Aside from supporting your gut health and alleviating gas and bloat, probiotics have also been linked to a myriad of science-backed health benefits, including a healthy immune system, weight management, skin health, and mood. (Learn about how probiotics benefit men specifically here. ) Another study of 60 participants with an H. pylori infection found that symptoms of antibiotic-related diarrhea and nausea improved within 14 days. Researchers from another study3 gave 47 participants a similar probiotic-rich drink and found that while there were slight improvements initially, the most significant improvements didn’t happen until week four....

A diet that is low in carbohydrates, rich in plant compounds (phytocompounds), and balanced with anti-inflammatory fats and well-sourced proteins can be a fantastic way to reduce the primary mechanisms that drive PCOS symptoms. Polycystic ovarian syndrome is a disorder involving infrequent, irregular, or prolonged menstrual periods and often excess male hormone (androgen) levels. The ovaries develop numerous small collections of fluid—called follicles—and may fail to regularly release eggs. There is no definitive diagnosis for PCOS....

Here are a bunch of techniques you can experiment with if you’re curious. There’s more emphasis on how the other parts of your body aid in your sexual pleasure. There’s no one way to define what counts as “hands-free.” If you aren’t using your hands to stimulate your body, then you can consider it hands-free. It may involve using toys, energies, breathwork, household items, other parts of the body, or just the mind....

Men’s and women’s sexual arousal, desire, and pleasure work in essentially the same way. The sexual response mechanism in your brain—everyone’s brain—has two basic parts: It’s the same sensation (tickling), but a different perception. It’s either fun or annoying (or some variation thereof) because the context is different—your state of mind, the state of your relationship. And that’s normal. No one would ever judge or blame you for not wanting to be tickled while you’re feeling annoyed, right?...

However, instead of taking the temporary, fix-it, Band-Aid approach, it can be much more beneficial to take a kinder and more sustainable route. By taking a closer look at what it is, where it stems from, and how it looks in action, we can start to work through the techniques and tools available to us so we can start taking our power back and living life on our own terms. Let’s dig in....

It’s important to be mindful of your mercury intake while eating canned tuna, though. “Because tuna ingest smaller fish that may already be contaminated with mercury present in the ocean, the concern is that mercury levels can be higher in certain types of tuna, reaching dangerous levels for consumption.” Fand recommends skipjack tuna or chunk light and canned light tuna for lower levels. “Some food for thought: One can typically contain about 5 ounces of tuna,” she adds....

“First, it’s important to remember that there’s always going to be cash flow dips; that’s normal in life, and you don’t need to feel bad about the situation,” says Tessler. “You can work on salary full time and still be at risk for this: You can be let go, or something else can come up. Of course, for entrepreneurs or freelancers, there’s always this process of ebb and flow.” With this in mind, Tessler says you should always be saving (if you can) to create a safety net for yourself....