Chronic stress (coupled with inadequate sleep) is the most common reason people get sick, Heather Moday, M.D., an allergist and immunologist, previously told mbg. “When we are run down and cortisol soars, our virus surveillance cells dip and we get sick more easily,” she explains. “Cortisol itself interferes with the ability of specific white blood cells called T-cells to proliferate and get signals from the body. In addition, cortisol also lowers an important antibody called secretory IgA, which lines the respiratory tract and gut and is our first line of defense against invading pathogens....

If you’re trying to figure out whether canola oil or vegetable oil is the healthier option, or if they’re even healthy at all, you may be surprised by the answer. The canola plant actually started out as the rapeseed plant, but as is, rapeseed contains two toxic compounds—erucic acid and glucosinolates—and can’t be safely consumed. According to registered dietitian and certified diabetes educator Shahzadi Devje, R.D., CDE, MSc, Canadian scientists figured out how to remove these compounds through targeted plant breeding and came up with the canola (Can for Canada and ola for oil) plant....

We spoke with two parenting experts to answer these questions and share advice to offer a path toward effective and child-focused co-parenting. Co-parenting requires flexibility, patience, open and consistent communication, and a willingness on the part of both parents to negotiate, compromise, and be resilient because you won’t always get your way. This can be especially difficult to manage when a romantic relationship with the other parent ends, especially when the relationship ends badly....

Well, some ingredients come with notable cautions, while others seem to be pretty tolerable or wholly benign. Where does collagen fall on that spectrum? Let’s dive in. As far as its role in the body, it helps make up the structure of our skin, bone, cartilage, muscle, and more, with the purpose of helping tissues be elastic and withstand stretching (so, for example, it keeps skin looking young and supple).* We actually make our own internal supply of collagen, via our cells’ fibroblasts (assuming they have the amino acids and other required nutritional building blocks they need)....

Well, as beauty standards have evolved to embrace a much larger spectrum of traits, our collective understanding on hair texture has too. And with this, an explosion of products geared for any and all. Read on below to find about the various types of hair, hair care products, and your curl pattern. There is no set, universally established definition of curl types, but the most widely accepted is this handy curl chart (made famous by Oprah’s hairstylist Andre Walker, so we have another thing to thank Oprah for)....

That’s not the case for all trends on TikTok, to say the least. As of late, facial exercises have been popping up on FYPs everywhere, with users claiming to lose facial fat or create a more lifted frame from doing these exercises alone—but is it true? Here’s what experts say. Think of it like you would full-body workouts: Not every type of workout will glean the same result, nor will it work for every frame....

Like many nutrition decisions, seeking out a prenatal vitamin is one of these overwhelming decisions. Interestingly, more and more people are looking into taking a prenatal vitamin when they aren’t pregnant—but is that a safe option? And are there any truly significant health benefits that can come from taking a prenatal vitamin if you aren’t expecting? Prenatal vitamins were originally designed to meet the unique needs of women who are planning to become or are already pregnant....