http://s.huffpost.com/images/HuffingtonPost_250x20.png tag:www.huffingtonpost.com,2013:/tag/explained 2012-11-29T19:20:24Z Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/josh-kalven/the-fiscal-cliff-explaine_b_2206490.html 2012-11-29T19:20:24Z 2012-11-29T19:28:55Z Josh Kalven http://www.huffingtonpost.com/josh-kalven/ In our latest explainer, we break down where it came from, what might happen if we do nothing about it, and what a potential solution could look like. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/fiscal-cliff">Fiscal Cliff</a>, <a href="/tag/explained">Explained</a>, <a href="/tag/fiscal-cliff-negotiations">Fiscal Cliff Negotiations</a>, <a href="/tag/federal-budget-deficit">Federal Budget Deficit</a>, <a href="/tag/federal-budget">Federal Budget</a>, <a href="/tag/obama-fiscal-cliff">Obama Fiscal Cliff</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/art-markman-phd/status-symbol_b_1209265.html 2012-01-20T17:19:36Z 2012-01-20T17:19:23Z Art Markman, Ph.D. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/art-markman-phd/ In the U.S., the outward markings of success are for sale. The value of these status symbols is particularly high for people when they are feeling that they are being discriminated against. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/consumer-behavior">Consumer Behavior</a>, <a href="/tag/discrimination">Discrimination</a>, <a href="/tag/status">Status</a>, <a href="/tag/race">Race</a>, <a href="/tag/consumption">Consumption</a>, <a href="/tag/status-symbols">Status Symbols</a>, <a href="/tag/social-status-symbol">Social Status Symbol</a>, <a href="/tag/symbol-for-status">Symbol for Status</a>, <a href="/tag/symbol-of-status">Symbol of Status</a>, <a href="/tag/new-research">New Research</a>, <a href="/tag/status-symbol">Status Symbol</a>, <a href="/tag/explained">Explained</a>, <a href="/tag/emotional-intelligence">Emotional Intelligence</a>, <a href="/healthy-living">Healthy Living News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/03/11-weird-body-facts_n_917255.html 2011-08-03T12:11:58Z 2011-08-03T12:11:58Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Did you know that your brain can remember over 50,000 scents? Or that the average American consumes 14,820 pounds of meat over their lifetime? (Gross!... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/healthy-living-health-news">Healthy Living Health News</a>, <a href="/tag/body-facts">Body Facts</a>, <a href="/tag/explained">Explained</a>, <a href="/healthy-living">Healthy Living News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/29/want-to-slow-memory-loss-_n_912806.html 2011-07-29T08:22:00Z 2011-07-29T08:19:52Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ <br /> <br /> We all accept that as we age, our memories get worse. Turns out that eating the parsley garnish on your plate may help. A recent study looked at h... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/healthy-living-health-news">Healthy Living Health News</a>, <a href="/tag/celery">Celery</a>, <a href="/tag/spices-and-memory-loss">Spices and Memory Loss</a>, <a href="/tag/explained">Explained</a>, <a href="/tag/celery-and-memory-loss">Celery and Memory Loss</a>, <a href="/tag/healthy-living-mind">Healthy Living Mind</a>, <a href="/tag/tell-me-why">Tell Me Why</a>, <a href="/tag/memory-loss">Memory Loss</a>, <a href="/tag/celery-prevents-memory-loss">Celery Prevents Memory Loss</a>, <a href="/healthy-living">Healthy Living News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/28/fist-pump-your-problems-a_n_911509.html 2011-07-28T08:24:00Z 2011-07-28T08:22:09Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ <br /> <br /> Forget the hair gel, fist pumping may be part of the reason the "Jersey Shore" cast members are so happy. Admittedly, they save their fist pumping... