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This Game-Changing Treatment For Snoring Is On Major Sale Right Now
August 29, 2026 We carefully vet all products and services featured on mindbodygreen using our commerce guidelines. Our selections are never influenced by the commissions earned from our links. If you regularly wake up feeling like you barely slept, despite spending a full night in bed, there may be more going on than a restless night.
This Viral Skin Care Ingredient Claims To Be The Answer To Age-Related Facial Volume Loss Original
August 24, 2026 We carefully vet all products and services featured on mindbodygreen using our commerce guidelines. Our selections are never influenced by the commissions earned from our links. There’s a certain kind of change that happens with age that no amount of glow-boosting serums or exfoliation masks seem to touch. Skin can still look smooth—radiant even!—but something feels different. Less lifted. Less full. That’s how I feel when I look in the mirror.
How To Reset From Everyday Stress Before It Builds Up Original
Image by Integrative Therapeutics / Contributor August 24, 2026 We carefully vet all products and services featured on mindbodygreen using our commerce guidelines. Our selections are never influenced by the commissions earned from our links. Think of something stressful. Most folks will go to the obvious answers. It's a big move. A major life event. Relationship strains. The Capital-S Stressful moments.
Is This The Most Important (& Underrated) Part Of Skin Regeneration? Original
August 24, 2026 I've noticed something in the past few years: My skin doesn't quite bounce back the way it used to. A sleepless night shows up on my face for days instead of hours. The fine lines across my forehead and around my eyes etch in deeper and don’t seem to budge. A dark spot takes eternity to fade—if it does at all. And that overall "glow" I used to take for granted? It requires a lot more effort to maintain.
My Honest Review Of Kohler Health's Dekoda Original
Image by Kohler Health / Contributor August 24, 2026 We carefully vet all products and services featured on mindbodygreen using our commerce guidelines. Our selections are never influenced by the commissions earned from our links. As a wellness editor, I've spent years writing about gut health. I've interviewed gastroenterologists, covered countless microbiome studies, and written more stories about the digestive tract than I ever imagined I would.
Just A Long List Of Low-Maintenance Tips To Improve Your Skin & Sleep At The Same Time Original
Image by WeBond Creations / iStock August 14, 2026 We carefully vet all products and services featured on mindbodygreen using our commerce guidelines. Our selections are never influenced by the commissions earned from our links. There I am, having just crawled into bed after a long day as a working mom, and I start to scroll. Poor form, I know.
I’m A Mom & Wellness Editor: My Honest Thoughts On Curad Natural Bandages
Image by CURAD® Naturals™ / Contributor August 11, 2026 We carefully vet all products and services featured on mindbodygreen using our commerce guidelines. Our selections are never influenced by the commissions earned from our links. When I had my daughter early last year, all of a sudden I started thinking critically about everything that I had in my home.
Your Lifestyle Habits Protect Your Brain — Just Not the Way You'd Expect Original
August 10, 2026 Eat well, move your body, sleep enough, keep your mind engaged. Most of us have absorbed some version of this brain-health checklist. And if you're someone who is up-to-date on cognitive sciences, you may have the assumption that these habits can help guard against the plaques and tangles at the heart of Alzheimer's disease. A new study suggests that assumption is partly right and partly off. They are protective. Just not in the ways we think.
People With This Skin Condition Have Fibromyalgia At 7 Times The Rate Original
Image by Liliya Rodnikova / Stocksy August 09, 2026 I've spent years at mindbodygreen reporting on the ways skin conditions connect to what's happening deeper inside the body. The skin is not just a window into whole-body health—it is whole-body health. What happens in the skin is often bidirectional with other systems, meaning they can influence each other—often in ways we don't fully understand (yet).
After 18+ Months Of Terrible Sleep, This Sleep Supplement Finally Helped
Image by mbg Creative / Alexandra Engler August 05, 2026 I've always described my sleep as "normal." Like most people, I go through periods of rough nights, but I also have many stretches of goods ones. So the most I'd ever really do for my sleep is follow a (very) basic sleep hygiene practice: Eat a few hours before bedtime if possible, dim the lights in the evening, have a few wind-down rituals while I was getting ready for bed, and get some morning sunshine.
Research Shows Collagen Supplements May Help Support These Overlooked Aging Pathways Original
Image by Yelizaveta Vlasenko / Stocksy July 30, 2026 During my time at mindbodygreen, I have written well over 1,000 articles. I would wager about 60-70 percent discuss collagen in some capacity. So a rough estimate would put me at about 650 posts about collagen. And that's just my time here—it doesn't even account for the years I spent as a beauty editor elsewhere. This is to say: I know a lot about collagen. I know a lot about collagen production.
