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Health
A Practical Guide to Actually Quit Drinking
Whether you’re taking a brief break or going sober for good, these tricks can help.

Life
How to Make (and Keep) Your New Year’s Resolutions
Let this year be the one you finally follow through—with compassion instead of pressure.

Money
How to Stop Buying Things You Don’t Actually Need, According to Financial Therapists
Just because there’s a sale doesn’t mean you have to impulsively shop.
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Health
Hungover? Here's What Actually Helps
This is the best way to recover from a hangover, according to science


Diarrhea
3 Things to Do When Traveler’s Diarrhea Is Ruining Your Life
Read this before you toss back the Imodium.

Relationships
Age-Gap Relationships Get a Bad Rap—But These 5 Tricks Make Them Work
‘Marty Supreme’ and ‘Babygirl’ make it look steamy. Off screen, it’s more complicated.

Life
4 Things to Do After an Incredibly Draining Family Visit
As they say, you don’t choose your family.

Relative calm
7 Clever Ways to Take a Little Break From Your Family During the Holidays
There’s nothing wrong with wanting some alone time, even when you’re with people you love.
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Fitness
17 Hip Stretches Your Body Really Needs
If you sit all day, every day, these moves are for you.
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Fitness
5 Big Takeaways From Taylor Swift's Eras Tour Workouts
In her new docuseries, we get a glimpse at what it's like to train for a megatour.

Weight Management
A Wegovy Pill Was Just Approved. Your 5 Top Questions, Answered
It’s the first oral GLP-1 medication approved for weight loss.
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Mental Health
GLP-1s Quieted My Migraines but Awakened Something Darker
I’d sworn I was done chasing smallness as a virtue. How am I back here again?

Mental Health
I’m a Therapist and a Recovering High-Functioning Alcoholic
Success and addiction are not mutually exclusive.
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Family
5 Types of Toxic In-Laws—and How to Deal With Each
These expert tips will help you call out bad behavior without starting a family feud.

Cold and Flu
This Year’s Flu Is Different. Doctors Explain the Symptoms
Just in time for the holidays too.

Nutrition
The 4 Reasons You Crave Sugar, According to Experts
Lusting after sweets is a universal experience—so we set to find out why.

“Shut your pie hole”
8 Great Responses to Use When a Relative Comments on Your Food or Body
A guide to gently (or firmly) telling people to mind their own business.
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Travel
25 Easy Ways to Make Flying Less Terrible
Air travel isn’t getting any better, but you can at least go in prepared.

Op-Ed
‘Wicked’ Forced Me to Have a Conversation I Hoped My Daughters Could Avoid
My girls came for the magic and music. Instead, they noticed something else entirely.

Health
It Took 5 Years to Get a Cancer Diagnosis. Here’s What It Taught Me About Advocating for Myself
A delayed diagnosis has left lasting effects.

Sexual & Reproductive Health
The FDA Just Approved a Brain Tumor Warning for This Form of Birth Control
The warning comes on the heels of a class-action lawsuit.

Nutrition
12 High-Protein Veggies to Try If You Just Can’t Take Any More Beans
You have more options than you might think.
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Menopause
What Ob-Gyns Think About the First Libido-Boosting Pill Approved for Use After Menopause
The drug was previously only indicated for premenopausal women, leaving those in midlife without a solution.
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Nutrition
The 7 Best Foods to Fight Inflammation
Inflammation is associated with most chronic diseases—but your diet can make a difference.
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Love
5 Ways to Feel Less Lonely During the Holidays
Other than drinking away your sadness or hitting up a hometown hookup.