How to Do Your Own Online Health Research Like a Scientist: A Biostatistician’s Step‑by‑Step Guide
The instinct to “do your own research” when it comes to your health is a good one. The challenge often is not lack of information, but the opposite.
Lymphatic Drainage Can Help You Feel Your Best — Get Started With These At-Home Techniques
With so many buzzy wellness techniques to choose from these days, one with “drainage” in its name may not seem especially appealing. But dive a little deeper into lymphatic drainage, and you’ll find that in addition to being good for your body, it just feels good to practice on yourself. Manual lymphatic drainage, or MLD,
Put Down the Ice: Sprains and Strains Are Supposed to Swell — Here’s the Approach to Take Instead
We all know what to do when we sprain an ankle or strain a calf muscle: rest it, ice it, compress it, and elevate it, right? Wrong, actually. That protocol, known as the RICE method and introduced by a sports medicine physician in 1978, is no longer the recommended route for helping soft-tissue injuries heal.
What’s “Emotional Sobriety”? Learn How the Self-Regulation Tool Can Help You Maintain Peace Amid Life’s Ups and Downs
It feels good to belly laugh, it’s healthy to cry, and it can be helpful to get angry. Experiencing our emotions deeply (particularly a wide range of them) is a beautiful part of life — but when we stay stuck in our feelings, they can start to run the show, influencing our actions and behaviors
Beneficial, Not Boring: Why Routines Can Boost Our Mental Health and How to Create Ones That Stick
What do your Monday mornings look like? Whether you hop out of bed 15 minutes before your first meeting and chug a cup of coffee, or rise with the sun to exercise and complete a 10-step skin care regimen, chances are you have some kind of routine in the a.m. Many of these steps —
Looking for a Mood Boost? A Few Minutes of Exercise Are All You Need — Here Are 6 Ideas to Inspire You
If you have time to make a coffee or scroll through Instagram, you have time to complete a mood-boosting workout. Lifestyle conflicts and lack of time are two of the top reasons Americans don’t stick to their fitness goals, according to a 2025 survey. But not every exercise routine needs to involve an hour at
You Know Exercise Is Good for You — So Why Is It So Hard to Put It Into Practice?
Physical activity is one of the most powerful health tools people have to improve mood, energy and sleep, even after just a few sessions. But the real superpower of an active lifestyle is what it can do for health and quality of life over time.
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Are You Embracing a “Soft Life”? Inside the Popular Trend That’s Worth Making Permanent
If you’re looking at the social media feed for #softlife, you might assume the trend is solely focused on curating aesthetic peaceful experiences: With nearly 200 million views on TikTok, the hashtag is populated with videos of people enjoying things like candlelit baths and working by the gently lapping ocean. But truly embracing a soft
The Menopause Workout Is in: More Fitness Classes Are Addressing Midlife Changes — Here Are 5 Areas to Prioritize
As the medical world catches up to the current cultural moment, women are enjoying greater access to menopause-specific health care than ever before. In turn, fitness programs tailored to menopausal women are becoming more prevalent as well. When women’s hormones change — whether they’re shifting unpredictably during the pre- and perimenopausal years or dropping off
How to Build a Personalized Mental Health Tool Kit for Days When You’re Feeling Down
Do you have a mental health tool kit at the ready? Also called coping toolboxes, these are personalized collections of items, activities, and techniques that can help you self-soothe when you’re in a state of stress. “When we’re in our feelings, it can be difficult to think rationally about how to cope,” Stella Kimbrough, a