The Best Wellness Habits To Pair With Your Women’s Health Supplements
At mindbodygreen, we've covered a lot of wellness trends over the years. Habit stacking is one of the rare wellness "fads" we can wholeheartedly get behind. The concept is simple: Make well-being routines more efficient by stacking rituals that complement each other. Gently stretch while your coffee brews, practice deep breathing before brushing your teeth at night, or think positive affirmations on your morning commute.
Could Vitamin C Help Lower Your MS Risk? Original
Image by Julia Volk / Stocksy July 29, 2026 Multiple sclerosis (MS) has long been considered largely out of a person's control—a disease shaped mostly by genetics and immune system misfires, with only few lifestyle levers to pull. But a large new study adds an intriguing data point: people who had a high genetic risk who regularly took vitamin C supplements were significantly less likely to develop MS over a 13-year follow-up period.
Folks With This Skin Condition May Have Unknown Heart Damage Original
Image by Nikita Sursin / Stocksy July 28, 2026 What happens on the skin rarely stops just there. In the past decade or so, we've come to understand just how connected the skin and internal systems really are. The gut-skin axis is probably the most famous, with loads of research linking the two. The brain and skin connection is of newer scientific interest, with compelling studies showing these two are in constant bidirectional communication.
New Research Shows That This Skin Care Method Is Incredibly Effective Original
Image by Leandro Crespi / Stocksy July 24, 2026 I've been a beauty editor for over a decade. A conservative estimate of how many products I've tested during this time would be in the thousands. Despite this—or perhaps because of it—I've always been a little skeptical of the "more is more" approach to skin care. The 12-step routines. The stacked actives. The idea that if you're not doing the absolute most, you're doing it wrong. I've never really bought it.
Research Says This Vitamin Can Firm Skin & Boost Collagen From The Inside Out Original
Image by Carmen Palma / Stocksy July 24, 2026 Vitamin C is an ingredient I have recommended countless times in my tenure as a beauty editor, perhaps more so than any other ingredient out there. But it’s not just me! It’s perhaps one of the most celebrated skin care ingredients—from dermatologists and estheticians to editors and influencers.
Huge New Study Finds These 7 Common Skin & Hair Issues Can Be Traced Back Inflammation In The Gut Original
Image by ohlamour studio / Stocksy July 24, 2026 If you've been reading my work at mindbodygreen for any length of time, the gut-skin connection is not news to you. We've long known that what's happening in your gut doesn't stay in your gut, and research only continues to reveal that the health of your microbiome has real, measurable consequences for your skin. It's a topic we've been reporting on for years.
Researchers Identify 2 Lifestyle Habits Associated With Lower Risk Of ALS Original
Image by nortonrsx / iStock July 23, 2026 Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), sometimes called Lou Gehrig's disease is a fatal, progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord—leading to the progressive loss of muscle control, paralysis, and eventually respiratory failure. Anyone who has witnessed the disease firsthand knows how unimaginably cruel it is. Almost three decades ago, my family lost my uncle to ALS.
Research Proves This New Retinol Alternative Is Just As Effective — Without The Downsides Original
Image by Aleksandar Nakic / iStock July 23, 2026 If you've ever tried retinol and had to abandon it— the peeling, the redness, the strict rule about not using it in the morning—you're not alone. Retinol is, without question, one of the most well-studied skin care ingredients ever. The research behind it is robust, the results are real, and dermatologists have been recommending it for decades. But it also comes with a list of caveats that can make it genuinely difficult to use consistently.
A Beauty Editor's Guide To Understanding, Treating & Preventing Hair Damage Original
Image by Jess Craven / Stocksy July 20, 2026 Healthy hair doesn’t happen by accident. It takes patience, consistency, and a whole lot of care. In July we’re explaining everything you need to know about keeping your strands strong—and spotlighting our all-time favorite stories along the way. Hair damage has a way of sneaking up on you. One blowout doesn't ruin your hair. Neither does one afternoon in the sun or one tight bun. But over months—or years—those small stressors begin to add up.
