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Here’s What Causes Irregular Periods and What You Can Do About Them

By Kara Wahlgren; December 27, 2024

When your menstrual cycle is unpredictable, it can be more than frustrating. Maybe your period surprised you by arriving early this month. Or it’s a...

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Night Sweats Keeping You Up? Try These 5 Tips

By Lauren Bedosky; December 19, 2024

Has waking up drenched in sweat become a nightly ritual? Consider this your cue to find a solution. Because night sweats are more than annoying...

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5 Ways to Lower Cortisol Naturally

By Lauren Bedosky; November 19, 2024

If the endocrine system were a movie, cortisol would be cast as a villain. Also known as the “stress hormone,” cortisol seems to blame for...

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Stay Fit This Winter With a Wellness Routine

By Page Grossman; October 7, 2024

Winter can disrupt your usual wellness routine. The days are shorter, your holiday to-do list is a mile long, and when it’s freezing outside, you...

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Can You Improve Insulin Sensitivity With Exercise?

By Jenessa Connor, CPT; September 10, 2024

Ask people why they work out, and chances are glucose levels and insulin sensitivity won’t enter the conversation. But for many people, physical exercise can...

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Stressed, Tired, Moody? Find Out if It’s Hormones

By Mascha Davis, MPH, RDN; September 9, 2024

Hormonal Imbalance What It Is // Symptoms // Causes // Tips // Conclusion Hormone health is a hot topic, and for good reason: Hormonal imbalance...

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5 Ways to Practice Self-Care This Fall Season

By Elizabeth Millard; August 27, 2024

Welcome to fall — cold and flu season is at large, the days are getting shorter, your work schedule is piling up, and all the...

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Is Face Yoga a Natural Hack for Younger-Looking Skin?

By Kate Bayless; August 26, 2024

I’m standing in front of a mirror with my fingers on my cheekbones, pressing down as I smile, release, and repeat — just doing my...

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Can’t Sleep After an Evening Workout? Follow These Tips to Power Down

By Lauren Bedosky; August 14, 2024

You planned to exercise earlier in the day, but life got in the way. Now you finally have time to squeeze in a workout, but...

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What Is Gua Sha, and Does It Help With Muscle Pain?

By Linnea Zielinski; July 12, 2024

You might have seen Instagram influencers scraping their bodies or faces with smooth stones or metal tools to help (as they claim) promote blood flow...

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How Often Should You Meditate to Reap the Benefits?

By Linnea Zielinski; April 2, 2024

Let’s get one thing straight right away: You should meditate as often as you like and as often as it fits into your schedule. When...

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Conquer Daylight Savings With These Time Change Health Hacks

By Brit Yeager; March 11, 2024

For many of us, Daylight Saving Time marks a shift to better things: longer days… warmer nights… emptier gyms. But while moving the clock forward...

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7 Breathing Techniques to Help You Sleep Like a Baby

By Brittany Risher Englert; July 12, 2024

You may not need pills, drinks, or weighted blankets to help you fall asleep faster. You may not even need to spend a cent —...

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What Are the 7 Chakras? A Beginner’s Guide

By Brit Yeager; January 30, 2024

You’ve taken a yoga class or two. While you may not think of yourself as a yogi quite yet, you know the difference between mountain...

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How Long Should You Meditate?

By Linnea Zielinski; January 25, 2024

Meditation can feel, well, a lot like doing nothing if you’re new to the practice. Newcomers can feel frustrated or like they’re “failing.” (By the...

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6 Sleep Positions and What They Say About You

By Amy Klein; January 16, 2024

Some sleep experts would have you believe there are three basic ways to sleep: back, stomach, or side. But for anyone who has tossed and turned...

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10 Easy Ways to Improve Your Sleep Hygiene

By Kara Wahlgren; January 10, 2024

Sleep is one of the pillars of good health, and getting enough of it can even help with weight loss. But sometimes life gets in...

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3 Mental Health Benefits of Spending More Time Outside

By Casey Schreiner; August 2, 2024

When we think of the benefits of being outside, we tend to think of outdoor exercise like hiking, trail running, rock climbing, or cycling in terms...

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8 Tips for Adding Meditation to Your Daily Routine

By Chelsea Frank; January 8, 2024

If you haven’t made a healthy meditation practice part of your daily wellness routine, what are you waiting for? Not only can meditation help you feel calmer,...

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3 Ways to Get Started on Your 2024 Goals

By BODi; January 31, 2024

In 2023, we proposed a new tradition for the New Year: World Health Esteem Month. Instead of pushing ambitious goal-setting and deprivation, we designated January...