Fitness expert and personal trainer Jillian Michaels has a message for fans of Lizzo, a singer whose chart-topping anthems preach self-love: celebrate her music, but not her body. “Why are we celebrating her body? Why does it matter? Why aren’t we celebrating her music?” Michaels asked during a Wednesday appearance on BuzzFeed News’s morning show, […]
Your smartphone, television and computer screens may be contaminating your home with potentially toxic chemicals, suggests a new study published recently in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. An international team of researchers found the chemicals — called liquid crystal monomers — in nearly half of dozens of samples of household dust they […]
It’s a New Year, no doubt with resolutions to be healthier. Part of that “be healthy” mindset needs to be about the mind, as in incorporating affirmations, meditation, motivation, self-love and positivity into your daily routines. While this may seem like a high mountain to climb, there are several apps out there to help make […]
You can make exercising — in and out of the gym — a much more organized endeavor with fitness apps. They hold you accountable, track your progress, and can also give you some awesome exercise plans. Some of them cost money, but they’re much cheaper than personal trainers, which WebMD says cost on average $50 per […]
Here we are in the new year, and many of us are making resolutions to “be healthier.” But if all of us want it to be healthy and make consistent efforts to achieve it, how is it that the United States spends the most money on healthcare, and yet still has the one of the […]
Everyone is buying into the wellness culture. The industry is worth $4.2 trillion, according to the Global Wellness Summit’s 2019 report. But some of those trends that were at best bogus, at worst downright dangerous. CBD / Cannabidiol. The short definition is that it’s a non-psychoactive compound found in marijuana and hemp. Someone, somewhere, […]
Measles tripled. Hepatitis A mushroomed. A rare but deadly mosquito-borne disease increased. And that was just the United States. Globally, there was an explosion of measles in many countries, an unrelenting Ebola outbreak in Africa and a surge in dengue fever in Asia. There were also backslides in some diseases, like polio, that the world […]
Ah, the holidays — it’s the best of times (family fun, falling snow, cozy sweaters) and the worst of times (frostbite, holiday bloat). Bloated bellies can take an extra toll during the winter, when people are spending more time cozied up indoors. It’s the worst time to experience the feeling of internal pressure and physical […]
Skincare masks are all over social media, brightening our screens with enticing, skin-rejuvenating promises and vibrant colors: yellow, orange, green, blue, charcoal gray, brown, white, black, translucent, and even 24-karat gold or disco-ball sparkle. Although face masks are wildly popular, it must be said: There is no significant scientific evidence to support their use. Dermatologists […]
The holiday season can trigger depression for a number a reasons. You may not be able to make it home for the holidays, or you may be in a rough financial situation. If you’re going through a difficult time, it can be tough to see others with extra joy in their lives. Seasonal depression is […]