Tag: bacteria
When Skipping Your Nightly Face Wash Backfires on Your Skin
Ever crawled into bed too exhausted to wash your face? Occasional makeup skips might not harm your skin, but ignoring cleanser forever could be...
5 Reasons To Pee In The Shower Every Morning
Peeing in the shower is America’s best-kept secret. Yup, you read that right, but for the record: I came into this a skeptic. Like...
Why Mouthwash Might Be Doing More Harm Than Good
Reaching for mouthwash might seem like a smart way to freshen your breath and kill germs, but science suggests it could be harming more...
Why Your Hospital Room Might Not Be As Safe As It...
Hospitals may appear clean, but a silent threat is lurking: Clostridioides difficile (C. diff), a dangerous bacteria responsible for over 12,800 deaths and 223,000...
Stop Putting Toilet Paper On The Seat And Do This Instead
Like many people, I have a love/hate relationship with public restrooms. Yes, they’re necessary — for the obvious reasons — but oh how I...
The Dirty Truth About Your Kitchen Sponge: When to Toss It...
It’s a kitchen reality: if you cook, you clean—and chances are, your trusty sponge does a lot of the dirty work. But while it...
Why You Should Always Use and Clean Your Own Yoga Mat
If you’re heading to the gym or a yoga class, don’t forget your mat — and no, we don’t mean borrowing the communal one...
How to Wash Your Feet Properly (and Why It Matters)
Our feet are home to billions of bacteria and fungi—more than any other part of your body. Yet, they’re often the most neglected in...
This Badass Bacterium Eats Toxic Metal and Poops Pure Gold—No Joke!
Meet Cupriavidus metallidurans, the ultimate tiny badass. This unassuming bacterium thrives in soil packed with toxic heavy metals—and in the process, it literally poops...
Florida Man Eats Wild Pig, Contracts Rare Biothreat Bacteria—Here’s Why You...
A 77-year-old Florida man learned the hard way that eating feral pig meat can come with serious consequences. After battling mystery chest pain and...
