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11 min read Heal

News of an anxiety medication recall has raised concern among patients, caregivers, and healthcare providers across the United States. For many people, medications used to manage anxiety are part of daily life. They help reduce panic, stabilize mood, and allow individuals to function more comfortably in high-stress situations. So, when a widely used prescription drug...

15 min read Heal

Dr. Rhonda Patrick, biomedical scientist and host of the widely followed FoundMyFitness podcast, went on record in early 2025 warning people to stop handling paper receipts whenever possible. Her reason was direct: thermal paper receipts are loaded with bisphenol A, better known as BPA, a chemical that transfers easily to the skin and enters the bloodstream without...

13 min read Eat

Nutritional researchers have long assumed that fresh always beats frozen when it comes to the quality of our food. For blueberries, at least, the evidence says otherwise. Multiple lines of research – including work by Lohachoompol, Srzednicki, and Craske published in the Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology and a separate study out of South Dakota State University...

16 min read Heal

Certified trainer Chris Freytag has spent more than 35 years in the fitness industry, coaching women through the physical changes that come with midlife. She started as a journalist by degree before becoming a certified health coach, personal trainer, and group fitness instructor, and has spent 35 years helping hundreds of thousands of women move...

10 min read Heal

In the fast-paced world of television medical dramas, we often see miraculous recoveries, high-stakes surgeries, and complex diagnoses solved in under sixty minutes. For most viewers, shows like Grey’s Anatomy are a way to experience the tension of the ER from the safety of the sofa. For 20-year-old Patrycja Sobanska, however, the long-running series provided...

13 min read Heal

Pediatric researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have found that applying a plain emollient – including petroleum jelly – to an infant’s entire body once daily, starting before nine weeks of age, reduced the cumulative incidence of atopic dermatitis (eczema) by 16% by age 24 months. The findings, published in July 2025 in JAMA Dermatology, come from...

12 min read Eat

Every morning, millions of people squeeze half a lemon into a glass of warm water before doing anything else. It’s one of those wellness habits that has outlasted countless fads – showing up in health magazines, social media feeds, and the kitchens of people who take their routines seriously. The question most of them quietly...