Your Diet Can Impact Hair Health & Growth: 5 Nutrients To Prioritize
Image by Leandro Crespi / Stocksy July 13, 2026 Healthy hair doesn’t happen by accident. It takes patience, consistency, and a whole lot of care. In July we’re explaining everything you need to know about keeping your strands strong—and spotlighting our all-time favorite stories along the way. Your hair is one of the fastest-growing tissues in the body. That means it requires a steady supply of nutrients to build strong strands, support healthy follicles, and keep the growth cycle running smoothly.
I Tested The Best Red Light Masks For Fine Lines, Acne, & Hyperpigmentation Original
Image by mbg Creative / Contributor July 11, 2026 I remember the first time I saw an LED red light therapy mask: I was a very junior editor at a magazine, and a more senior beauty editor had just got sent a plastic face mask that glowed a pinky-purple hue. She popped it on in the office, turned it on, and the staffers collectively cooed ooohh. "That's supposed to help your skin?" someone questioned; "How does it work?" chimed in another.
We've Done The Research So You Don't Have To: What To Know About Going Gray
Image by triocean / iStock July 09, 2026 Healthy hair doesn’t happen by accident. It takes patience, consistency, and a whole lot of care. In July we’re explaining everything you need to know about keeping your strands strong—and spotlighting our all-time favorite stories along the way. I am solidly in my mid thirties. With this decade has come an earned ease about my place in the world and a confidence about how I show up in it. Yes, I mean this on a philosophical level.
We've Done Years Of Research & Reporting: Everything You Need To Know About Hair Loss
Image by Liliya Rodnikova / Stocksy July 06, 2026 Healthy hair doesn’t happen by accident. It takes patience, consistency, and a whole lot of care. In July we’re explaining everything you need to know about keeping your strands strong—and spotlighting our all-time favorite stories along the way. Few beauty concerns are as frustrating as hair loss because the triggers and treatment are almost never straightforward.
What A Morning With Toyota & Dr. Chelsea Jackson Roberts Taught Us
There's something uniquely powerful about moving in a community. It's not movement as an act of performance, not an act of optimization, and not another wellness checkbox to complete. Rather, it's a choice to genuinely reconnect with yourself and the people around you. Recently, we had a very affirming morning that reminded us of this sentiment exactly.
Beauty Influencers Are All Talking About How They Are "Microdosing" This Popular Acne Drug
Image by PeopleImages / iStock June 12, 2026 We carefully vet all products and services featured on mindbodygreen using our commerce guidelines. Our selections are never influenced by the commissions earned from our links. When I had a serious case of hormonal acne, starting as a preteen, I tried everything to clear it up. Everything but Accutane.
St. Kitts & Nevis: A Wellness Editor's Guide To The Family-Friendly Islands Original
Image by Courtesy of the Park Hyatt St. Kitts Christophe Harbour June 11, 2026 We carefully vet all products and services featured on mindbodygreen using our commerce guidelines. Our selections are never influenced by the commissions earned from our links. Travel can restore your well-being. We're here to help you on that journey with Well-Traveled, a go-to destination for travel recommendations and tips.
How To Simplify Your Wellness Routine & Focus On What Actually Matters
Wellness is supposed to help us feel better. It's why we turn to these practices in the first place: to make us feel more centered, more whole, more alive. But for many women, it's all started to feel like another source of stress. At mindbodygreen, we regularly hear from women who feel overwhelmed by the sheer volume of it all. One scroll through social media can leave you questioning everything: Should I cut gluten? Track my glucose? Buy the $20 smoothie? Switch to oat milk? Wait, skip the oatmilk?
3 Expert-Approved Healthy Aging Habits For The Skin
Image by ohlamour studio / Stocksy May 24, 2026 We carefully vet all products and services featured on mindbodygreen using our commerce guidelines. Our selections are never influenced by the commissions earned from our links. Nothing will turn back the clock, try as we might. As I've said many times before, aging is a good thing—to age means to live. However, I also believe there's nothing wrong with wanting to improve the appearance of your skin as you grow older.
These 3 Antioxidants Combat Dullness & Tired Skin—In Case You Need A Little Glowing
Image by jacoblund / iStock May 23, 2026 I don’t know about you, but every year around this time my skin starts looking pretty dull and tired. Between the dry air that sucks my skin of moisture, the busy schedule that leaves me looking exhausted, and the change in weather that makes my skin ultra sensitive, my complexion takes a major hit. While I certainly rely on thick, calming topical products to help soothe my skin, I also know I need to increase my antioxidant intake.
