How I Protect My Mental Health Against the Isolation of Quarantine

18/11/2024

The outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) has rocked our world and caused all of us to isolate in ways we never dreamed of doing before. For some of us who have a severe mental illness diagnosis, this isolation is more than we might have ever experienced with our most extreme symptoms. While I have to fight...

6 Ways to Burn More Calories While Walking, According to Personal Trainers

15/11/2024

It can be hard to convince yourself to exercise, especially if it means dragging yourself to the gym. But not all exercise has to be a high-intensity sweat sesh. 

In fact, just walking can help you meet the US Department of Health and Human Services exercise guidelines. Walking can also be a great, low-impact...

5 Rules for Choosing Healthy Juices

12/11/2024

With a juicery on every corner and a well-stocked beverage section at every health food store, it's super easy to just grab a nutrient-packed refreshment after a yoga class or if you skipped lunch. While a fruit-and-veggie-loaded drink sounds righteous in theory, are juices really healthy? Well, yes and no.

"Juices can be part of a healthy diet, but they are not...

A Simple Guide on How to Start Meditating, According to Experts

09/11/2024

We’ve all been there: The clock strikes midnight, and our thoughts race on as if we’d just walked into the office with our first cup of coffee. Sleep? Never heard of her, minus a few quick minutes of shut-eye in between the tossing and turning.

This scenario is all too common for many. It’s incredibly challenging to calm down a racing mind after a full day of working, parenting...

The Winding Road to Migraine Treatment

06/11/2024

“The process of getting an accurate migraine diagnosis was one of the most confusing, fearful, and difficult periods of my life,” Natalie Sayre tells SELF. Sayre, 28, lived with chronic migraine for years before getting a diagnosis.

After the onset of her first migraine when she was 19, Sayre’s migraine attacks worsened, but she had a pretty limited understanding...

How to Walk Properly: 6 Tips to Fix Your Walking Form

03/11/2024

Walking is one of the most accessible and all-around good-for-you exercise programs you can implement. Not only is it easy to throw on a pair of walking shoes and head out the door, but this straightforward form of low-impact cardiovascular exercise works your heart, lungs, legs...

How to Introduce Your Kids to Vegan and Plant-Based Diets

31/10/2024

For parents of kids who are picky eaters, introducing any new food item into their diets can be a challenge. That challenge gets even more complicated when parents try to introduce kids to vegan or vegetarian diets—especially when they’re doing it at older ages.

The good news? There are a lot more options now than in the past...

5 Mistakes You're Making When Trying to Lose Fat and Build Muscle at the Same Time

27/10/2024

To lose fat, you need to eat in a calorie deficit. The best way to build muscle, however, is by eating in a calorie surplus while training.

Trying to achieve both at once - known as body recomposition - is challenging, but not impossible.

Unless you're new to strength training, the likelihood...

6 Secrets to Stopping Hiccups That Actually Work

24/10/2024

Ever get hit with a bout of the hiccups only to feel embarrassed, like they should be a thing adults are over? After all, they don’t serve any purpose at all, other than seemingly to make social situations awkward.

This theory isn’t far off from the truth — hiccups pretty much...

6 Best Types of Cardio to Improve Heart Health, Burn Calories, and Help You Lose Weight

21/10/2024

Cardio exercises include any form of activity that causes your heart rate to increase and your breathing to quicken. They also condition your heart and lungs to work better. 

Common forms of cardio include running, cycling, swimming, and walking...