7 Ways to Make Hip Thrusts Even More Effective Hint: Think about your feet. By Tiffany Ayuda, C.P.T. Reviewed by Christa Sgobba, C.P.T. Whether you’re using dumbbells, a barbell, or just your bodyweight, the hip thrust is one of the best exercises you can do to build stronger, more powerful glutes. That’s because the hip thrust is really, really good at…
How a Carotenoid Diet May Boost Women’s Health Written by Annie Lennon on July 25, 2022 — Fact checked by Patricia Weiser, PharmD Researchers reviewed studies investigating the effects of carotenoids on women’s health outcomes. They found that higher carotenoid intake may reduce the risk of developing multiple health conditions. They concluded that given the high probability to help and low probability of harm, approaches targeting…
How To Do An Elimination Diet, According To Doctors It might just be the answer to all those tummy troubles. By Laura Newcomer, Elizabeth Bacharach, and Andi Breitowich Food is fuel and you need balanced nutrients to stay healthy and active, but sometimes your body doesn’t love everything you eat. Here’s the tricky part: Which food is the culprit? Luckily,…
Executive Order on Abortion Rights By Donald Judd and Kate Sullivan, CNN Washington CNN — President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed an executive order to help ensure access to abortion in light of the Supreme Court’s decision earlier this summer to eliminate the constitutional right to the procedure. The President said the order helps women travel out of state to receive abortions, ensures health…
Why Emotional Eating Is Totally Normal, According to a Dietitian It’s okay to eat your feelings sometimes. By Christine Byrne, MPH, RD To say that the term “emotional eating” has a bad rap is an understatement. Diet culture has long gone out of its way to convince us that food is the absolute last thing we should turn to in times of…
Here’s How to Stay Cool and Safe When a Heat Wave Hits Heat-related illness can be deadly—and anyone can be affected. By Korin Miller We’re in the thick, sweltering stickiness of summer and extreme heat has blanketed many parts of the country. You’ve likely felt unbearably sweaty, tired, or cranky (or a lovely combination of the three) at some point in the last…
Fast Food, Prunes, & Dementia: Which Foods Help Women’s Health? Fast food is convenient but devastating to the body and linked to a higher risk of dementia, with health damage passed on even to babies. By Judy Siegel-Itzkovich There is growing evidence that you are what you eat and that frequent consumption of highly processed “fast food” wreaks havoc on the…
How to Make an Abortion Emergency Plan Right Now So you can get the care you deserve as quickly as possible. By Korin Miller By now, you’re probably well aware that Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court ruling that guaranteed the right to abortion in the U.S. on a federal level, has been overturned. With that, many people across the country…
Apple Watch Helps Doctors Discover Heart Tumor At first, she thought the alerts must be a fluke. But an ER visit led to a startling diagnosis. By A. Pawlowski Kim Durkee started wearing an Apple Watch two years ago to monitor her steps and get help in case she fell. She never expected it to detect the first signs of a life-threatening…
A Young Investigator’s Roadmap: Steps to Clinical Science Success By Brenda Patoine What does it take to succeed in clinical and translational science? How does a young investigator navigate those early-career leaps from student/trainee to independently funded research scientist? What inspires a research focus, and how do you build a career around it? These questions were front and center for…
