Many women have some anxiety about perimenopause, but knowledge is power. As a holistic OB/GYN, author of the book The Hormone Fix, and a physician who is passionate about helping women restore balance to their bodies and feel their best, it’s my job to make sure you know exactly what’s going on with your hormones during this time. So far, medicine has failed to find safe, effective solutions to the hormone fluctuations that can make our lives more difficult during this time....

Chief in the debate is grapeseed oil, an oil made from the seeds of grapes used in winemaking. While its consumption makes sense from a sustainability standpoint (we’re all about eliminating food waste wherever possible!), is it healthy? Turns out, the answer is complicated. Let’s get to the bottom of things. Here’s where it gets complicated. “Linoleic acid is typically converted to gamma-linoleic acid once we digest it and gamma-linoleic can have beneficial properties, like lowering cholesterol and inflammation especially when it is converted to DGLA,” says Robert Graham, M....

I’d previously covered Keen in our roundup of the best online psychics, where I was impressed by the brand’s thorough vetting process for mediums and the sheer amount of positive reviews from users. I know there are a lot of misconceptions about psychics, so I was interested to see how my experience would stack up. Here are my honest thoughts on Keen after spending a $100 credit on the site. Launched in 1999, it’s one of the very first psychic sites and has tons of positive reviews from happy querents....

After all, we’ve become accustomed to doing seemingly everything from home: working, ordering food, teaching, and scheduling telehealth visits. So it’s no surprise performing at-home medical testing from the comfort of our kitchen counters feels pretty, well, normal—and experts predict the at-home testing market will be worth more than 25 billion by 2025. This option to self-administer a lab test, find out the results, and then go to a health care provider for treatment is changing trends in health care....

According to Ashley Leavy, founder and educational director of the Love and Light School of Crystal Therapy, birthstones also have roots in Western astrology and Ayurveda. She explains that the National Association of Jewelers decided to standardize all the American birthstones because so many different traditions had different birthstone options for each month. Today, you’ve probably seen birthstones gifted on birthdays, holidays, anniversaries, etc. It became the official birthstone for May in 1912, along with the rest of the birthstones, and before that, it was also associated with Gemini and Taurus, which are both zodiac signs that fall in May....

Come to find out, though, we’re not alone in this. Our friends over at Purely Elizabeth share the same passion for all things first-meal (are you surprised?). So we joined forces, swapped recipes, argued over acceptable pancake toppings, and came up with a list of our favorites. We hope they inspire you as much as they inspired us. (Spoiler: The person who suggested putting gravy on pancakes was quickly dismissed and shall remain nameless)....

Luckily, there are treatments out there that can do just that. Microblading and microshading are two forms of permanent makeup and ways to make your brows look fuller for the long haul, but which one should you choose? Here’s the 101, from brow experts. “Most people use an electric tool that is handheld and has a small needle; it’s used to make very small cuts,” he explains. On occasion, manual tools can be used, but most often electric tools are preferred....