Fatty liver, short for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), afflicts more than 80 percent of women over 45 and causes symptoms like fatigue, body aches, and brain fog. It occurs when too much fat is stored in the liver, and folks who carry extra pounds or have high cholesterol are at greater risk. Weight loss…

Who am I? What am I doing with my life? How do I want to spend my remaining years? I no longer recognize myself…. Am I living the life I want? Should I quit my job? Divorce my spouse? Get bangs? When women say the above phrases — or phrases like them — to ourselves…

Can someone come in and move this pot?” Lesley Hobbs called to her family, as she fought back tears. The crippling arthritis pain and inflammation in her hands and wrists she had been battling made it impossible for Lesley to take out a skillet from the cabinet or remove a pot of soup from the…

When Angelina Jolie had a double mastectomy after she learned she had the BRCA gene in 2013 — a gene that increases the likelihood of developing cancer — the world applauded. It was both a terrifying thought, that more of us could carry this mutation, and a relieving thought, that we could be tested and…

It was a sunny afternoon in July when I got a craving for ice cream and some fresh air. I was 34 weeks pregnant. Because my daughter, Eva, was born premature, the doctors wanted to play it safe, so I needed lots of rest and couldn’t drive or walk far. I knew it was worth…

After years of insecurity surrounding her weight, Queen Latifah made the simple decision to love herself. Now she’s helping anyone experiencing obesity do the same. The actress and musician is the face of the new “It’s Bigger Than Me” campaign, which aims to end the stigma around the obesity epidemic. The initiative provides online resources…

Remember listening to bedtime stories as a child? Sure, we might have also tried to use “just one more story” to fight our parents’ attempts to get us to sleep, but even the most persistent youngster couldn’t help eventually nodding off while listening to the fairy tales and adventures at some point. Now that we’re…

“A recent study showed that yoga can decrease headache frequency and intensity,” says Rebecca Erwin Wells, MD, director of the Comprehensive Headache Program at Wake Forest Baptist Health in North Carolina. In the study, 10 weeks of daily yoga stretches decreased head pain by 58 percent. The reason: The breathing, postures, and relaxation achieved during…

Warm-weather activities you’ll want to do ease seasonal bothers to help you feel your best. Enjoying pretty blooms stops mental fatigue. Daisies, lilies, purple coneflower, dahlias — so many flowers are in bloom right now! And if too many to-do’s are taking a toll on your usual sharp resolve, bringing a pretty bouquet indoors could…