Like many at-home testing options, testosterone tests are painless and provide results relatively quickly. Since these tests are becoming more common, we spoke with experts and compared and contrasted each of the options, to provide you with the best at-home testosterone tests available today. Keep reading to find our picks and to learn more about why healthy testosterone levels are important in people of all genders. The pituitary gland, which sits right in the center of your brain, controls the production and regulation of testosterone....

As a result, those towering closer to 7 feet tall have to find ways to live within a world that’s built just a little too small. For example, a standard full-size mattress is just 75 inches long, which means anyone over 6 foot 3 inches will have to bend and contort their body to fit. Studies suggest2 this poor sleep posture can have serious impacts on your sleep quality and could be linked to body stiffness and pain in the morning....

There is no “right” way to do this. But there is a healthy, responsible way to end a relationship and an unhealthy irresponsible way. I believe if you hit these key points, you are terminating in a healthy, responsible way. Listen: You’re the one who will have to carry how you ended it. Not them. All breakups are difficult, but you want to leave with the least residue as possible. You want to like yourself afterwards and not have any regrets, including how you ended things....

On a recent episode of the mindbodygreen podcast, cold therapy expert Mark Harper, M.D., Ph.D. discussed the effects of cold water immersion. “I wrote a paper5 suggesting that by putting people through a cold water adaptation program before surgery, you could reduce the number of complications,” he explained. “One of the key aspects to why it might reduce complications is because cold water adaptation, as part of the response to stress, reduces your inflammatory response....

Throughout 2022, our sex experts talked to us about new ways of understanding timeless concepts like desire, consent, and eroticism. Ahead are some of our favorite bits of advice and wisdom we’ve gotten from them over the course of the year, that we know we’ll be continuing to think about in the years to come: “Lots of relationships have extended periods without sex, circumstantially or intentionally, and are still fulfilling sources of love and connection....

Investing in a smart water bottle will help you reach your hydration goals with ease, but the number of options can get overwhelming (to say the least). To keep your shopping experience as efficient and informed as possible, we spoke with experts, researched the plethora of options, and rounded up the best smart water bottles of 2023. So all you have to do is pick the best one for you—and you’ll be on your way to a healthier body and mind....

The Life Path speaks to a person’s core set of values and traits, which are forever present in an individual’s personality. (Here’s how to quickly calculate it using your birth date.) There are other patterns within compatibility. For example, multiples of 3 are very compatible. All these numbers are heart-centered in some ways as they represent the Communicator, the Nurturer, and the Humanitarian. Multiples of 2 also get along well—these represent more practical numbers that have similar life philosophies....