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I used to think I was just "not a good sleeper." The kind of person who scrolls until 1 AM, wakes up at 3 AM for no reason, then drags throu...
Two years ago, I was the person who thought "gut health" was just another wellness buzzword invented to sell overpriced kombucha. Then I sta...
For three years I averaged about five hours of broken sleep per night. I tried melatonin (made me groggy), sleep apps (annoying), and even a...
My therapist charges $190 per session. She also tells me things I do not want to hear. Last month she pointed out — with what I can only d...
Here is something that happened to my friend Karen last month. She woke up at 3 AM with chest tightness, shortness of breath, and tingling i...
I have a confession that might get my nutrition nerd card revoked: I used to think dietitians ate bland, cheerless food. Steamed broccoli an...
If you follow weight loss drug news even casually — and at this point, who does not — you probably saw the headlines this week: Novo Nor...
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My sister sent me a TikTok at 11:47 PM on a Thursday. Not unusual — she sends me approximately 340 TikToks a week, and about 330 of them a...
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I've always been skeptical of therapy. Not because I thought mental health wasn't real — I just figured I wasn't "broken enough" to need i...
The Study That Should Make Every Cannabis User Think Twice About What They "Remember" My college roommate Tara swears — absolutely swears...
Three months ago, my doctor looked at my bloodwork and said something I wasn't expecting: "Whatever you're doing, keep doing it." My fasting...
In December, my gym raised its monthly fee to $65. I was already going only twice a week — running on a treadmill for 30 minutes and doing...
My neighbor Karen — a radiology tech at a regional hospital outside Portland — texted me last weekend with something that had nothing to...