OK TMI: Why Can I Smell Myself Through My Pants?
Imagine this: You’re sitting down in your car, at your desk, or on your couch, and suddenly, you get a whiff of something. You remembered to put deodorant on this morning, but could it still be coming...
View Article‘Ballerina Farm’ Influencer Hannah Neeleman Eschews Epidurals. Don’t Let That...
No two groups seem to be as polar opposite as feminists and tradwives—that is, the “traditional wives” of social media who tend to preach submissiveness in marriage and that “a woman’s place is in the...
View Article10 Tips on How to Advocate for a Long COVID Diagnosis (and Treatment)
Four years after the coronavirus pandemic upended our lives, COVID’s staggering long-term toll is coming into focus: Nearly 7 percent of American adults have ever had long COVID, according to the...
View Article9 Reasons You’re Waking Up Every Two Hours (or More) at Night, and How to...
On a perfect night, you’d put your head down on your cushiony pillow (hopefully not while scrolling TikTok—more on that later), get your eight hours, and wake up refreshed. You may even have the best...
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If the Sky Is Hazy, Is It Safe to Exercise Outside?
Once again, folks in the west are waking up to the all-too-familiar hazy skies of wildfire season. Cities in Oregon and northern California are feeling the brunt of two large blazes, and other states...
View ArticleA Four-Time Olympics Doctor Shares What It’s Like to Care for Team USA
Every couple of years, athletes from around the globe gather to compete at the Olympics to prove they’re the best of the best. Besides the countless hours of training they pour into perfecting their...
View ArticleTongue Bleeding When You Brush It? Here’s What Your Body’s Trying to Tell You
How many times have you been snacking away on a handful of chips or chewing a stick of gum and accidentally bit the inside of your cheek or tongue? Ouch. Small injuries like this, especially if you...
View ArticleAre You Terrible at Remembering to Floss? It Might Be Messing Up Your Gut...
The gut might be the reigning king of microbes in the body, but second in line to the throne is the oral microbiome. Together, the two form the largest microbial ecosystems in the human body that work...
View ArticleNew Research Has Us Asking: Is Drinking in Moderation Ever Healthy?
For decades, experts assured us that drinking in moderation was fine—good for you, even. Enjoying a nightly glass of wine was associated with health benefits like reduced inflammation, better heart...
View Article10 Reasons Why You’re Spotting Before Your Period Even Starts, and When to...
Menstrual cycles are different for everyone. For some, a period lasts longer than a week and comes like clockwork each month, while for others, it’s more sporadic and lasts only two or three days. The...
View Article6 Low-Lift Ways to Make Managing a Chronic Condition Easier, According to...
Managing a chronic health condition can feel like a full-time job because…it is one. There’s the daily work of ensuring you take your medication, monitoring your symptoms, and scheduling regular...
View Article‘Moon Face’ Is Trending on TikTok—Here’s What a Doctor Wants You to Know
If you keep seeing TikToks about “moon face” or “cortisol face” and are wondering what the heck that means, well, welcome to the club. I was confused myself until I recently went down a social media...
View ArticleCancer Rates Are Rising in Younger Adults. Here’s What a Cancer Control...
Gen Xers and millennials—that is, people born between 1965 and 1996—are now more likely than older generations to be diagnosed with 17 different types of cancer, according to new research published...
View ArticlePSA: It’s Never Okay to Comment on Someone Else’s Body—Even if You Have the...
The tides seem to have shifted away from the damaging body-shaming practices of the early aughts. For the most part, supporting characters in your favorite new sitcoms no longer bear the brunt of...
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7 Reasons Your Eyes Are *Super* Red When You Wake Up, and How to Refresh Them
Every morning, the first place you likely go is your bathroom. After shuffling over, you flip on the bathroom light switch and take a quick gander at yourself in the mirror. Normally, your tired eyes...
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6 Off-the-Court Exercises That Will Help You Ace Your Next Tennis Match
Tennis isn’t just a sport we love to watch on TV—it’s a wildly effective workout that requires endurance, agility, and speed. It’s been linked with benefits like lower obesity rates, reduced incidence...
View Article7 Benefits of Tennis That’ll Convince You to Pick Up a Racket and Hit the Court
As someone who gets hyper-fixated on activities, I’ve cycled through my fair share of fitness fads. I ran cross-country, track, and road races, and I even completed (and wrote a book about) several...
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PSA: Stock Up on New Specs for $1 at the Zenni Optical Flash Sale
Did watching the bespectacled Stephen Nedoroscik, aka, Pommel Horse Steve, inspire you to buy a new pair of glasses? Us too. And we know of a sneaky way to get a shiny new pair of frames for just $1....
View ArticleWait, Why Do I Have Brown Discharge but I’m Not on My Period?
Throughout the month, it’s totally normal for your vaginal discharge texture and color to slightly change. It’s typically some kind of clear or white, and can even have tints of pink or red during your...
View ArticleKarlie Kloss’ 3-Step Morning Routine That Keeps Her Energized as a Mom,...
If you were able to look up the phrase “booked and busy,” in the dictionary, you’d likely find a (stunning) picture of model and entrepreneur Karlie Kloss smiling back at you. Between running Kode With...
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