Marius Pirvu/Shutterstock By Elizabeth S. Mitchell/Sept. 13, 2021 6:11 pm EDT Over the past year-and-a-half or so, we have all heard a great deal about being “touch starved” due to isolation that has ensued during quarantine and social distancing. The Texas Medical Center says that the term “touch starvation” is an accurate […]
Roger Brown Photography/Shutterstock By Adam England/Sept. 9, 2021 1:26 pm EDT If you’ve got a headache, period pains, or some other sort of everyday ache, you might be tempted to reach for the ibuprofen. For almost 50 years, we’ve been using it to treat general aches and pains, usually swallowing a […]
VGstockstudio/Shutterstock By Haley Van Horn/Sept. 2, 2021 5:17 pm EDT/Updated: Sept. 2, 2021 5:22 pm EDT Picking the perfect costume for Halloween can be tricky. According to The Habitat, there is a lot to consider when trying to pick out the perfect costume to wear on October 31. Are you going […]
Watchares Hansawek/Shutterstock By Ashley Moor/Sept. 2, 2021 1:05 pm EDT Despite the fact that more than 600,000 hysterectomies are performed each year in the United States, per John Hopkins Medicine, many details of these major surgeries, and why they can be necessary, are still a mystery to many. In plain terms, […]
World_of_Textiles/Shutterstock By Raegan Davies/Aug. 24, 2021 12:31 pm EDT We’ve all been there — after the third or fourth night of staying up late playing our favorite video game or binging a new show and feeling awful in the morning, we vow to ourselves we’re going to start actually getting some […]
The new moon on August 8 could prove to offer big things and important changes to many members of the zodiac, per Bustle. In addition to the powerful manifesting properties that the celestial event will offer, the New Moon also coincides with the “lion’s gate portal,” which is said to […]
While full moons tend to be the most talked-about and focused-on lunar phase, with everything from busy nights in the E.R. to heightened intuition being credited to them, other phases of the moon’s cycle can be just as powerful and transformative. New moons, for instance, can be equally as intense […]
When raising children, you’re constantly asking yourself all manner of questions — and sometimes second-guessing yourself. From bedtimes to screen time to whether that TV show all of their friends are watching is age-appropriate, it can feel like you’re always making decisions about something or other (and there’s always the well-meaning but […]
Sleep paralysis can be a frightening occurrence in which your brain wakes up but your body is still asleep. It’s a disconcerting feeling when your mind believes you are awake and you can see your dreams as if you are floating outside yourself (via Health). When you try to move, […]
Born between December 22 and January 19 and ruled by Saturn, Capricorns represent one of the hardest working signs in the zodiac, though they have various good and bad traits (via Horoscope). As the goats of the zodiac, Capricorns not only chase their dreams, but they also always achieve them. […]