Pros Easy to digest Portable Potassium-rich Bananas are an ideal pre-packaged, quick energy pre-workout food with just under 30 grams of carbohydrates in one medium banana. “They’re light, easy to digest, and packed with fast-acting carbs,” says Lemke, who recommends bananas when you want something light on your stomach, but impactful on your training. Not
mental health condition. However, a new study from Yale University in New Haven, CT, suggests that paranoia may also be a response to confusing circumstances.According to the researchers, an environment of unexpected uncertainty can promote paranoia in people who do not otherwise exhibit the trait.Doctors consider paranoia as an inability to comprehend social cues and,…
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Estrogen is a steroid hormone that both males and females produce naturally. It is famous for regulating reproduction, but it also protects against some diseases of aging, such as type 2 diabetes, osteoporosis, metabolic syndrome, and Alzheimer’s disease.Research by Henry Bayele, Ph.D., a molecular biologist at University College London in the United Kingdom, suggests that…
Today we revisit some of the topics we’ve covered in the past months. Published: May 24, 2026, 8:00 am Quick bites from around the food safety arena this week The World Health Organization (WHO) said this week that more countries need to improve their ability to monitor populations for foodborne diseases. Although gradual progress is evident
Céline Gounder, KFF Health News’ editor-at-large for public health, discussed the diversion of a Detroit-bound plane to Canada over Ebola concerns on CBS News’ CBS Mornings on May 21. Gounder also discussed how the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola outbreak has been declared a global health emergency on Fox’s LiveNOW on May 18. Click here
Cantaloupe is almost perfectly designed to make people sick Published: May 22, 2026, 12:06 am I’ve been suing people over cantaloupe for years. I’m not happy about it. But here we are — again. Let me walk you through what three decades of depositions, hospital visits, and funerals have taught me about this fruit. The