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Perimenopause Symptoms You Can’t Ignore & What to Do About Them

When women reach a certain age, menopause symptoms begin to show themselves, sometimes even before hitting menopause. This is called perimenopause, and perimenopause symptoms can be just as challenging to deal with. While perimenopause and menopause ...

Cold Plunge Benefits vs. Risks: Is Cold Plunging Right for You?

The thought of submerging yourself in ice cold water is enough to make anyone shiver, yet cold plunging is a wellness trend that is on the rise. While it might be shocking — quite literally ...

Understanding Ultradian Rhythm: How to Harness Your Body’s Natural Rhythms for Peak Performance

In our fast-paced world, where time is often the most precious commodity, understanding our body's natural rhythms can be the key to unlocking peak performance and productivity. One such rhythm, often overshadowed by its more ...

How to Get Rid of a Vaginal Yeast Infection

Millions of women suffer vaginal yeast infections every year — including painful infections that re-emerge just when you think they're gone for good. In fact, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, estimates ...

Is Flatulence Good for You? (Does It Depend on the Smell?)

Most of us have been there: experiencing excessive farting that feels out of our control and causes a whole heck of a lot of embarrassment. While the average person farts nearly every day, some people ...

What Is Jaundice? Get the Facts on Neonatal vs. Adult Jaundice

The term jaundice is derived from the French word "jaune," meaning yellow, which make sense because that's exactly what jaundice does — it causes the skin and eyes to have a yellow discoloration. Neonatal jaundice is ...

Hyponatremia Symptoms, Causes, Treatments & Why Your Body Needs Sodium

Hyponatremia means low sodium levels in the blood. It's the opposite of the condition called hypernatremia, in which sodium levels are very high. Both conditions often occur when patients are staying in the hospital. This is ...

Can Boiling Water Remove Microplastics? Plus the Dangers of Nanoplastics

A study conducted by the Environment Agency Austria in 2018 estimated that more than half of the world population may harbor microplastics in their stools. As alarming as that is, things have only become more ...

Boost Your Overall Health with Forest Bathing (or Shinrin Yoku)

If you're interested in reaping the benefits of being outdoors, then you'll definitely want to add forest bathing to your to-do list. And don't worry, you don't have to live in an extremely wooded area ...

Agroforestry: Benefits of This Ancient Farming Method

The USDA explains that agroforestry is "putting the right tree, in the right place, for the right purpose." This integration of trees and shrubs has been used for centuries to create climate-resilient landscapes that benefit ...