While you may not need to drink eight glasses of plain water every day, you do know (well, you should know!) the importance of staying well-hydrated.

Celebrities are, of course, not immune to chronic diseases. Here's a look at some of your favorite celebs who were diagnosed with life-threatening conditions.

It may sound strange, but the state you live in can affect your life expectancy. Here's a look at how and why this happens.

Apple crisp is a warm, delicious dish, and thanks to Miriam Hahn's vegan apple crisp recipe, it now has an added health boost.

It wasn't uncommon for milk to be unpasteurized before the 1900s, so it might seem like if we did it then, it's safe to do it now. But is that actually true?

When you don't get enough protein, there are a ton of things (none of them good) that can happen to you.

While exercising, many people do sit-ups to increase their core strength. But stomach pain from these ab exercises may be a sign of something more serious.

Insulin is a hormone that enables your body's cells to absorb sugar and use it for energy. The inability to produce insulin could indicate a health condition.

From a change in body tissue to a change in hair color, here are some of the most interesting things that happen to your body after you turn the big 3-0.

With dozens of loaves lining store shelves, what are the healthiest bread choices? To find them, you'll need to do some research and read some labels first.

Vitamin C helps with a number of important bodily functions, but did you know that intaking too much vitamin C can potentially have some negative side effects?

Dreams are among the greatest scientific mysteries. Even more mysterious, why do fevers give us strange dreams and why are they so different from normal dreams?

It is one of the most irritating and even bewildering sensations: Your hands have fallen asleep. They may be numb or even tingling. Here's why it happens.

Kombucha tea is loaded with antioxidants and probiotics. However, it is possible to drink too much, which can lead to several troublesome side effects.

Tap water has a reputation for being less safe than bottled water. Both are regulated by safety standards, but which of the two have more health benefits?

Deficiencies in four common nutrients — iron and vitamins B, D, and K —are linked to inflammatory bowel disease.

While traditional eye masks block out light to help you fall asleep, weighted eye masks have the added benefit of pressure. Do weighted eye masks really work?

Physical attractiveness is partially primal, but culture also exerts a heavy influence. Here are the surprising physical traits that Americans find attractive.

If you love to spread a copious helping of mayonnaise on a sandwich, you're not alone. Delicious? Yes. But what about the nutritional value of mayonnaise?

Bee pollen, a combination of pollen, honey, enzymes, and other compounds, is touted for its health benefits. So how exactly does bee pollen affect the body?

While we don't want to be the ones to turn you into a sudden germaphobe, there are a few items in restaurants that are surprisingly loaded with germs.

Salt is a mineral that enhances the taste of food, but there's so much more to salt -- from simple table salt to pink Himalayan salt -- than flavor enhancement.

Have you stopped seeing results from your squats and lunges? Here's a look at what it could mean if your go-to leg workout is no longer working.

Low-carb diets have given potatoes a bad rap. As it turns out, these starchy vegetables are loaded with nutrients and have several important health benefits.

Have you ever wondered what would happen if you just stopped cutting your nails? Are there health risks involved, and just exactly how long could they grow?

What was the quarantine hobby that helped get you through the darkest of days when it seemed like we'd never get outside our own four walls again?

A surprising new TikTok trend involving chlorophyll has been getting a lot of recent attention. Influencers claim a variety of benefits, but do experts agree?