“Many of these [causes] are uncontrollable, such as age and environment,” Menolascino said. “But plenty are within our control such as diet, exercise, and sleep. The biggest and most common contributors to cell stress are free radicals, which increase with age, poor lifestyle choices, and some health issues.” According to Menolascino, “Stress at the cellular level is really all about these mitochondria and how they utilize food sources for energy to help the cells respond” to potential challenges (aka, stressors) like free radicals....

Even further, you can incorporate intermittent fasting (IF) into any diet plan. Turns out there is. And this less-talked-about form of fasting, called circadian rhythm fasting or the circadian rhythm diet, has some serious benefits. Your circadian rhythm (also sometimes referred to as your sleep/wake cycle) is a 24-hour internal “clock” that regulates how awake and/or tired you feel during the course of a day. Your circadian rhythm is controlled by an area in your brain called the hypothalamus1, which is super sensitive to light....

But get this: There’s not just one microbiome. Turns out, a diverse community of critters exists inside your nose, too. And while research on the “nasal microbiome” is young, some experts believe it’s a pretty big deal and may play a significant role in immunity (which, of course, is something that happens to be on everyone’s mind lately). While it’s not quite a household term yet, the nasal microbiome has started to gain attention thanks in large part to a recent study published this year in the journal Cell Reports....

But I realize the vast majority of women aren’t quite as passionate about their periods. In fact, most women don’t like their periods—and that’s putting it mildly. The biggest problem is likely not that you have symptomatic cycles, it’s that you believe a bad piece of mythology that has you believing that suffering is part of the deal. But it’s true: Your period can provide valuable clues about not only what your hormones are doing in real time each month, but they might also help identify your risk for disease after menopause....

If you’ve watched Netflix’s You, there’s a chance you may have started to second-guess yourself recently. The series chronicles a young bookstore manager with unsavory tendencies (to say the least), and with the release of the show’s second season, it has stirred some fascinating questions about why we fall for psychopaths. So, to get to the bottom of the You phenomena, we turned to psychologist Perpetua Neo, DClinPsy, for insight on how psychopaths manage to suck us in....

People’s most common reasons for not kissing during their last sexual encounter: Interestingly and perhaps depressingly, people in monogamous relationships were less likely to kiss their partner during their last sexual encounter: Just 61% of coupled-up people said they kissed their partner the last time they had sex. Monogamous couples were also “substantially” less likely to cuddle (just 32% of people in relationships said they cuddled the last time they had sex)....

Most of us fall into one of four chronotypes: lions, bears, wolves, and dolphins. We all know people who are bright-eyed and bushy-tailed in the morning, and they tend to be your lions and bears. Wolves and dolphins, on the other hand, tend to have more energy later in the day. Understanding your chronotype and its needs can help you structure your day in a way that works for your body....