We Asked Our Staff: These Are The Best Beauty Products For Your Glowing Summer Original
Image by mapodile / iStock May 19, 2026 We carefully vet all products and services featured on mindbodygreen using our commerce guidelines. Our selections are never influenced by the commissions earned from our links. As we kick off summer, we'll be sharing our best advice for achieving Healthy Summer Skin—read all May long. Here’s to a summer of feeling good, living well, and keeping your skin safe under the sun.
Still Lagging On Daily Sunscreen Application? Use These 9 Very Practical Derm Tips
Image by Delmaine Donson / iStock May 14, 2026 As we kick off summer, we'll be sharing our best advice for achieving Healthy Summer Skin—read all May long. Here’s to a summer of feeling good, living well, and keeping your skin safe under the sun. A vital part of smart sun care is user behavior: We know that using SPF correctly plays just as much of a role in safety as does the product itself.
From Dark Spots To Crepey Skin, Here’s What Can Actually Be Done About Sun Damage Original
Image by monkeybusinessimages / iStock May 08, 2026 As we kick off summer, we'll be sharing our best advice for achieving Healthy Summer Skin—read all May long. Here’s to a summer of feeling good, living well, and keeping your skin safe under the sun. Everytime I take a close look at the skin on my chest, I lament all those pool-side tanning sessions I put my body through during my teenage years.
Our Staffers Tested Seed’s DS-01 Daily Synbiotic: Their Thoughts Original
Image by Seed / Contributor May 07, 2026 At mindbodygreen, knowing everything—everything!—about supplements is just part of the gig. Our editors, reporters, and staffers spend their days reading clinical trials, interviewing top experts, and analyzing ingredient labels. Naturally, we tend to be a discerning bunch when it comes to what we take ourselves. Gut health is one area where we pay particularly close attention.
This Antioxidant “Wakes Up The Brain” Similar To Exercise & It Has A Surprising Reason Why Original
Image by Drazen Zigic / iStock May 06, 2026 You know that slightly bitter, mouth-drying sensation you get from dark chocolate, a bold cup of tea, or a glass of red wine? That astringent taste comes from compounds called flavanols, and according to new research, it might be doing more than just waking up your taste buds.
The Autoimmune Crisis Is Changing The Trajectory Of Women's Lives Original
Image by Alex Tan / Death to the Stock Photo May 06, 2026 Autoimmune diseases occur when the immune system mistakenly attacks the body’s own tissues. There are more than 80 known conditions in this category, including rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, multiple sclerosis, and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. Across the board, women are more likely to develop these conditions.
1 In 5 Americans Will Get This Type of Cancer & The Rates Are Only Increasing Original
Image by AleksandarNakic / istock May 06, 2026 As we kick off summer, we'll be sharing our best advice for achieving Healthy Summer Skin—read all May long. Here’s to a summer of feeling good, living well, and keeping your skin safe under the sun. We take the skin for granted. Viewed as an accessory or vanity project, it’s rarely given the respect it deserves for the vital functions it performs for the body. Every single day.
Research Shows This (Fun!) Daily Habit Is Linked To A 39% Lower Dementia Risk Original
Image by Mariia Vitkovska / iStock May 05, 2026 There are few things better than turning on a really good playlist curated just for your tastes. Or hearing a favorite song that you haven’t listened to in far too long. Or that magic moment something special comes on the radio. The tingles of excitement you feel during those needle drop moments reveal something powerful and innate. Music is important to the human experience.
Get Your Healthiest Skin This Summer: 9 Skin Care Tips From Dermatologists
Image by mapodile / iStock May 03, 2026 As we kick off summer, we'll be sharing our best advice for achieving Healthy Summer Skin—read all May long. Here’s to a summer of feeling good, living well, and keeping your skin safe under the sun. Welcome to summer! The season of vacations, long weekends by the water, picnics with friends, hikes to the sunny summit, and golden-hour-hued sunset walks.
A New Approach To Longevity: Treating The Heart And Mind Together Original
Image by CorAeon / Contributor April 30, 2026 For decades, cardiovascular health and mental health have been treated as separate conversations. One lives in the cardiologist’s office, the other in therapy sessions or psychiatry clinics. But a growing body of research is challenging that separation; the heart and mind are intrinsically connected—and what affects one often directly impacts the other. This link isn’t just theoretical. It’s biological.
