When Maddy Dychtwald was in her teens and twenties in the 1980s, she was a working actor, shooting commercials for Skippy peanut butter and DuPont paint. It was clear that women, especially in her industry at the time, succeeded when they exuded youthfulness and met largely unrealistic beauty standards. The rhetoric that women hit their …
4 smartphone rules parents should follow, according to a social psychologist who has studied the Gen Z mental health crisis
A couple of months ago, my 15-year-old daughter admitted she was addicted to her phone and that she hated it. She deleted TikTok and asked me to buy her a timed lockbox so she could take breaks from her smartphone—and also asked for a flip phone so she could still stay in touch when she …
Whole Foods Market’s 46-year-old CEO works out twice a day and ‘fully uses up’ his PTO. His keys to work-life balance
The CEO of Whole Foods Market doesn’t believe in skimping on PTO. Jason Buechel, 46, took the top job in 2022, just five years after Amazon bought the high-end grocer for over $13.7 billion. As chief executive, Buechel works on a tight schedule consisting of frequent business travel and a “minimum of 10 meetings per …
A biohacker’s love story: This 33-year-old asked her date for health labs before meeting—now they’re married
Kayla Barnes, a 33-year-old wellness CEO based in Cleveland, was eager to pick up her date from the airport one spring evening last year. It would be the first time she would meet Warren Lentz, who lived in Los Angeles, in person, and the next step in a month-long burgeoning relationship that included countless FaceTimes, …
How to move past a painful breakup, according to a relationship therapist
One month after I ended my relationship, I went to see Esther Perel speak at the 92nd Street Y. She polled the audience, as she always does, asking, “How many of you are in a relationship or married?” For the first time in a long time, this wasn’t me. Then she asked, “How many of …
Good parenting boils down to just 4 things, according to experts
If you were to stack up every parenting book ever written, the tower of how-to and what-to-do manuals would likely stretch well beyond the clouds. Raising a kid is a monumental job that generates thousands of questions for those entrusted with the task. But the question often at the core of all the others is, …
A study on the Mediterranean diet offers the strongest proof yet that it’s associated with healthy brain aging
Adhering to the Mediterranean diet as one ages appears to reduce the risk of cognitive decline, finds yet another study—one scientists say provides the strongest proof yet of its benefits. Researchers from the University of Barcelona in Spain followed nearly 850 French citizens over the age of 65 for more than a decade. Participants were …
More than 1 in 3 Gen Zers are choosing friends over family this holiday season to avoid drama. If you want them to stick around, here are the key topics to avoid
Not to burst the festive bubble, but the holidays are not always the season of perpetual hope. Many people opt not to see family for the holidays, preferring to spend their PTO with friends, take solo travel, or—believe it or not—stay home alone to avoid contentious relatives. “The biggest lesson learned from the pandemic is …
Medicare costs significantly lowered on popular prescription drugs for cancer, diabetes, heart disease and arthritis
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released information today about 10 drugs that would, after negotiations with drug companies, be covered at a significant discount for Medicare drug plan enrollees, starting in 2026. The negotiated drugs include those that are frequently dispensed as well as those that are the most expensive, and treat …
America ranks worst in the world for health care—despite spending trillions
The U.S. health care system is in a class all its own, according to a new analysis of health system performance in 10 high-income countries—but in a devastating way. Americans live the sickest lives and die the youngest, per a report by the Commonwealth Fund, an independent health care research firm. Mirror, Mirror 2024: A …