Cheryl Maguire

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Cheryl Maguire holds a Master of Counseling Psychology degree. She is married and is the mother of twins and a daughter. Her writing has been published in The New York Times, Parents Magazine, AARP, Healthline, Your Teen Magazine and many other publications. She is a professional member of ASJA.

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Articles

A stethoscope and a heart: Normal resting heart rate by age

Health Education

What is a normal resting heart rate by age?

You can easily find your resting heart rate by taking your pulse and counting the number of beats per minute

A person with a pillow with two image bubbles over their head: one with a sports drink and one with pain medication

Health Education

How to cure hangover nausea: Remedies that work

Hydration and sleep are among some of the best cures for hangover nausea, while others are just old wives’ tales

A woman holding her hands over her stomach

8 upset stomach remedies (and what to do if they don’t work)

Want to know what settles an upset stomach quickly? Consider these tips as well as ways to prevent stomach pain from recurring.

How to raise blood pressure

Health Education

How to raise blood pressure

Increasing your blood pressure, when needed, can be as simple as modifying your diet

cappuccino and a tablet - plavix and coffee

Do coffee and Plavix mix?

Here’s what you should know about combining the antiplatelet medication with caffeine

Daisies next to nasal spray - what to do when allergy medicine doesn't work

Health Education

When allergy meds don’t work

More than 19 million adults in the U.S. live with allergies. When standard treatments become ineffective, these tips can help.

Benadryl tablets and blood pressure cuff - does benadryl raise blood pressure

Does taking Benadryl raise BP?

Here is what you should know about the oral antihistamine if you have hypertension

Person holding their wrist - signs of inflammation

10 signs of inflammation

From brain fog to diarrhea, your body responds to injury, illness, and stress in various ways

cappuccino next to tablet - pantoprazole and coffee

Do coffee and Protonix mix?

This acid-reducing medication is less effective when combined with certain food and drinks—but that doesn’t mean you have to cut out caffeine entirely. Here’s what the experts recommend.

bag of produce - how to lower potassium levels

Health Education

How to lower potassium levels

When untreated, hyperkalemia is dangerous—these five things can help

coffee beans and cup of coffee - hydroxyzine and caffeine

Do hydroxyzine and caffeine mix?

One is a stimulant, the other is sedating. Find out if they’re a perfect pair.

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