Ask me about the last time I had a full-on temper tantrum, and my answer will no longer be, “My 8th birthday party.” It was actually a couple of weekends ago at a “rage ritual” in Los Angeles’ Topanga Canyon. These sessions—which involve beating the ground with sticks as you rage, scream, and (in my …
Women’s bodies go through many changes in menopause and the years leading up to it, known as perimenopause. This natural step in the aging process marks the end of the reproductive years. In that time, a woman’s ovaries stop producing eggs and there’s a decline in female sex hormones, estrogen, and progesterone. While this change …
While 86% of parents have expressed concern over the online safety of their kids, according to a recent State of the Youth survey, many don’t know what to do about it—and about one in three wish they had more resources to help them figure it out. This week, the White House heeded that call. Noting …
Medicare generally doesn’t offer much to assist the 6.9 million Americans over age 65 with dementia or their 11.5 million unpaid family caregivers. But a new pilot program called the GUIDE Model is changing that. GUIDE, which stands for Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience and launched July 1, 2024, is creating a system of free …
If your social media algorithm has pointed you in the direction of diet, weight-loss, or even general nutrition content, it’s likely you’ve come across “high-protein” recipes or influencers who swear by protein-heavy keto or carnivore diets. Where did this obsession with protein come from, and is it worth all of the energy it’s given? Protein …
While I am years out of high school, my memories of crumbling under its demands remain sharp in my mind. After returning from cross-country practice in the evening and speeding through dinner to crack the textbooks awaiting me, tears would often fall on my pages under the pressure—self-inflicted, social, and familial—to be perfect by achieving …
Diners at a Wisconsin-based pizza shop reportedly got high after eating a pie contaminated with THC, the main psychoactive ingredient in marijuana. Famous Yeti’s Pizza in Stoughton, Wisc., issued an apology after discovering that their pizzas had been accidentally contaminated with THC oil between Tuesday, Oct. 22, at 4:30 p.m. and Thursday, Oct. 24, at …
Confidence and self-esteem may be among the most admirable qualities someone can hold. But if we aren’t taught how to be confident in our younger years, it can make for a self-conscious, insecure adulthood. “Happiness takes many forms, and we want our children to have a skill set that brings out self-confidence,” says Eva Moskowitz, …
Walmart has recalled nearly 10,000 cases of apple juice sold in stores across the U.S. that were found to contain potentially harmful levels of inorganic arsenic. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration gave the recall a more urgent classification Friday after making its original announcement Aug. 15. The new classification said the affected product may …
Carolyn Baker, clad in a neon pink top and matching sunglasses, smiled as she ran the Falmouth Road Race on the shore of Cape Cod, looking around for friends as she neared the end of a race she’d completed more than a dozen times before. Suddenly, Baker collapsed, as her exertion on a sunny August …