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The basics: I’m Nakeshia Thompson (@keeshnicoletv), 25, and I live in Austin, Texas, as an assistant property manager. After breaking my ankle at 240 pounds and losing some of my mobility, I realized I needed to make a change and overhauled my diet and fitness routine. I’ve lost 94 pounds. Food was my comfort whenever

Jenna Jameson says she is going back on the keto diet after gaining 20 pounds. She’d previously questioned whether the keto diet was right for her after struggling to maintain her weight. Jenna lost 80 pounds on the keto diet last year. Jenna Jameson floored fans recently when she announced that she had stopped following

If you’re like any of the women in these incredible weight-loss transformation stories, you’ve struggled with hitting walls while trying to drop pounds and, at least once or twice, felt the temptation to throw in the towel on the whole d*mn thing. That just means you’re human. It also means that you could use a

People around the world are living longer, and dementia has consequently become recognized as a public health priority in many countries. The Lancet Commission paper in 2017 collated a large body of medical research evidence that aims to address the dementia epidemic and following challenge for health and social care. It is estimated that as

Researchers recently produced an algorithm that could guess whether heart patients had lived or died from their condition within a year. By looking at data from a test of the heart’s electrical activity known as an electrocardiogram or ECG, the algorithm successfully predicted patient survival in 85% of cases. But its developers couldn’t explain how

In her latest Instagram video, Dr. Pimple Popper pops a bunch of blackheads and whiteheads. The dermatologist uses an extractor tool to get out all the pore-clogging gunk. Best part? The high-speed marathon of pops was all set to classical music. Dr. Pimple Popper (a.k..a Sandra Lee, MD) is back at it again with another

Christie Brinkley just revealed why she’s no longer a vegetarian on Instagram. She explained that she recently added salmon to her diet to help with healing her broken arm from Dancing With the Stars training. Christie also said she’s eating a lot of Vitamin C, turmeric, and colorful fruits and veggies. Since breaking her arm

Real Housewives of New Jersey star Dolores Catania, 48, revealed that she lost 25 pounds on the controversial HCG diet. The HCG (Human chorionic gonadotropin) diet requires daily injections of the HCG hormone and eating around 500 calories per day. Doctors say it’s not really an effective weight loss strategy because you often gain it

Whether you’re trying to spice things up with your significant other or connecting with a new partner, navigating your sex life can be complicated. So you might just turn to someone you trust for a bit of their hard-earned wisdom and some tips. But often the sex advice you might get from family, friends or

Americans’ cholesterol levels dropped nearly 10% in 11 years, and the biggest improvements came among people who take statins Over 30% of Americans have high levels of bad cholesterol, raising their risks of cardiovascular disease  In 2013, the  American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association changed their guidelines for managing cholesterol  They moved toward

E-cigarette use takes a serious toll on heart health—a big concern given the high prevalence of e-cigarettes and perception of e-cigarettes as a healthier alternative to traditional cigarettes, according to new research that will be presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2019—November 16-18 in Philadelphia. Researchers who conducted two separate studies report they

Like mother, like son? Naya Rivera’s 4-year-old son, Josey, had the best reaction to seeing his mom on Glee for the first time. “He told me the other day because we were watching a song from Glee — he had never really seen it — and he goes, ‘Why I aren’t I on the TV?’”

Let’s face it, sex can be weird. So many random things can come up during the act, from farting to crying, to being stuck in, ummm, compromising positions. The thing is — you are not alone the in the weirdness. Unlike porn, when it comes to real sex, you don’t get a ton of retakes

David Burtka and Neil Patrick Harris prioritize their marriage for the sake of their 9-year-old twins, Harper and Gideon. “We try to go away or take a date night every so often because I think that’s really important, not only for the couple, but for the kids to see,” the chef, 44, recently told Us

Latina immigrants in farmworker communities are a vulnerable and understudied population who are at high risk for contracting HIV. Nationally, rates of new HIV infections among Latinas are more than four times that of non-Latina white women—and the rates are even higher for those in marginalized populations. Researchers from Robert Stempel College of Public Health

Even Jennifer Aniston is beat after an intense workout! The actress shared a hilarious photo of herself passed out post-boxing after joining Instagram. “Look who it is!!” Aniston’s trainer, Leyon Azubuike, captioned the original post on Tuesday, October 15. “Welcome to @instagram champ!! @jenniferaniston. #Champ #Fitness #Boxing.” https://www.instagram.com/p/B3qEhAPgqmn/ Look who it is!! 😃🙌🏿Welcome to @instagram

For nearly a century, efforts to develop a vaccine to prevent genital herpes have failed. At least nine prospects, including several that made it to late-stage human testing, have flopped in the last decade. Considering that history, University of Pennsylvania scientists are justifiably excited about their vaccine against the herpes simplex 2 virus, even though

A recent analysis reveals that treatment of male breast cancer has evolved over the years. In addition, certain patient-, tumor-, and treatment-related factors are linked with better survival. The findings are published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society. Male breast cancer (MBC) comprises one percent of all breast cancer

The cover for issue 54 of Oncotarget features Figure 2, “Comparative proteomic profiling of the peptides/proteins identified from 293T, IL16lamp2b and mExo-Tat samples,” by Lu, et al. The HIV-1 Tat protein is a potent activator of viral transcription. The researcher’s previous work has demonstrated that exosomal formulations of Tat can reverse HIV-1 latency in primary

Swiss chocolatier Barry Callebaut on Friday unveiled a new formulation that packs in the parts of the cacao fruit it used to toss away, taking aim at younger generations. As modern consumers seek whole grains, less sugar, more nutrients and less harm to the environment, one of the world’s biggest chocolate makers is playing to