An in-depth look at mastering your sleep. — One of those days again: Your alarm goes off, you open your eyes, and all you want is snuggling back into your sheets and sleep a few more minutes. But duty calls, so you get up, wash your face, and grab your first cup of coffee to compensate for the…

Not enough alcoholics are educated about this — Myfather died of alcoholic liver cirrhosis four years ago. It came as a surprise to all of us, even though it was clear he had a severe drinking problem for decades. It was especially surprising to me, as a former nurse and a recovering alcoholic. You would think I’d know…

Scientists fear an exhausted nation will let down its guard just as cooler weather raises risk of a twindemic — “Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are. We. There. Yet?” That’s how Andrea Taylor, PhD, describes her own growing exhaustion with the Covid-19 trip we’re all on right now, the frustrating and inconvenient detour in the journey through the longest year ever. While the growing and horrific U.S…

Understanding infants’ peculiar response to the virus may be a key to finding new treatments — Babies make up a tiny percentage of all diagnosed cases of Covid-19. In the United States, where 1.2% of the population are children under one year of age, they account for only 0.27% of the positive tests, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report. It’s not…

An in-depth look at mastering your sleep. — One of those days again: Your alarm goes off, you open your eyes, and all you want is snuggling back into your sheets and sleep a few more minutes. But duty calls, so you get up, wash your face, and grab your first cup of coffee to compensate for the…

This influencer documented every moment of her adopted son’s life — except the part where she quietly gave him away — Photo from Instagram // @MykaStauffer The American Dream A picture-perfect American family. Standing against a white wall, beaming. A smiling father and a pert blonde mother holding a baby. Then the children, in descending order. One, two, three. Four including the baby. They seem so happy — full of so much joy that…

Abdominal obesity is a health risk; what you eat affects where fat is deposited — Image by Tumisu from Pixabay A big belly is more harmful than extra padding in our thighs, hips or under our skin. Fat in and around abdominal organs is active metabolically and acts like an endocrine gland, causing insulin resistance, blood sugar spikes, and interfering with fat metabolism. …

Are you a moderator or an abstainer? — Photo by Mert Guller on Unsplash Itmust’ve been the 100th time I was thinking about starting a diet. I had tried nearly them all, and the result was always the same. Failure. Looking back, I understand that my perception of dieting was wrong. I was viewing as the combo eat…

Photo by Toa Heftiba on Unsplash I know as well as anyone how good it feels to complete a workout. You get to de-stress in a productive way, you feel a sense of pride in accomplishing a hard task, and you receive an amazing boost of endorphins. However, even the…