Wellness

Drinking a large glass of wine every night can raise a woman's risk of deadly heart disease by 45 percent, a new study suggests. What's more, women who binge drink - having at least three wine glasses daily for three months - are more than 68 percent more likely to develop heart disease than those who drink alcohol a few times a week. Researchers found the risk of regular alcohol is markedly higher in women compared to men.

Top nutrition experts highlight the different ways that men and women process food, and have recommended diet tweaks per your sex. Nutritionists have outlined intriguing science that shows favorites like steak, cheese and chocolate should ideally be eaten in differing qualities, depending on if you're male or female.

England's Princess of Wales, Kate Middleton , sadly announced her cancer diagnosis last week. Though her stage of disease has not been officially confirmed, it appears as though the cancer was spotted in early stages since she's undergoing 'preventative chemotherapy'. If tumors have advanced to other areas of the body, more aggressive types of chemotherapy are traditionally given to kill remaining cancer cells.

Does your beloved pet make your teary-eyed and sniffly? It could mean you're one of the 49 million Americans who are allergic to animal fur. But one TikToker thinks he has stumbled upon a DIY cure for the condition. In a clip posted to the video-sharing platform, one Phoenix-based content creator claimed that he used to be allergic to his cat until he started putting egg white protein powder into his pets' cat food. 'When I Googled this it's 93 percent effective, or something like that,' he says. 'I've spoken to some vets about it...I hope this helps somebody as it did for me.' While it might seem like fluke, allergy specialist Dr Zachary Rubin has taken to TikTok to explain the science behind this 'cure' - and says it actually works. It's estimated that around 15 percent of Americans suffer with pet allergies, a total of almost 50 million.

Giving up shampoo and conditioner - and using just water on your hair -has been a fad that's fallen in and out of fashion over the past few years. Under the hashtags #noshampoo or #nopoo on social media, the trend originally appealed to eco-minded women looking to minimise the number of beauty products they were using. But the latest wave of devotees are from a different demographic - teen boys and young men, who are going shampoo-free in the hope it will help them hang on to their hair and keep it thick and healthy. They are inspired to give it a go after seeing their peer group espousing the benefits on social media.

When you picture a healthy lunch, a sandwich may not be the first choice that comes to mind. That's because the breaded favorites are often filled with fatty meats, cheeses and dressings - even if they are freshly made. Some assume that opting for a salad will always be healthier.

Oscar winning actor Halle Berry shocked fans this week with the farfetched medical tale of how doctors misdiagnosed her perimenopause. Instead of correctly identifying the 57 year-old's hormonal change, the physician said her problem was, 'the worst case of herpes she'd ever seen'. After multiple negative STI tests, it was confirmed much later that her doctor had made a mistake. Berry is not alone in her experience of doctors failing to spot the bodily change that happens in roughly 1 million Americans every year.

A sexual orientation centered around the seductiveness of nature has drawn eye-rolls from social media users, mocking people who have reportedly fallen in love with trees. The term 'ecosexual' is the state of finding nature sexually appealing, whether that means feeling at one with nature's 'energy' or physically caressing nature.

Around 40 percent of Americans will undergo cancer treatment at some point in their lifetime. And the toxic tumor-fighting chemicals in chemotherapy and invasive operations, which often involve removing entire organs, cause the death of around a quarter of patients, according to British research. But one specialist says that there's one thing you can do to give yourself the best chances of getting through it. Dr Lauren Yancey, an eye surgeon based at the Georgia vision Institute who researches cancer-related vision loss, has explained the one activity that can bolster the body before treatment, drastically improving the chance of survival.

If you've been on TikTok recently or in couples counselling within the past 30 years, you've probably heard of love languages. This concept operates on the idea that each person has an ideal way to communicate their love. These expressions fall broadly into five different categories spanning from verbal affirmations to gifts. But there might be more languages for you and your partner to learn, according to social psychologist Sara Nasserzadeh. In her new book, entitled 'Love by Design: 6 Ingredients to Build a Lifetime of love', she sets up the framework for a so-called 'touch lexicon'. This essentially means that different types of intimate touch between partners could act as different lines of communication.