Snowplow Parenting: What It Means & How It Affects Your Kids In The Long Run Original
Image by Leah Flores / Stocksy April 29, 2026 Parenting styles, it seems, are always evolving and adjusting to the times in which they develop—and perhaps as a reaction to the previous iterations of parenting styles. Lately, too, they've been dubbed some choice names (helicopter parenting comes to mind). Snowplow is right up there: A parenting style we've seen bubble up in the last handful of years. Here, we explain what it is, what it looks like, and what it means for your kids.
The Major Theme From Revitalize 2026? Rejuvenation Is Possible Original
Image by Lincoln / Contributor April 28, 2026 It was a warm Saturday in Miami. The breeze was coming off the ocean, bringing with it salty air and a sense of ease. Against that backdrop, we came together for mindbodygreen's Revitalize 2026, an annual gathering designed to explore what it means to live well, for longer. With us, hundreds gathered to explore what it really means to care for your health long-term—not just to prevent decline, but to actively restore and rebuild.
At Revitalize, One Wellness Habit Stood Above The Rest: Quality Sleep Original
Image by Tempur-Pedic® / Contributor April 27, 2026 We carefully vet all products and services featured on mindbodygreen using our commerce guidelines. Our selections are never influenced by the commissions earned from our links. At mindbodygreen’s Revitalize 2026, the conversations spanned everything from metabolic health to skin regeneration to cognitive longevity.
How To Soothe Irritated Skin: Causes, Remedies & A Derm's Expert Tips
April 25, 2026 We carefully vet all products and services featured on mindbodygreen using our commerce guidelines. Our selections are never influenced by the commissions earned from our links. Being irritated is, well, no fun: You're constantly on edge—and the slightest poke just may be the thing to set you off. No one wants to regularly feel like this, no?
The 80-Year-Olds With 50-Year-Old Memory: What They’re Doing Differently Original
Image by BONNINSTUDIO / Stocksy April 25, 2026 In the past decade, our understanding of cognitive decline has profoundly shifted. We once thought that brain aging was inevitable—we all marched towards our fate, predetermined by genetics, with decline seen as a natural and unavoidable endpoint. But, of course, individuals have always defied these expectations. They remained remarkably sharp late into life, often performing on memory tests at the level of people 30 years younger.
Wellness Travel In Playa Del Carmen In The Mexican Riviera — Hotels, Tips & More Original
Image by mbg Creative / Alexandra B. Engler April 23, 2026 We carefully vet all products and services featured on mindbodygreen using our commerce guidelines. Our selections are never influenced by the commissions earned from our links. Travel can restore your well-being. We're here to help you on that journey with Well-Traveled, a go-to destination for travel recommendations and tips. I previously had a conversation with some folks about what the purpose of travel was for them.
What’s Better: Short Walks Vs. One Long Walk? Science Has Revealed The Answer Original
Image by iStock - Ignatiev / iStock - Ignatiev April 23, 2026 Daily movement is important. We know that from robust research that shows it's an essential habit for physical resilience, cognitive performance, and longevity. Your body is made to move, and its rewards are plentiful. For many of us, getting in steps means fitting it in wherever we can—walking to the subway, pacing during phone calls, taking a quick walk between meetings. Certainly I often count myself in that group.
Combining These Spices Multiplies Their Anti-Inflammatory Benefits, New Research Shows Original
Image by Marc Tran / Stocksy April 12, 2026 Four years ago I started a new habit that totally revolutionized my meals, the way I viewed food, and ultimately, how my body felt. I started eating at least 30 different types of plants a week, based on research indicating that was the threshold for unlocking some serious gut health benefits. Every Monday, I’d refresh my notes app and start a new list, tracking all the different foods I was eating. It was so fun.
Tune In: Eating Tips For Clear & Firm Skin From An RD Original
Image by mbg creative / courtesy of source April 11, 2026 If you're constantly cycling through skin care products in search of that elusive glow, it might be time to look beyond the beauty aisle. Instead, notes registered dietitian Rhaki Roy, R.D., it's time to go grocery shopping. "I think we are so led to believe that we need a 10-step skin care routine," Roy says on an episode of the Clean Beauty School podcast.
Researchers Discover Why Exercise Is Good For Bone Health & What It Means For The Future
Image by Ivan Posavec / iStock April 11, 2026 You've probably heard that exercise is good for your bones. In fact, you may have even heard that from us, as we often cover it as one of the habits that can protect your bones with age. But until now, scientists couldn't fully explain why. Scientists theorized that repeated pressure stimulated bone growth, but the biological mechanism wasn’t clear. Well, a new study published in Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy1 gets to the root of the answer.
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