How to Destress With Calming Pictures Certain images, colors, and shapes have a calming effect. Learn how and why you can destress with pictures. By Ashley Zlatopolsky Medically reviewed by Michael MacIntyre, MD Stress can cause a number of health problems, ranging from heart disease to seizures to insomnia. Getting a massage or doing breathing exercises are some common methods for alleviating stress,…
What Types of Music Help You Fall Asleep The Easiest By David Rossiaky Fact checked by Dana K. Cassell You might be hard-pressed to find any commonalities between the children’s lullaby “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” and the k-pop hit “Dynamite” by BTS. It turns out both songs are commonly used to help people fall asleep. Surprised? So were the researchers, whose findings were published today…
Hailey Bieber reveals mental health struggle after mini-stroke: What to know about PTSD By Katie Kindelan Nearly one year after suffering a mini-stroke, Hailey Bieber is opening up about the mental health struggles she said she faced after the health scare. The 26-year-old supermodel revealed on the podcast “The Run-Through with Vogue” that she has suffered from anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, after experiencing stroke-like…
How to Go Back to Sleep After Waking up With Anxiety Learn tips to destress and go back to sleep. By Mark Gurarie and Julia Hong Medically reviewed by Sanja Jelic, MD Waking up with anxiety in the middle of the night can disrupt your sleep. When you’re lying awake with anxiety, you may have trouble drifting back to sleep. Anxiety and sleep are…
How to Manage the Post-Holiday Blues—And When to Seek Help Feelings of sadness or disappointment after the holidays aren’t uncommon—but pay attention to how long those feelings last. By Alyssa Hui Fact checked by Nick Blackmer Fast Facts The holiday season—from Thanksgiving until New Year’s Day—can be a joyful and relaxing time for many people, but once the festivities wind down, sadness…
The Founder of the Nap Ministry on the Ways Rest Can Be a Form of Resistance Grind culture is exhausting, and separates us from who we really are. By Hannah Dylan Pasternak Over the years we’ve written extensively about the importance of sleep, rest, and yes, even napping. We’ve discussed how to take a nap that won’t mess with your sleep and even explored the…
5 Mantras to Adopt That Will Immediately Improve Your Life Our beliefs, values and language often determine our success. But, where do we start? Here are five mantras that will change your entire life if you truly believe and practice them. By Amy M Chambers We all experience difficult struggles in life. Every day, people have disagreements at home, projects go sideways at…
The 9 Healthiest New Year’s Resolutions You Can Make Pick one of these worthy resolutions you can stick with. By Alyssa Sparacino Medically reviewed by Anju Goel, MD If you ever made New Year’s resolutions, you’re not alone. One PLOS One 2020 study noted that around 44% of individuals in the U.S. would probably make a New Year’s resolution for the following year. At times,…
Why Nature Sounds Are Great for Relaxation A walk in the woods—or even a sound machine that plays recordings from nature—can affect heart rate and alter connections in the brain, researchers said. By Amanda MacMillan Medically reviewed by Kimberly Brown, MD Do you know that feeling of clear-headed calm that washes over you when you listen to the water babbling down a stream or leaves…
This Teeth-Whitening Hack Has Millions of Views On TikTok, But Is It Legit? Here’s what experts want you to know before giving the DIY hack a try. By Morgan Hines There are plenty of over-the-counter teeth-whitening products available to purchase at your local pharmacy or treatments you can seek out from your dentist. But many TikTok users are flocking to one user’s…
