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Healthy Skin

What Are the Benefits of Fish Oil for Your Hair?

Research on the benefits of fish oil for hair growth and health is limited. That said, eating a balanced diet ...

By?Jessica MigalaDecember 09, 2020

What Is Face Yoga? Plus, 5 Exercises to Try at Home

Face yoga may help reduce premature signs of skin aging, like fine lines and wrinkles. Here’s a look at the limited...

By?Moira LawlerOctober 13, 2020

7 Easy Home Hacks for Healthy Skin

Stocking up on quality skin-care products is important for attaining healthy skin, but so is paying attention ...

By?Moira LawlerOctober 09, 2020

8 Potential Health Benefits of Collagen — and 1 Thing It Can’t Do

Taking a collagen supplement won’t lead to weight loss, but it may help smooth wrinkles, improve joint health,...

By?Jessica MigalaSeptember 08, 2020

20 Ways to Preserve — and Boost — Collagen in Your Face

Try these skin-care products, procedures, and habits for smoother, plumper, and healthier-looking skin today. ...

By?Jessica MigalaAugust 28, 2020

Fitness

A 5-Step Stretching Habit That Will Leave You Energized, Relaxed, and More Mobile

A regular stretching routine improves flexibility, boosts energy, and helps you avoid pain, strains, and injury...

By?Jessica MigalaOctober 08, 2020

The Best Body-Weight Exercises for Working Out Every Part of Your Body

These no-equipment-needed body-weight exercises can help you build strength, burn fat, prevent injuries, and boost...

By?Moira LawlerSeptember 01, 2020

The Best Leg Exercises for Stronger Glutes, Quads, and Hamstrings

Strong glutes, quads, and hamstrings will help you avoid injury, improve athletic performance, and move more easily...

By?Moira LawlerAugust 14, 2020

The Best Fat-Burning Exercises for at Home and the Gym

What makes an exercise ideal for fat burning? It’s all about the intensity level. Learn how to do it and the best...

By?Moira LawlerAugust 14, 2020

How to Exercise if You Have an Ectomorph Body Type

We all need a mix of strength, aerobic, and mobility exercise. But if you have a long, lean ectomorph body type...

By?Jessica MigalaAugust 12, 2020

Sleep

7 Tips for Finding the Sleep Routine That’s Right for You

Heading to bed and waking up at the same time every day benefits your health and boosts the quality of your sleep...

By?Jessica MigalaNovember 24, 2020

What Sleep Docs Want You to Know About Turning the Clocks Back and Shorter Winter Days

As the time shifts and the days get way shorter, the changes are bound to have an effect on your mood, energy ...

By?Lauren BedoskyOctober 27, 2020

8 Things Sleep Doctors Want You to Know About Tracking Your Sleep

How do sleep-tracking devices actually work, and what can the technology tell us about our health? Trackers may...

By?Moira LawlerAugust 18, 2020

How What You Eat Affects How You Sleep

Is there a diet that promotes good sleep? Do certain foods help your shut-eye? There’s some evidence that suggests...

By?Markham HeidMarch 04, 2020

How Do the Bacteria in My Gut Affect My Sleep?

Research suggests there’s a connection between a healthy gut and healthy sleep, but it’s not yet clear whether...

By?Markham HeidFebruary 25, 2020

Sex & Relationships

5 Ways to Unleash the Love Hormone, Oxytocin

Hugs and kisses are sensual but they also release oxytocin which is secreted by the pituitary gland and also known...

By?Laurie Sue BrockwayJune 09, 2020

Tips for Choosing the Best Sex Therapist for You and Your Partner

From credentials to comfortability, there are a few factors to consider when selecting a sex therapist. Here’s...

By?Catherine PearsonMarch 09, 2020

What Is a Sex Therapist and How Can One Help Me?

Talking about sex or sexual health problems can be challenging for many. Sex therapists are licensed mental health...

By?Catherine PearsonMarch 05, 2020

12 Sex-Positive Wellness Gifts

Sexual self-care has been linked to numerous health benefits, from pain relief and reducing stress to promoting...

By?Kaitlin SullivanFebruary 12, 2020

A Guide to Sex Toy Safety

The sex toy industry is largely unregulated, making safety when using sex toys a topic of concern. From body-safe...

By?Catherine PearsonFebruary 12, 2020

Emotional Wellness

Boxed In: ‘What COVID-19 Has Taught Us About Racism as a Public Health Crisis’

In this episode of Boxed In, we talk to the psychiatrist and former American Medical Association president Patrice...

By?Maureen ConnollyNovember 10, 2020

Making a Difference: Patrice Harris, MD, Aims to Incorporate Mental Health Into Healthcare

Patrice Harris, MD, Everyday Health's new medical editor in chief, thinks mental health care should be part of...

By?Abby EllinNovember 02, 2020

Boxed In Season 2, Episode 3: 'Why Lyme Disease Might Offer Clues to What's Happening With COVID-19 Long-Haulers’

In episode 3 of season 2 of Everyday Health's 'Boxed In' video series, Brian Fallon, MD, speaks with Everyday ...

By?Maureen ConnollyNovember 02, 2020

Boxed In Season 2, Episode 2: 'COVID-19 Long Haulers and the Patient Support Movement'

In episode 2 of season 2 of Everyday Health's 'Boxed In' video series, COVID-19 survivors Fiona Lowenstein and...

By?Maureen ConnollyOctober 21, 2020

Mental Health Resources for Black Americans

A list of mental health resources where can Black Americans turn for help.

By?Melba NewsomeOctober 21, 2020

Alternative Therapies

8 Potential Health Benefits of Aloe Vera

Aloe vera is an impressive natural remedy that's widely available. But its perks are anything but ordinary! From...

By?Valencia HigueraOctober 05, 2020

Celebrity Hypnotherapist Kimberly Friedmutter on Connecting With the Subconscious

Celebrity hypnotherapist Kimberly Friedmutter teaches you how to use hypnosis to tap into the power of the subconscious...

By?Dana Sullivan KilroyAugust 27, 2019

5 Ways to Practice Breath-Focused Meditation

Deep breathing is a form of meditation. Research shows that meditation can reduce anxiety, sharpen memory, treat...

By?Brianna MajsiakJune 22, 2018

Sound Baths: Soothing Stress With Sound

Sound baths act much like meditation, with active listening leading to deep rest and relaxation. This form of ...

By?Kate JacksonApril 02, 2018

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