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NATURAL FIXES How to Amp Up Vaccines
Simple actions can turbocharge your next shot.
2 min |
October 2023
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IMPROV
Try collaborating with others to create stories on the fly-it can be liberating!
1 min |
October 2023
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HEALTHY HOBBY DRAWING
Turning thoughts into physical images may help you process the world around you.
2 min |
September 2023
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NATURAL FIXES Dandruff Remedies
Try these treatments for a flake-free scalp.
2 min |
September 2023
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GET YOUNGER FROM THE INSIDE OUT
We'd call this workout the fountain of youth, but it's better than that: IT'S BASED ON THE SCIENCE OF KEEPING YOUR BODY YOUNG.
4 min |
September 2023
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SEE YA, STRESS!
Sometimes the world just seems bonkers and out of our control, and yes, that can sure exacerbate any stress you're feeling in your day-to-day life. But you can do something about it: Take steps to tidy up the messiness in your own mind. By addressing nagging worries and injecting your life with a shot of simplicity, you can open up space for more love, optimism, and joy. To help, we've got 16 ways to feel calmer-fast.
4 min |
September 2023
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WHAT'S UP WITH...JOINTS THAT ACHE WHEN IT RAINS
Here's why your knee may be more accurate than Al Roker.
1 min |
September 2023
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Got Something in Your Eye?
What's making you wince might be difficult to see, but we've got tips to help you feel better fast.
1 min |
September 2023
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Alzheimer's in Black and White
Black Americans are up to twice as likely to get Alzheimer's disease as their white counterparts. But though drugs and interventions have the best chance to help slow cognitive decline when the disease is diagnosed at its earliest stages, their symptoms are often dismissed as \"normal aging,\" leaving the burden of care to heartbreaking their families. What can be done about this infuriating racial disparity?
10+ min |
September 2023
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FACE YOUR FEAR Going to the Dentist
Does the idea of opening up and saying \"Ahhh\" make you scream \"Auugh!\"? Here's how to deal.
1 min |
September 2023
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THE POWER OF NEGATIVE THINKING
You've likely heard of the placebo effect, in which people feel genuine benefits after being treated with drugs or therapies that in fact aren't doing anything for them. Well, the reverse is true too-you may be feeling poorly because that's your unconscious expectation. Here's how to guard against the \"NOCEBO EFFECT.\"
8 min |
September 2023
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DETOX? DON'T DO IT!
So-called cleanses (Eat clay! Drink juice with salt and oil!) sound more like grade-school dares than ways to flush out your internal organs. Instead, use this advice to support your body's own self-detox systems.
4 min |
August 2023
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IT'S NOT JUST LYME
The number of biting ticks is on the rise, along with rates of the diseases they carry. Here's what you need to know.
5 min |
August 2023
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5 MYTHS ABOUT COSMETIC PROCEDURES
Some expectations about popular spruce-up services may need a nip and a tuck.
3 min |
August 2023
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ANTI-ABORTION AFTERSHOCKS
Last year's dramatic change to abortion law has further-reaching implications than you may think. In addition to revoking a health care right, the Supreme Court decision opened the door to new dangers for women and families.
8 min |
August 2023
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Why Was I Having Seizures and Terrible Headaches?
It took years for this teacher to learn the cause of her frightening symptoms.
3 min |
August 2023
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What Doctors Don't Tell You About Sex
These three health conditions could hamper your sexuality-here's what you need to know.
3 min |
August 2023
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WHAT'S UP WITH...NIGHT TERRORS
An expert explains this strange screaming-in-your-sleep phenomenon.
1 min |
August 2023
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WHY WE'RE SO. DAMN. MAD.
Majorly pissed-off, low-key resentful, or extra short-fused lately? Of course you are, and no, it's not just you! But while anger is not a comfortable feeling-and coping with it unwisely can harm your health-it can spark positive change. HERE'S HOW TO PUT IT TO HEALTHY USE.
9 min |
August 2023
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Give Your Walk a Boost
How to go farther, get stronger, and find more calm
2 min |
August 2023
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Your Get-Gorgeous Guide to Summer
Solve the season's peskiest skin and hair problems.
3 min |
August 2023
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CLIMBING
This sport is a workout that sharpens your mind as it builds your muscles.
2 min |
August 2023
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5 Myths About Fat
Misinformation has made this macronutrient much maligned. We'd butter set the record straight.
3 min |
July 2023
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SEX & LOVE: Do You Need a "Sleep Divorce"?
How to stay connected when you decide on separate beds.
2 min |
July 2023
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REMEDIES: Natural Skin Soothers
Before you head to the medicine cabinet, try the kitchen.
2 min |
July 2023
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NATURAL FIXES: Cupping for Type 2 Diabetes
This ancient physical therapy may help stabilize blood sugar levels.
2 min |
July 2023
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HEALTHY HOBBY: JUGGLING
This could be the fun do-anywhere activity your brain has been waiting for.
2 min |
July 2023
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Say Bye to Tech Neck
Want to relieve (or prevent!) that pain you get from too much time spent bent smartphone, over your tablet, or laptop? Try these tips from biomechanist Katy Bowman, author of Rethink Your Position.
1 min |
July 2023
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MOVE OF THE MONTH: GET STRONGER ARMS
You don't need heavy weights to improve your strength. Doing bicep curls at a slower pace allows you to add resistance to the motion for a harder workout.
1 min |
July 2023
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FLAVORS OF JAMAICA
Inspired by our jerk chicken recipe? Here, more nutritious Caribbean-centric foods from Sue-Ellen Anderson-Haynes, M.S., R.D.N., founder of 360 Girls&Women.
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