Manufacturers of cosmetics show us their products in the best light possible. It seems that between all the commercials and beautiful packaging, cosmetic companies play to our insecurities. Through their marketing, they convince us that the ingredients or attributes of their products are very important and necessary when it comes to our appearance. But it’s …

Bad habits — we all have ’em. But many of us don’t even realize how our little quirks and gestures are negatively affecting our loved ones. That being said, habits are seriously hard to break. How many times have you tried to eliminate the word “like” from your vocabulary? Or how about the number of …

The stereotypically fraught relationship between a woman and her mother-in-law doesn’t always ring true, but one often cited source of contention might have more of a basis in reality, according to a recent New York Times article: the maternal grandparent advantage. “You hear this often: Paternal grandparents tread very carefully, mindful that a daughter-in-law might …

Here’s a fact: Hypothyroidism, or underactive thyroid, can’t be cured. But eating a thyroid-friendly diet can help you manage your condition. Your thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland in your neck that controls metabolic activities. It does this by producing thyroid hormones that regulate things like heart rate and calorie burning. Underactive thyroids don’t produce enough …

We have some good news and some bad news when it comes to smoking. The good news is that the rate of smoking adults in America has been rapidly shrinking over the last forty years, with a decline from 42% of the population smoking in 1965 to just 15% in 2015. The bad news? Modern …