Category Archives: health

15 Ways Being an Introvert Can Affect Your Health

1 of 17 Are you an introvert? by Amanda MacMillan When do you tend to feel the most energized: after a party with lots of friends and strangers, or after a day of solitude and quiet reflection? If you chose the latter, you may consider yourself an introvert—someone who feels easily exhausted by social interaction… Read More »

25 Scientifically Proven Ways to Be a Happier Person

1 of 27 How to be a happier person by Alison Mango Some people just ooze happiness: They always seem to be smiling and having fun, and let negative emotions and experiences roll off their backs. But if you think there’s no way you could possibly ever be that way, you’re wrong. Science proves that… Read More »

30 Sleep Hacks for Your Most Restful Night Ever

1 of 32 How to fall asleep by Aviva Patz Eyes fluttering closed as you read this? Wish you could take a snooze under your desk? If you’re having trouble falling asleep lately, you’re not alone. Some 42% of Americans average fewer than seven hours of sleep per night, according to a 2015 Gallup poll.… Read More »

6 Serious Health Risks Lurking in Your Office

Next time you plop down at your desk, consider the ways your office space—where you’ll be spending the next eight-plus hours—might impact your body. “When you think about it, it’s frightening how little we know about how our work environments affect us,” says Carolyn Rickard-Brideau, an architect in Arlington, Va., who studies the link between… Read More »

30 Signs You’re in a Toxic Relationship

1 of 32 Relationship red flags by Amanda MacMillan Signs of a toxic relationship are sometimes easy to spot—blatant infidelity or physical violence, for example. But there can often be more subtle signs that something’s just not right between you and your partner—or between you and a close friend, a coworker, or a family member.… Read More »

30 Signs You’re in a Toxic Relationship

1 of 32 Relationship red flags by Amanda MacMillan Signs of a toxic relationship are sometimes easy to spot—blatant infidelity or physical violence, for example. But there can often be more subtle signs that something’s just not right between you and your partner—or between you and a close friend, a coworker, or a family member.… Read More »

30 Signs You’re in a Toxic Relationship

1 of 32 Relationship red flags by Amanda MacMillan Signs of a toxic relationship are sometimes easy to spot—blatant infidelity or physical violence, for example. But there can often be more subtle signs that something’s just not right between you and your partner—or between you and a close friend, a coworker, or a family member.… Read More »

15 Things People with OCD Want You to Know

1 of 17 OCD facts by Karen Pallarito You probably know a persnickety person who color coordinates her closet, or a germaphobe who keeps a vat of hand sanitizer in her purse. But quirks like these are not necessarily signs of OCD, short for obsessive compulsive disorder, a type of anxiety disorder. “People, really, they… Read More »

12 Ways to Make Your Office Better for Your Health

1 of 14 Workplace wellness by Amanda MacMillan You spend about half of your waking hours at your job. While certain jobs like construction or manual labor have clear hazards, you can’t assume that if you are clocking time in an office environment that it’s a healthy place to be. Many occupations deliver stress, sedentary… Read More »

21 New Year’s Resolutions You’ll Actually Keep

1 of 24 Have a healthy new year by Esther Crain From Health magazine If you’re like almost half of all adults, you have a New Year’s resolution. But once the champagne flutes are back on the shelf, it’s hard to make that pledge stick. A week into the new year, just 77 percent of… Read More »