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How to Know if You Have a Cold, the Flu, or Allergies
When you’re sick, you know it. But sometimes it’s hard to tell if you have a cold, the flu, or even allergies. These three unpleasant conditions share similar symptoms, so it can be easy to mistake one for another — especially during the time of year when all three are prevalent. Hello, spring! But to…
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6 Delicious Mood-Boosting Foods
As the weather gets chillier and the dark nights get longer, it may feel like you’re struggling to maintain a happy disposition. This is pretty normal, but luckily, we can take simple measures to get ourselves back to baseline. One of the best ways to do this is with the food you eat. Feel sunnier…
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How to Change the Past Without a Time Machine
We’ve been told it over and over again: You can’t change the past. But in a way, that’s a big fat lie. You can change the past, and I’m not talking about time travel. Our mind is a super computer with power to process and correct any information. We have the ability inside of us…
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Melt Over 12 Pounds in a Week by Eliminating Just One Ingredient From Your Diet
If your waist keeps expanding despite your best efforts, “a gentle sugar detox can make all the difference,” insists nutrition expert Tosca Reno, mega-selling author of The Eat-Clean Diet. “There’s sugar in 80 percent of the food on supermarket shelves. So we may not realize it, but most of us are in the grips of…
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4 Easy Ways to Reduce Thyroid Inflammation, Weight Gain, and More
After the constant stress of med school, I could barely function,” recalls Taz Bhatia, MD, author of Super Woman Rx. As a resident, she worked 30-hour shifts without sleep, all while worrying about her patients, work and paying off debt. By the time she launched her career in emergency medicine, she was facing her own…
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Boost Your Immunity by Doing These 3 Yoga Stretches Every Day
We can all agree that doing a little stretching every day helps us feel relaxed. Deep breaths and gentle movements are great tools for reducing any sort of stress. Plus, yoga stretches work as whole-body therapy to reduce aches and pains. But did you know that this simple activity can also boost your immune health? Certified yoga instructor Melanie Salvatore August…
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Eating a Diet Rich in This Overlooked Vitamin May Decrease Your Risk of Heart Disease by 34%
Vitamins B and C may be hot topics in the world of wellness, but when was the last time you thought about your vitamin K consumption? Not only does it have a number of incredible health benefits like fighting arthritis and improving your vision, but according to one study, vitamin K could also be key…
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The Evening Rituals And Bedtime Routines Of Leading Female Entrepreneurs
Hands up who shakes off a tough day at the mill by binge-watching bad TV? Or by sinking one too many martinis before crashing into bed past 2 a.m.? While there’s nothing intrinsically wrong with these habits, they do little to revive us. Evenings provide a precious window of time in which to unwind and…
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This Type of Diet Can Take a Toll on Your Gut Health and Cause Inflammation
Gut health is no doubt one of the most important aspects of our overall wellbeing. Supporting everything from our immunity to our cognitive functioning, the gut plays a crucial role in helping us stay healthy. And while it’s often thought that cleaning up one’s diet is good for our microbiome, new research suggests there are…
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3 Safe and Natural Cures for Heartburn
Nearly 15 million Americans regularly try to douse the fire of heartburn with proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), such as Nexium and Prilosec. But research shows that long-term use of these over-the-counter meds is linked to memory loss, thinning bones, and heart issues. Now, a study in The American Journal of Gastroenterology shows that taking PPIs…