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And according to research, it helps ease any inflammation1 you may have. title: “Juice Fasting Benefits Risks How To Do One” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-31” author: “Charles Armstrong” title: “Juice Fasting Benefits Risks How To Do One” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-31” author: “Charles Armstrong” Many people opt to try juice cleansing or fasting as a way to jump-start their way toward better health, weight loss, and improved gut health. But is following this liquid diet effective or even safe?...

Histamine has other roles too, like helping with digestion, wound healing, and nerve signaling in the brain1. Because of this, it’s important to have some, but problems arise when you’re exposed to too much or develop a reaction to normal amounts. A histamine intolerance develops when the amount of histamine that accumulates in your body is greater than the amount of histamine your body can eliminate. Having a histamine intolerance doesn’t mean that you’re allergic or sensitive to histamine; it simply means that there’s too much in your body....

Both products can easily be placed on top of your mattress for added plushness, cushioning, and support, but each has its own best-use cases. To help you decide whether a mattress pad or mattress topper will best suit your needs, we spoke with experts and dove deeper into the mattress pad vs. mattress topper decision. Below, learn more about the difference between these two sleep-supporting products, and find our picks for the best mattress pads and the best mattress toppers....

I thought I was adapting pretty well to “the new normal,” working from home, spending more time outside, and taking my social distancing seriously. My stress level could most accurately be described as occasionally irritated and socially frustrated, but my skin was telling a more dramatic story. I started to react to my products, burn easily in the sun, and overheat and flush quickly outside. After a few weeks of this heightened sensitivity, I resolved to slow down and treat my skin, and myself, a little more delicately....

I kept quiet about my experiences with sexual assault and PTSD for almost 20 years. I had shared with a few people in my private life, but it wasn’t until I wrote my second book, The Farewell Tour: A Caregiver’s Guide to Stress Management, Sane Nutrition, and Better Sleep, that I shared publicly—and even then, it was just a tiny section in one chapter. I remember visiting the RAINN website, hoping to find a loophole out of being a statistic, but even all the things I did remember qualified as rape....

Here’s another one you might want on your radar: sulforaphane glucosinolate (SGS, or commonly referred to simply as sulforaphane). Quite a mouthful, but scientists agree this antioxidant is quickly becoming the next juggernaut of skin care. Here’s what you need to know about this sought-after ingredient. For years, researchers have loved this compound for supporting your body’s natural detoxification systems; one study even shows sulforaphane from broccoli sprouts activated enzymes in the body that picked up pollutants from the bloodstream and flushed them out via urine....

But while sexual wellness is the ideal, getting in the mood isn’t always easy. Sexual desire is something that naturally decreases for women as they approach menopause and estrogen levels decline: 68 to 86.5% of postmenopausal women1 report sexual difficulties like low libido. Surprisingly, other studies show that younger women are also struggling with sexual desire: 48% of premenopausal women, ages 21 to 49, have reported a lower sex drive than usual....