Health & Wellness

I thought the AC had failed, it was January and freezing outside, when the first hot flash jolted me awake. I kicked off the covers, drank cold water in the …

I wasn’t listening, when my stomach started speaking back. I wrote it off as a one-time incident, a rushed lunch and too much coffee. However, the uncomfortable bloating, the distended …

When a friend told me they’re on Ozempic, I still remember the hushed tone, a month later another said they started Mounjaro, and basically replicated the same idea, but with …

How Wellness Feels Different Now Sometimes I laugh when I think about how much the word wellness has changed since I first started paying attention to it. Back then, it …

A beginning that wasn’t pretty The first time I tried yoga, I followed a free video on my living-room floor and immediately discovered two things: my hamstrings were dramatic and …

How I First Heard About “Clean Eating” I still remember the first time I came across the term “clean eating.” It was on the cover of a glossy health magazine …

The Kind of Anxiety I Didn’t See Coming I used to think I knew what anxiety felt like. For me, it was the sweaty palms before a job interview or …

The Day I Realized Food Was More Than Just Fuel If I’m honest, I didn’t set out to “go plant-based” for health, the planet, or any big reason at all. …

When the Gym Wasn’t an Option I still remember the first time I tried working out at home. It wasn’t because I wanted to it was because life left me …

When Sleep Stopped Coming Easily There was a time when sleep felt effortless. I’d lay down, close my eyes, and drift off without a second thought. But somewhere along the …