Carol Downer, a leader in the feminist women’s health movement who drew national fame for her role in a case known as the Great Yogurt Conspiracy — so named because she was charged with practicing medicine without a license for dispensing yogurt to treat a yeast infection — died on Jan. 13 in Glendale, Calif. […]
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While our ancestors relied on their senses to assess how they were doing, increasingly, we rely on gadgets. Today, if you’re curious enough, you can measure your heart rate, your step count, your exercise intensity, and your sleep quality—sometimes all on one sleek device. In the best cases, these devices offer a bridge between what
In this series, we pull back the curtain on how real people fuel their lives with real-life nutrition. Each weekly diary will showcase a different MyFitnessPal member’s eating goals, habits, and go-to meals to inspire your own journey—because progress, not perfection, is what truly matters. Today, a MyFitnesspal Principal Engineer in Texas who’s training for
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On Monday, Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 47th President of the United States. For some, it’s a highly anticipated day of celebration. Others have been dreading it—and would happily finagle a deal with the universe to skip to some other day four years down the road instead. Why so much distress after
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Though Mr. Kennedy’s embrace of recovery farms may be novel, the concept stretches back almost a century. In 1935, the government opened the United States Narcotic Farm in Lexington, Ky., to research and treat addiction. Over the years, residents included Chet Baker and William S. Burroughs (who portrayed the institution in his novel, “Junkie: Confessions
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Adam Devine, the comedian and Righteous Gemstones star, is proving that achieving health goals doesn’t require perfection. It just takes the right mindset and tools. After gaining what he calls “sympathy weight” during his wife Chloe Bridges’ pregnancy in 2024, he got tired of feeling bloated and sluggish. He decided it was time to prioritize
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Forget catching big air on the ski slope or staying upright on an ice rink. If there’s any such thing as a winter superpower, it’s knowing how to dress to stay warm. “When we dress appropriately, it allows us to enjoy the outside weather,” says Dr. Cheyenne Falat, assistant medical director of the adult emergency
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Most of us don’t think about pain until we have it. And when we do, it’s typically something we get over after a few days or weeks. That was my own experience, until the summer of 2023. One day I woke to find that my arms hurt. There was no obvious explanation, nothing I’d done.
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Keeping track of your meals can be a game changer when it comes to hitting your health and fitness goals. But let’s be real—logging every single ingredient each time you eat can be a hassle. That’s where MyFitnessPal’s meal and recipe features come in! The app makes it easy to create and save your go-to
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Dr. Vivek Murthy served two terms as U.S. Surgeon General—first under former President Obama, then under President Biden. During his tenure, Murthy was a calm and reassuring voice during COVID-19, one of the biggest health challenges the country has faced in recent years. But most of the time, the “nation’s doctor” highlighted public-health issues that
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