Health

Achieving a work-life balance takes constant adjustment. Even when people stay home because of a worldwide pandemic, making telecommuting a more acceptable option, we feel pressure to work. Here is why a bad work-life balance is riskier than you think.

If you're struggling to fall asleep, it might not be stress keeping you up at night: You might be sleeping in a room that's far too warm for optimal sleep. This is what it means for your body when it's too hot to fall asleep and how you can improve it.

Ah, sugar. It's the thing we all love to hate, and yet we still love... enough to consume in large amounts. Our love/hate relationship with sugar would be funny if it wasn't sounding alarm bells among doctors and nutritionists. How much should you really have each day?

When it comes to vitamins, more isn't necessarily better, especially with vitamin D. Too much vitamin D can cause too much calcium to be in your bloodstream. You may be taking too much vitamin D if this starts happening to you.

The cold sweats, chills, debilitating headache, and muscle aches; there's no denying that having a fever can make you feel quite lousy. However, that pesky high temperature that's making you feel miserable is actually an indicator that your body is working for your own good.

There are, strange as it may seem, quite a few people who find that the smell of bacon actually turns their stomachs. It turns out that there's actually a scientific reason why.

If you're a healthy adult, you should be getting about seven to nine hours of sleep per night. But if you find yourself feeling tired during the day after getting over 9 hours of sleep a night, you might be sleeping too much.

While coconut oil has been touted for its uses as a moisturizer, teeth whitener, and body oil, you might want to think twice before you use coconut oil on your face. Using coconut oil on the face could be problematic for people with acne-prone or oily skin, and there may be better face oils for you.

If you're trying to diet or maintain your weight, regularly weighing yourself can be a helpful tool. What time of the day should you really be weighing yourself? The most important thing when it comes to weighing yourself is consistency. Experts have found this time and day of the week are best.

Ah, chocolate ... milk, dark, mint ... with coconut or almonds ... If you're a fan of chocolate in any form, you eat up findings that certain types of chocolate are considered healthy. But there's one ingredient to keep on your radar — and out of your chocolate, researchers say.

You may have swiped on a little lipstick and mascara to achieve the 'fake it until you make it' vibe during the time you were unwell, and we don't blame you. But now that your cold has passed, does that mean the germs you spread to your makeup have guaranteed them a visit to your garbage can?

Studies show that there are surprising ways stress can actually change the way we interpret different aromas and smells. It turns out, anxiety and stress can change the way we smell different odors, and even give neutral odors a suddenly negative spin. This is why stress affects your sense of smell.

If you needed another reason to take up pilates, according to the experts, it can have huge benefits for your sex life. The unexpected benefit pilates has on your sex life includes the strengthening of your core and pelvic floor muscles.

Thanks to improvements in treatment, your chances of survival, if you become infected with COVID-19, are now excellent. However, researchers are finding that many 'recovered' COVID-19 patients don't return to their normal level of health for weeks — and in some cases even months.

If you're planning to fly during the pandemic, it will be essential that you wear a face covering. Not just for health reasons, but because every major airline is requiring it. This is the best type of mask to wear on a plane if you plan on traveling during the coronarivus pandemic.

Studies show that there might actually be genetic differences between night owls and morning people. The real reason you're not a morning person might come down to your routines, your health, and your genes.

When you're sick and have chills, nausea, and body aches, you might want to reach for a warm cup of this type of tea.

The symptoms of COVID-19 and the flu are strikingly similar. Fever, muscle aches, sore throat, congestion, fatigue, nausea, and more are all on the list. How do you know if you have one or the other? Worse yet, can you get them both at the same time?

If you take the color of your teeth as seriously as we do, we've got bad news for you — especially if you also love coffee.

Having a drink at night to wind down and help bring on sleep is common. But if you still find yourself lying awake in bed, you might also be tempted to take melatonin. However, that may hurt more than it helps.

If you've noticed your breath smells when you wear a face mask, you might be inclined to blame the mask, but experts say it's your dental hygiene that's to blame. Face masks cause you to rebreathe your own exhaled air, forcing you to smell your own breath.

While weight gain is a common concern among women looking to start hormonal birth control, it is actually pretty rare. What are the reasons, though, it could happen?

One thing we all know about hair care is that you should never brush your hair when it's wet. The one type of brush you should never use on your wet hair is a boar bristle brushes with beads on the end. Here's what you need to know about caring for your wet hair.

With many of our work now on the computer, most of us spend a lot of time sitting all day, which can take a real toll on our health. Sitting all day should be counterbalanced by exercise, but how much do you need a day? Experts say you should exercise for at least 45 minutes if you're sitting a lot.

e get it. The early hours of the morning might not be your time to shine. Those first few steps taken after getting out of bed are rough. The desire for a hit of caffeine or a refreshing shower may seem like the best actions to take at the moment, but there's something else you can try instead.

f you've always been a big advocate for napping on the regular, you'll be well versed with the benefits of doing so. If you've never considered taking a nap during the day, though, here's what you need to know.

Pulling away a handful of hair when you brush or shampoo is an alarming experience for anyone. Here's what might be causing it, and what you can do about it.