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/tell-me-why">Tell Me Why</a>, <a href="/tag/fist-clench-stress">Fist Clench Stress</a>, <a href="/tag/explained">Explained</a>, <a href="/tag/healthy-living-mind">Healthy Living Mind</a>, <a href="/tag/fist-clench">Fist Clench</a>, <a href="/tag/fist-clench-makes-you-feel-better">Fist Clench Makes You Feel Better</a>, <a href="/healthy-living">Healthy Living News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/25/smartphone-eye-hurt_n_909025.html 2011-07-25T16:53:47Z 2011-07-25T16:53:38Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ We all know how when you stare at your iPhone or Blackberry for too long, your eyes start to strain and your head starts to hurt.<br /> <br /> Scientists have f... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/healthy-living-health-news">Healthy Living Health News</a>, <a href="/tag/smartphones-eyes-hurt">Smartphones Eyes Hurt</a>, <a href="/tag/explained">Explained</a>, <a href="/tag/smartphones-headaches">Smartphones Headaches</a>, <a href="/tag/smartphone-eyes">Smartphone Eyes</a>, <a href="/tag/new-research">New Research</a>, <a href="/tag/smartphones-eye-fatigue">Smartphones Eye Fatigue</a>, <a href="/tag/smartphone-eyes-hurt">Smartphone Eyes Hurt</a>, <a href="/tag/tell-me-why">Tell Me Why</a>, <a href="/tag/smartphones-eyes">Smartphones Eyes</a>, <a href="/healthy-living">Healthy Living News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/22/digest-chewing-gum-7-years_n_903928.html 2011-07-22T08:46:00Z 2011-07-22T08:46:19Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ You know those questions no one ever seems to know the answer to? Like, how do you get rid of hiccups? What exactly is deja vu? Is chewing gum indiges... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/healthy-living-original-video">Healthy Living Original Video</a>, <a href="/tag/tell-me-why">Tell Me Why</a>, <a href="/tag/explained">Explained</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/healthy-living">Healthy Living News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-morford/benefits-of-human-touch_b_904097.html 2011-07-21T16:58:00Z 2011-07-21T17:01:17Z Mark Morford http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-morford/ Aside from the obvious pleasure a gentle human touch can bring, scientists are now discovering valid scientific benefits to such interaction. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/tell-me-why">Tell Me Why</a>, <a href="/tag/explained">Explained</a>, <a href="/tag/why-we-liked-touch">Why We Liked Touch</a>, <a href="/tag/why-do-we-like-to-be-touched">Why Do We Like to Be Touched</a>, <a href="/healthy-living">Healthy Living News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/21/some-people-attract-mosquito-bites_n_903907.html 2011-07-21T08:40:00Z 2011-07-21T08:40:56Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ You know those questions no one ever seems to know the answer to? Like, how do you get rid of hiccups? What exactly is deja vu? Is chewing gum indiges... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/healthy-living-original-video">Healthy Living Original Video</a>, <a href="/tag/tell-me-why">Tell Me Why</a>, <a href="/tag/explained">Explained</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/healthy-living">Healthy Living News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/21/what-is-a-calorie_n_905311.html 2011-07-21T08:26:01Z 2011-07-21T08:26:32Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ There are a lot of terms that get thrown around in health articles. But do most of us actually know what they mean? Of course you can use the word cal... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/calorie">Calorie</a>, <a href="/tag/complex-carbohydrates">Complex Carbohydrates</a>, <a href="/tag/explained">Explained</a>, <a href="/tag/phytonutrients">Phytonutrients</a>, <a href="/tag/whats-a-calorie">What&#039;s a Calorie</a>, <a href="/tag/antioxidants">Antioxidants</a>, <a href="/tag/trans-fats">Trans Fats</a>, <a href="/tag/flavanoids">Flavanoids</a>, <a href="/tag/slidepollajax">Slidepollajax</a>, <a href="/tag/tell-me-why">Tell Me Why</a>, <a href="/tag/calorie-definition">Calorie Definition</a>, <a href="/tag/unsaturated-fats">Unsaturated Fats</a>, <a href="/tag/omega-3s">Omega 3s</a>, <a href="/tag/saturated-fats">Saturated Fats</a>, <a href="/healthy-living">Healthy Living News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/20/lose-most-heat-from-your-head_n_903903.html 2011-07-20T08:50:00Z 2011-07-20T08:50:18Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ You know those questions no one ever seems to know the answer to? Like, how do you get rid of hiccups? What exactly is deja vu? Is chewing gum indiges... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/healthy-living-original-video">Healthy Living Original Video</a>, <a href="/tag/tell-me-why">Tell Me Why</a>, <a href="/tag/explained">Explained</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/healthy-living">Healthy Living News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/19/how-do-i-stop-the-hiccups_n_902182.html 2011-07-19T08:17:24Z 2011-07-19T08:17:37Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ You know those questions no one ever seems to know the answer to? Like, how do you get rid of hiccups? What exactly is deja vu? Is chewing gum indiges... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/healthy-living-original-video">Healthy Living Original Video</a>, <a href="/tag/tell-me-why">Tell Me Why</a>, <a href="/tag/explained">Explained</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/healthy-living">Healthy Living News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/17/why-are-telecommuters-hap_n_900962.html 2011-07-17T11:13:19Z 2011-07-17T11:28:49Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ <br /> <br /> Spend all day in your PJs, crank the music and check Facebook as often as you want. Apparently working from home is really as awesome as it sounds... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/healthy-living-health-news">Healthy Living Health News</a>, <a href="/tag/explained">Explained</a>, <a href="/tag/healthy-living-mind">Healthy Living Mind</a>, <a href="/tag/why-telecommuters-are-happier">Why Telecommuters Are Happier</a>, <a href="/tag/telecommuters-happy">Telecommuters Happy</a>, <a href="/tag/tell-me-why">Tell Me Why</a>, <a href="/tag/telecommuting-happy">Telecommuting Happy</a>, <a href="/healthy-living">Healthy Living News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/16/why-does-writing-make-us-_n_900638.html 2011-07-16T11:47:16Z 2011-07-16T11:46:40Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Don’t trade in your pencils and paper for a keyboard just yet.<br /> <br /> A new study that compared the different brain processes used for writing by hand a... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/healthy-living-health-news">Healthy Living Health News</a>, <a href="/tag/explained">Explained</a>, <a href="/tag/healthy-living-mind">Healthy Living Mind</a>, <a href="/tag/writing-makes-you-smarter">Writing Makes You Smarter</a>, <a href="/tag/tell-me-why">Tell Me Why</a>, <a href="/tag/pencil-makes-you-smarter">Pencil Makes You Smarter</a>, <a href="/tag/why-does-writing-make-you-smarter">Why Does Writing Make You Smarter</a>, <a href="/tag/fyi-living">Fyi Living</a>, <a href="/healthy-living">Healthy Living News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/neal-m-blitz/toe-jam_b_894133.html 2011-07-11T08:07:19Z 2011-07-11T08:07:43Z Neal M. Blitz, D.P.M., F.A.C.F.A.S. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/neal-m-blitz/ Toe jam is common non-medical term used to describe the 'gunk' that accumulates between the toes. Not all toe jam is the same, however -- and it can result in serious medical issues for some and should not be neglected. <br /> <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/smelly-feet">Smelly Feet</a>, <a href="/tag/hammer-toes">Hammer Toes</a>, <a href="/tag/personal-health">Personal Health</a>, <a href="/tag/toe-jam">Toe Jam</a>, <a href="/tag/toenail-fungus">Toenail Fungus</a>, <a href="/tag/fungus">Fungus</a>, <a href="/tag/smelly-feet">Smelly-Feet</a>, <a href="/tag/calluses">Calluses</a>, <a