The Pinterest-perfect montage of twinkling lights and velvet-wrapped ornaments usually comes with a not-so-Instagrammable side of bottomless cookie trays, the colorful commentary of relatives you see once a year, and the stress of it all. Meanwhile, your workout routine and sleep schedule have taken an extended holiday of their own. Even though the season puts […]
Summer may be all fun and games, until the many nights of staying up later catch up with you and do a number on your sleep. Chalk it up to longer daylight hours, the relentless heat making it difficult to fall asleep, or unintentional summer TV premiere marathons that continue well past my bedtime, but […]
I’ve woken up countless times in a (figurative) sweat because I was late to an exam or down to the wire with a research paper, when in reality it’s been well over a decade since I last stepped foot in a classroom. Apparently my subconscious likes to unpack the haunting memories of the SATs and […]
It’s 4 p.m. on Sunday and, like clockwork, the looming dread of Monday hits. Suddenly, the “Easy Like Sunday Morning” carefree vibes I woke up with are overtaken by the ticking countdown to the start of another work week and all that adulting demands (even though I actually love what I do). The impending list […]
Once upon a time the sign of a solid getaway might have been needing a vacation after your vacation. Itineraries were packed to the brim with activities, leaving you feeling anything but well-rested. But because our collective lack of quality sleep has caught up with us—70 percent of US adults have difficulty staying asleep—taking PTO […]
Pre-parenthood, I had sleep in the bag. I’d drift off to the land of Nod and blissfully stay there through the night, beauty rest intact. Now, it’s a different story, with my light-sleeper toddler and revenge procrastination disturbing my once predictable sleep schedule. So, like most Americans who feel that a good night’s snooze is […]
Whether you’re struggling with sleep, bloating, weight loss—you name it—there’s a viral supplement for it, which can make deciphering between what’s legit and simply good marketing a game of Two Truths and a Lie. But then there’s creatine, one of the most-researched and scientifically-validated supplements, that seems to live up to the hype for its […]
While January 1 is synonymous with resolving a new, better “you,” spring presents a second chance for a life refresh. Just as the pull to declutter and revamp our spaces kicks in, our bodies seek out a seasonal reset, too. And a little spring cleaning of our hormones can be just what the doctor ordered […]
You can’t talk wellness today without cortisol entering the chat. The stress hormone is making the rounds on TikTok (namely in the context of “cortisol face”), and a quick Google search on how to lower its levels will yield countless articles, not to mention brands wanting a piece of the quick-fix-solution pie. Instead of shelling […]
You could try to biohack your way to better sleep using everything from magnesium supplements, morning sunlight exposure, and white noise machines to TikTok trends like the “sleepy girl mocktail” and mouth tape (hi, sleepmaxxing). But what if there was a one-and-done method that could put all of that to rest? Well, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, […]
