High-protein, low-carb diets are often touted as magic cures for those who want to drop a little (or a lot) of extra weight. The Atkins rave of the early 2000s and the more recent hype around the Paleo lifestyle have driven a high-protein movement that gained momentum with media attention and celebrity endorsements. Though some…
Women are experts at this whole period thing – we’ve had years of practice, after all! But sometimes there’s a change in our cycles that make us run to Google for answers. When it comes to the different colors of your menstrual cycle, it’s important to know what’s normal for YOU. When something changes, it…
My period was always the worst. I would spend entire weekends lying in bed, high on painkillers with a hot-water bottle pressed tightly to my abdomen. Sometimes I had to leave school because the pain was so bad; sometimes I nearly fainted. Imagine my relief when my mom took me to a gynecologist to see…
A recent study outlined a worrisome link between obesity, diabetes, and liver cancer. In Cancer Research, a journal from the American Association for Cancer Research, a research team announced that a high body mass index, larger waist circumference, and diabetes can all increase the risk for liver cancer. The researchers looked at 14 different studies…
There are several risk factors that can increase your chances of developing breast cancer. And while the risk increases as we age, there are certain preventative measures every women should do, whether she’s in her 20s or in her mammogram years, to help reduce her risk of getting the disease. Read on for 10 things…
As fitness editors, we write about how to live a healthier life every single day, but we’re still human beings – we get tired, work can be stressful, and sometimes we just want to eat an entire pizza (OK, that might be mostly me). But because fitness and healthy living is our passion, we’ve settled…
If there’s anything we know about urinary tract infections, it’s that they all really suck, but a new study has proven that we can lower our risk for UTIs and other infections just by exercising! In a recent study published in the journal Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, researchers have proven that even…
We always wonder what will happen to our bodies after we stop taking birth control, but what about what happens to our bodies while we’re taking the pill? A large new study has found that hormonal methods of birth control are associated with a greater risk of depression. The results from a study at the…
The probiotic craze is taking over, so it’s no wonder we’ve received a slew of questions all centered on “how much of this stuff can I have in a day?” We love probiotic waters, sodas, granolas, and supplements, but how much is too much? We set out to find the answer and chatted via email…
When your best friend gets dumped, you come over with Ben & Jerry’s and a couple of spoons. When they’ve got a cold or flu, you grab a pint of chicken soup and head to their apartment with Kleenex. But what do you give a friend who’s been diagnosed with breast cancer? The nonprofit organization…
