How To Build a Balanced Plate
Learn the basic formula you need to build a balanced plate with ease in a sustainable, consistent way to optimize your health…
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Wellness Guide
Practical, evidence-based guides you can come back to.
31 articles
How to Use the Mindful Eating Hunger Scale
Have trouble determining what hunger and fullness feel like? Keep reading to learn how to use the Mindful Eating Hunger Scale to…
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What to Eat to Stop Undereating
Are you frequently undereating and looking to kick the habit? Keep reading to learn what to eat so you can stop. Not…
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Cognitive shuffling: A mental trick to help you quiet racing thoughts and fall asleep
Summary Cognitive shuffling, a technique developed by cognitive scientist Dr. Luc Beaudoin, helps quiet racing thoughts for better sleep. The method involves…
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Alzheimer’s risk rises when amount of deep sleep falls, study suggests
Summary Insufficient deep sleep in slow-wave and REM stages may accelerate brain deterioration linked to Alzheimer’s disease. The brain’s inferior parietal region…
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Yawning may be more dangerous than you think, experts say
Find yourself yawning a lot? Do you need that third or fourth cup of coffee to make it through the afternoon at…
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Don’t let politics ruin your sleep. Use these expert tips instead
Summary Political and societal upheavals can disrupt sleep and trigger insomnia in vulnerable individuals, according to sleep experts. Chronic insomnia may lead…
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How to cook tofu so even meat-and-potatoes diners will dig it
Peek inside Jackie Akerberg’s refrigerator and you’ll see a rainbow-hued array of fresh fruits and vegetables, all washed, dried and transferred to…
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Your boozy nightcap is disrupting your sleep. Try these tips instead
Do you find yourself reaching for an alcoholic drink to unwind and drift off to sleep? Whether it’s an old-fashioned, a hot…
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Wide-awake at night but tired in the morning? Here’s what could help, according to experts
Summary Feeling tired in the morning but alert at night is a common problem linked to disrupted sleep patterns or disorders. Experts…
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