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The Best SAD Lights To Help You Fight The Winter Blues

15 Signs Of Domestic Violence That Aren’t Physical

Healthy Lifestyle Tips

How To Party All Night If You're Basically A Grandma

Fertility Spectrum

270 Women Reveal How They Really Feel About Their Fertility

Nowadays, with celebrities opening up about their experiences conceiving, and assisted reproductive technology advancements on the rise, people are more aw

Kelsey Robinson Hopes To Inspire Young Women Through Sports

Kelsey Robinson is a World Champion volleyball player. As a member of Team USA, she took home a bronze medal at the 2016 Olympic Games, and will compete in

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The Underwear You Need For Sweaty Workouts

These Vibrating Massage Tools Feel Just As Good As A Massage

The Sex Toy You Can Secretly Wear All Day Long

What Women In Their 20s & 30s Need To Know About Their Brain Health

In the past few years, we’ve made significant strides when it comes to decreasing the taboo surrounding mental health. But when it comes to talking a

The Apple Watch Can Now Track Your Period

Update: On September 10, 2019, Apple announced that Cycle Tracking will be officially available on September 16. For many people, much of the appeal of wea

Lucy Hale Reveals Why She Got An IUD

In the past few years, it seems like everyone — from your best friend to even lawmakers — has been talking about getting an intrauterine device, aka an

30 Day Challenge

This 30-Day Pilates Workout Challenge Will Work Your Core 'Til Yo...

The Feel Good Project

CBD Makes Everyone Feel Better—But No One Knows Why

“Someone said, I’ve got 99 problems, and CBD fixes 86 of them,” recalls Bethany Gomez, managing director of Brightfield Group, a market resea

The Healthy Snacks To Have In Your Pantry For Late-Night Munchies

Guide To Great Sleep

We Tried 6 Top-Rated Mattresses & Here’s How We Slept

How Ballerina Stella Abrera Lives With No Regrets

Stella Abrera is a principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre. When she's not on stage, the Filipina-American ballerina is focused on giving back t

Healthy Lifestyle Tips

Gen Z: Everything You Heard About The Freshman 15 Is A Lie

This week on Twitter, lots of people were sharing their sage advice for students starting their freshman year soon. Amidst the tips about not registering f

Guide To Great Sleep

What College Students Need To Know About Sleep Deprivation

There are so many things to look forward to when you’re going to college, but resting and relaxing typically aren’t items that make the list. C

How To Deal With Allergies

What You Need To Know About Ragweed Allergies

It’s almost fall, which means that in addition to pumpkin spice lattes and sweater weather, it’s time to brace for ragweed season. Ragweed is o

Healthy Lifestyle Tips

How To Stay Healthy In College — Without Stressing Yourself Out

What Happens If You Use An Expired Condom?

It's been a minute since you brought someone back to your place to hook up. You dust off your stash of condoms in your beside table and realize that t

Why Ashima Shiraishi Thinks Knowledge Is Power

Ashima Shiraishi is a 18-year-old rock climbing phenom from New York City. When she was just 15, she solidified her place in rock climbing history after be

Diet & Nutrition

Why Camu Camu Is The Newest Superfood Everyone's Gushing About

When an ingredient is dubbed a superfood, included in probiotic supplements, supported by Goop, found in some skincare products, and has a cute name, you k

Diet & Nutrition

What It Really Means When A Food Is "Keto"

In 2018, “keto” was the top trending diet on Google, so it's no surprise that many health brands are now marketing packaged snacks with wo

Healthy Lifestyle Tips

Everything You Need To Know About Health Insurance In College

Getting ready to go away to college is like the Olympics of back-to-school shopping. Between scoring your own laptop and browsing the most perfect shower c

Workout Clothes

11 Workout Crop Tops For When It's Absolutely Too Hot For Shirts

Just How Bad Is Vaping For Your Health?

The year is 2019, and it's suddenly cool to carry around a device that looks like a USB flash drive and heats up a cocktail of nicotine and chemicals

Antinatalism: The Popular Reddit Movement To Stop Procreation

In the August issue of Elle, the singer Miley Cyrus revealed how she feels about having kids in the future. “We’re getting handed a piece-of-shit p

10 Not-Lame Ways To Make Friends In College

While social media has made it easier than ever for college students to figure out where the lit parties are, or gently stalk their assigned roommate befor

The Healthy Snacks To Stock Your Dorm Room With This Year