As both your largest and your most visible organ, your skin is likely to be the main focus of your beauty regimen. Chances are that you most desire to preserve youthful, radiant skin and as such you are always looking for ways to improve the look of your skin, which includes protecting it from damage . . .
Around this time of year, a lot of us look at what we can do to take better care of ourselves, improve our health and general well-being. Recently, I was reading an article about the tremendous health benefits of physical touch on the body and mind. It turns out nurturing physical touch can actually lower blood pressure, reduce stress, calm the nervous system and even strengthen . . .
Changing any habit, no matter how small, is surprisingly difficult. You don’t realize how set in your ways you are until you try to switch them up. That’s always our experience when we endeavor to take on a new diet, fitness, or wellness routine. (That’s why it’s so torturous to workout in the pre-dawn hours if you’re . . .
If you’re someone who suffers from bouts of anxiety, mornings can be a huge source of solace (or sometimes stress). When you wake up with a jolt, have work to finish, your clothes are everywhere, and you’re already running late—your anxiety is all but debilitating. However, when you give yourself time in the morning to . . .
There’s no denying that lemon water is a delicious alternative when the taste of plain water just isn’t cutting it. But beyond taste, we’ve also been hearing a lot of talk about lemon water being beneficial to weight loss (if that’s your goal). To see if the claims are actually true, we did some digging . . .
At this point, you’re probably no stranger to working from home and the irritating neck and back pain that can come with it. The culprit for those aches? Poor posture. If this sounds all too familiar, you’re not alone — a 2021 study published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health found that Twitter complaints about . . .
As someone who loves sleep but doesn’t do it nearly enough, I often wake up exhausted, bleary-eyed, and wondering what time I finally fell asleep. This month, though, I decided enough was enough and researched a bunch of ways on how to change my sleep schedule, get deeper sleep, and find the elusive REM sleep . . .
It’s the post-holiday season, which means after being surrounded by refined carbs, alcohol, and a whole lot of sweets. Seriously though, holiday bloat is real, and it’s thanks to consuming more carbs, sugar, and alcohol than normal. Post-festivities, you may feel like you need a holiday reset. So, we’re sharing the best tips for getting back on . . .
Tapping (aka the emotional freedom technique) has been around in one way or another for thousands of years, but it’s Roger Callahan, MD, who is regarded as the founder of modern-day tapping. Callahan discovered that by tapping acupressure points in different meridians of the body, he could relieve pain and anxiety. While it may sound . . .
As we near the end of one of the strangest, most difficult years, we have one more hurdle to deal with: the holiday season. With the CDC having recommended people hang tight over Thanksgiving, that will likely be followed by suggestions to do the same over Christmas and New Year’s, too. Many of us are struggling to . . .
