Are Naps Actually Good For You? A Sleep Doctor Weighs In

04/05/2024

When naps are good, they're really good. A short, mid-day snooze can feel like the ultimate self-care treat, leaving you feeling more refreshed and energized than before. Unfortunately, the opposite about napping is also true. There are those times when you settle down for a nap and wake up feeling far worse, questioning who you are, where you are...

Sneaky Little Ways to Burn More Fat Every Day, According to Experts

01/05/2024

If you're hoping to turn over of a new leaf in 2021, change your habits for the better, and finally lose those extra five or ten pounds you've been dying to part with, you're probably well aware of the fact that taking a hard look at the quality of your diet—and not so much the quantity—is certainly a good place to start. (Spoiler alert: Eat more whole foods...

8 Ways to Cope If You Can't See Family and Friends This Holiday Season

28/04/2024

The start of this new decade has been full of anxiety, stress, frustration, confusion, fear, and disappointments. For many people, it's meant losing a job—or a loved one. For others, it's forced them to make difficult decisions about significant life events, like canceling their wedding or giving birth alone. No matter how the coronavirus pandemic...

Who Will Get Long COVID? Study May Offer Clues

25/04/2024

A blood test may someday help determine a person’s risk for long COVID, new research suggests.

The study, published Tuesday in the journal Nature Communications, found that people who go on to develop long Covid have lower levels of certain antibodies in their blood soon after they are infected...

6 Things That Happen to Your Body When You Stop Eating Dairy, According to Dietitians

22/04/2024

Some dairy is simply delicious. Who can deny that a cup of chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream or fresh mozzarella melted on a pizza is heaven? But for many Americans—about 65 percent of them, to be exact—dairy is the stuff that food nightmares—not dreams—are made of. Here's everything you need to know about lactose intolerance and how giving up dairy can affect your body...

When Overthinking Creeps Into a Symptom of Mental Illness

19/04/2024

Overthinking. It’s something we all do at times — so many of us that it cannot really be said that it is automatically related to mental illness. But in some cases, it is a symptom.

Let’s start with depression, a subject about which I know a thing or two. When I was in a depressive phase of my (undiagnosed) bipolar...

How to Do a Quick 5-Minute Meditation

16/04/2024

Even if you're not into daily meditation, chances are you know someone who is.

At least one in three Americans has a regular practice, according to a 2020 Morning Consult survey.

The survey was taken pre-pandemic, when millions of people...

6 Best Immune-Boosting Foods for Cold and Flu Season

13/04/2024

As the omicron variant in the US and cold and flu season is in full swing, the question on everyone’s mind is how to stay infection-free. There are the Centers for Disease Control basics, but eating well (or not) makes a difference, too. A healthy diet won’t prevent contracting the coronavirus or the flu, but it can help strengthen your immune system...

How to Deal With a Stress Migraine When Life Is, Well, Stressful

10/04/2024

It’s finally 2022, yet we’re still dealing with what feels like a 24/7 doom-and-gloom news cycle, a years-long global pandemic and its emotional burden, and everyday stressors, like work deadlines and child care, that aren’t going anywhere. Stress is a major part of our lives, and it shows...

What Is Ashwagandha? 7 Ashwagandha Benefits and Side Effects to Know

06/04/2024

A lot of people are talking about ashwagandha (pronounced aush-wa-GOND-a). Although usage of this herb dates back thousands of years, it's now one of the supplements du jour. That's thanks to a laundry list of potential ashwagandha benefits, including stress relief...