href="/tag/hammertoes">Hammertoes</a>, <a href="/tag/foot">Foot</a>, <a href="/tag/feet">Feet</a>, <a href="/tag/corns">Corns</a>, <a href="/tag/explained">Explained</a>, <a href="/tag/dr-blitz">Dr. Blitz</a>, <a href="/tag/tell-me-why">Tell Me Why</a>, <a href="/tag/neal-blitz">Neal Blitz</a>, <a href="/tag/bacteria">Bacteria</a>, <a href="/tag/scabies">Scabies</a>, <a href="/tag/smelly-feet-cures">Smelly Feet Cures</a>, <a href="/healthy-living">Healthy Living News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joanna-dolgoff-md/food-cravings_b_880889.html 2011-06-29T08:27:09Z 2011-06-29T08:34:34Z Joanna Dolgoff, M.D. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joanna-dolgoff-md/ For a better understanding of food cravings, it's important to understand what influences our cravings and what we can do to control them. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/food-cravings">Food Cravings</a>, <a href="/tag/healthy-eating">Healthy Eating</a>, <a href="/tag/healthy-living-body">Healthy Living Body</a>, <a href="/tag/explained">Explained</a>, <a href="/tag/food-commercials">Food Commercials</a>, <a href="/tag/nutrition">Nutrition</a>, <a href="/tag/high-calorie-foods">High-Calorie Foods</a>, <a href="/tag/tell-me-why">Tell Me Why</a>, <a href="/tag/media-influence">Media-Influence</a>, <a href="/tag/food-research">Food Research</a>, <a href="/healthy-living">Healthy Living News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/17/hair-washing_n_862854.html 2011-05-17T08:33:10Z 2011-05-17T08:33:09Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ The average woman spends about 23 minutes styling/drying her hair, according to one report. So, if, say, half of that time is spent on blow-drying, on... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/healthy-living">Healthy Living</a>, <a href="/tag/explained">Explained</a>, <a href="/tag/no-shampoo-movement">No Shampoo Movement</a>, <a href="/tag/hair-washing">Hair Washing</a>, <a href="/tag/beauty-and-skin">Beauty and Skin</a>, <a href="/tag/healthier-hair">Healthier Hair</a>, <a href="/tag/tell-me-why">Tell Me Why</a>, <a href="/tag/hair-washing-frequency">Hair Washing Frequency</a>, <a href="/tag/no-poo-movement">No Poo Movement</a>, <a href="/healthy-living">Healthy Living News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-r-hamilton-phd/the-placebo-effect_b_843435.html 2011-04-28T08:26:00Z 2011-04-28T08:26:48Z David R. Hamilton, Ph.D. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-r-hamilton-phd/ Reams of research now paint a picture that what we believe with regards to medication can have measurable effects on the body. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/the-placebo-effect">The Placebo Effect</a>, <a href="/tag/mind-medicine">Mind Medicine</a>, <a href="/tag/tell-me-why">Tell Me Why</a>, <a href="/tag/placebo-drugs">Placebo Drugs</a>, <a href="/tag/placebo-effect-drugs">Placebo Effect Drugs</a>, <a href="/tag/explained">Explained</a>, <a href="/tag/placebo">Placebo</a>, <a href="/tag/placebo-effect">Placebo Effect</a>, <a href="/home">Home News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/thomas-p-connelly-dds/cleft-lip-and-palate_b_836441.html 2011-03-19T12:00:59Z 2011-03-19T12:01:05Z Thomas P. Connelly, D.D.S. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/thomas-p-connelly-dds/ Cleft Lip and cleft Palate can occur simultaneously, or independent of the other. In other words, having cleft lip does not necessarily mean cleft palate is present (and vice versa). <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/what-is-cleft-palate">What Is Cleft Palate</a>, <a href="/tag/dental-health">Dental Health</a>, <a href="/tag/explained">Explained</a>, <a href="/tag/cleft-lip-or-palate">Cleft Lip or Palate</a>, <a href="/tag/cleft-palate-cleft-lip">Cleft Palate Cleft Lip</a>, <a href="/tag/tell-me-why">Tell Me Why</a>, <a href="/tag/what-is-cleft-lip">What Is Cleft Lip</a>, <a href="/tag/cleft-palate">Cleft Palate</a>, <a href="/tag/cleft-lip">Cleft Lip</a>, <a href="/home">Home News</a></p>