutes of box breathing, regular exercise, a stop time for work messages, a daily worry period, and daily recovery time. Know when to get help.
How to Do a Pullup
Build from zero to your first unassisted pullup with dead hangs, scapular pulls, slow negatives, and band-assisted reps, then add reps with the grease-the-groove method.
How to Meditate
Meditate with breath-focused sitting for 5 minutes a day. Set a timer, sit upright, rest your attention on your breath, come back each time your mind wanders, and build up to 10 or 15 minutes.