I do so much for my family that I have almost no time and energy left for me. How can I add myself to the list?Everyone knows that old saying about putting on your own oxygen mask before you help others, but guilt and worry can hold you back. Yet chances are you’re shouldering responsibilities… Read More »
I do so much for my family that I have almost no time and energy left for me. How can I add myself to the list?Everyone knows that old saying about putting on your own oxygen mask before you help others, but guilt and worry can hold you back. Yet chances are you’re shouldering responsibilities… Read More »
I do so much for my family that I have almost no time and energy left for me. How can I add myself to the list?Everyone knows that old saying about putting on your own oxygen mask before you help others, but guilt and worry can hold you back. Yet chances are you’re shouldering responsibilities… Read More »
1 of 22 Myths, facts, and left-handed history by Amanda MacMillan With just 10% of the population being left-handed, it can be easy for everyone else to forget we’re living in a right-handed world. But aside from making it tough to cut a straight line with a pair of scissors designed for righties, being a… Read More »
1 of 9 The magic of white noise by Catherine Di Benedetto When the world quiets down at night, any little soundlike a creaky pipe, or a passing carcan seem earsplitting. But the solution to your less-than-silent nights may actually be more noise. “White noise machines decrease distraction by covering up noises that could keep… Read More »
When you ask a doctor a question, you expect an answer backed by the latest science. But the reality is, the field of medicine is always advancing, and “there’s too much knowledge for any one physician to master,” says Renée Fox, PhD, professor emerita at the University of Pennsylvania, who studies the sociology of medical… Read More »
We hate to break it to you, but Spot may be depriving you of shut-eye, big-time. According to a recent Mayo Clinic study, 18 percent of pet owners felt that their animal disturbed their slumber. But the actual numbers are likely higher. “I think many people don’t want to admit that their cat or dog… Read More »
1 of 25 The good, the bad, and the sunny by Amanda MacMillan You know that the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) rays can cause skin cancer and premature aging, and that wearing sunscreen (year-round!) is an important way to protect yourself. But research has shown that sunlight also seems to affect health in a lot of… Read More »
A few months ago, Christie, 42, walked into a plastic surgeon’s office in Seattle with overflowing E-cup implants. After getting general anesthesia, she left about three hours later with Bs. The information technology specialist had started to feel like the boob job she’d gotten four years ago at the urging of her then boyfriend had… Read More »
1 of 22 Turn your health around by Karen Pallarito Want look and feel young into your 40s and beyond? Now’s the time to hit the refresh button. “When you’re in your 20s and 30s, you have forever”or so you think, explains Heather Provino, CEO of the workplace wellness company Provant Health Solutions Inc., in… Read More »