A couple years ago, I noticed that certain foods and drinks gave me serious acid reflux. I cut down on the usual triggers: coffee, fatty foods, hot sauce, and chocolate. However, my symptoms persisted. They seemed worse in the early morning and late evening, well before I had breakfast and well after I had eaten my last meal of…

Sleep talking is an admittedly strange habit. Although it can make for entertaining plots in movies and TV shows with characters spilling their darkest secrets in their slumber, most of us don’t really know much about how or why it happens in real life.   This nocturnal chitchat is also known as somniloquy. According to the Sleep Foundation, it can range between complex speeches to unintelligible babbling. They list several factors that can cause sleep talking, including…

As we get older, it becomes increasingly important for us to eat a healthy diet. Certain nutrients that we can only get from food help us age in a way that prevents disease and keeps us functioning. If you struggle with a sluggish thyroid, poor immune health, and you can’t seem to lose that extra…

As much as we love spring, we definitely do not love spring allergies. Considering how many methods of allergy relief there are, it’s safe to say we aren’t alone. But here’s the good news: There are a few ways to prevent these seasonal sniffles before they even begin. (Psst: While this topic is on your…

Headaches, sore muscles, toothaches, and other unfortunate pangs in our bodies can have most of us reaching for a bottle of painkillers — but should you be grabbing your ibuprofen or aspirin? Or skipping them both to take acetaminophen instead? As the most common over-the-counter pain relief options, there’s a good chance you have all three options…

Although entering your 40s is an important milestone full of new chapters and experiences, for many women, aging is the start of health changes. Women over 40 are typically more at risk for heart disease, osteoporosis, and cancer, and so it’s important to be more cognizant of these areas of your health going forward. Fortunately,…

To say that I’ve always loved cooking with onions would be a lie. As a kid, I hated the strong smell of onions, and the fact that they make you tear up while slicing them. But eventually I grew out of my hatred for onions, and now can’t see myself whipping up a delicious stew…

Wow — I can’t believe I have to sit down to put on my clothes! Gail Katz thought, frustration and worry filling her. How am I going to walk across the parking lot to make it to the office? A salesperson for Hewlett-Packard, Gail lived an active life, full of aerobics and running that had…

As disgusting as public bathrooms might be, we all have to use them occasionally — and we all know how good it feels after we wash our hands immediately afterward. But if you use the restroom’s automatic hot-air hand dryer after you wash, your poor hands might be left even dirtier than they were before,…

“This isn’t the special day I envisioned,” lamented Natalie Trice, struggling to summon the energy needed to set the table for her son’s birthday. “These celebrations were always a big deal in our family, but this particular year, I felt lethargic and weak for some reason. I simply didn’t have the strength to give him…