When it comes to body parts, the belly button doesn’t usually get much attention. Yet this often-overlooked little spot is a treasure trove of interesting details. Whether you've got an innie or an ...

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Your belly button might seem like nothing more than a remnant from your time in the womb, but this small area can actually provide valuable clues about your digestive health and overall wellbeing.

Just when you thought TikTok couldn’t get any weirder, people are now pouring castor oil into their belly buttons for better digestion, yes, you read that right. This trend has taken social media by ...

A complication with belly button piercings is rejection, or when your body tries to remove the piercing from your skin. This is an immune response—your body sees the piercing as a foreign object and ...

The belly button, it turns out, is one of the least-studied parts of the human body. But one of its great mysteries may now have been solved – why most people have an innie, or concave belly button.

The reality alum said her mom found out after reading her diary, admitting “I could never do something like that today” Charles Sykes/Bravo via Getty Kristin Cavallari said she pierced her belly ...

Even if castor oil doesn’t help flatten your stomach, there is one science-backed pro when it comes to using castor oil topically: It is pretty moisturizing. “Castor oil is really rich in fatty acids, ...

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