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Discover the latest health news, along with practical tips on how to adopt a healthy lifestyle by improving your diet and moving more. From proven home remedies to advice on managing and preventing chronic health conditions, we’ll keep you looking and feeling your best.

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How to Handle Criticism: 3 Ways to Deal with Negative Feedback

Everyone deals with criticism at one point or another, whether it be judgment from family members or critiques at work....


15 Medical Discoveries You’ll Wish You Knew Sooner

Did you know that vegans and vegetarians score higher than meat eaters on scales measuring depression? We've rounded up the...


3 Ways To Keep Caring in an Age of Cynicism—and Change the World

Creating positive change in your life, and helping to change the world at large, might hinge on how well you...


22 Ways to Stop Feeling Guilty All the Time

All that self-blame can take a major toll on your mental and physical health. Here’s how to retrain your brain...


16 Signs of Evolution You Can Still Find on Your Body

We've come a long way from hunting and gathering, but certain physical traits and natural reactions remind us of our...


4 Dos and Don’ts for Tick Removal

Protect yourself from Lyme disease, Powassan, Rocky mountain fever and other tick-borne illnesses by mastering tick removal in four simple...


The Serious Reason Why You Need to Sleep in the Dark

If you tend to spend half of the night in the living room, drifting in and out of sleep in...


10 Tools No Family Caregiver Should Be Without

To help maintain a healthy balance between your duties as a family caregiver and your own life, we’ve assembled 10...

This Is the Filthiest Item in Your Doctor’s Office

The dirtiest thing in your doctor's office probably isn't what you think. Here's just how gross it is, and how...


8 Wedding Etiquette Rules You Can’t Break—Period

While some etiquette rules have gone out the window, there are still some you must follow at every wedding.


6 Ways to Recover from Cringe-Worthy Wedding Guest Fails

Spilled red wine on the bride’s dress? Phone rang at the ceremony? An etiquette expert explains what you should do...


Why You Should Never, Ever Call Your Kid ‘Smart’

It's natural for parents to want to praise their child, but offering this compliment could actually backfire, according to science.


7 Ways to Maintain Healthy Blood Sugar Levels

If your blood sugar number is creeping up, these science-backed diet, exercise, and wellness tweaks can help you return it...


6 Body Parts You Can Stop Cleaning So Often

Some body parts do not have to be squeaky clean. You'll look and feel better if you wash these parts...


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50 Sneaky Things Making You Gain Weight

If you feel like you're trying your hardest but the numbers on the scale are climbing, these could be the...


30 Simple Acts of Kindness You Can Do in 2 Minutes or Less

Here are inspiring ideas to brighten someone's day in 120 seconds or less. Pass it on!


9 Clear Signs You Can’t Trust Your Boss

Working for an employer you respect and trust is essential for your health, happiness, and success in the office. These...

9 Foods You Should Never Eat Before Bed

These bedtime snacks will leave you tossing and turning.


The Best Moms in the World Have This Trait in Common

Here’s why you should stop feeling guilty for your girls’ nights out—and start booking them more often!


Need Pain Relief? Grab a Beer Instead of an Aspirin

You may already drain a pint to heal a broken heart, but new research suggests that beer can actually ease...


12 “Healthy” Hygiene Habits That Are Actually Bad for You

You may think you're doing everything you can to improve your health and appearance, but these common hygiene habits do...


The Surprising Connection Between Sleep Deprivation and Aging

It turns out the older we get, the more likely we are to suffer from sleep deprivation. Dr. Julie Carrier,...


8 Doctor Appointment Mistakes You Didn’t Realize You Were Making

Doctor's visits can be confusing. Get the most out of your appointments by avoiding these common missteps, according to health...

5 Things You Can Do Right Now to Change the World

Changing the entire world is a seemingly impossible task, but we believe change starts small, one person at a time....


9 Silent Signs Your Partner Is Emotionally Abusive

Abuse can happen even without physical violence.


10 Types of Arthritis You Could Have—and How to Tell the Difference

Arthritis isn't just arthritis. It's a surprisingly large collection of different conditions—though they all have one thing in common: achy...


14 Things Only People with Anxiety Will Understand

Living with anxiety is immensely difficult, and those who have never experienced it often have trouble understanding it. Here are...


11 Silent Signs You Have a Kidney Infection

Head to your doctor for antibiotics if you're showing these signs that a urinary tract infection has travelled to the...


Living with Epidermolysis Bullosa: The Worst Disease You’ve Never Heard Of

To pay tribute to Jonathan Pitre, who passed away on April 4, 2018 at the age of 17, here is...