All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. You dont need a gyms worth of equipment to get in a solid workout. Katie Thompson The best dumbbell workoutswhich can work every muscle in your bodycan be done right in your living room. Dumbbells are great equipment options because they are super versatile....
For todays installment, we spoke with Sharon, a flight attendant. According to theDepartment of Homeland security, air-transportation employees are considered essential and can continue working right now. I dont think at this point people are running around vacationing, at least I hope not. Getty / Stephen Swintek / Morgan Johnson Now were making up for it. She also followed up on a few points via email after our chat. Below is a lightly edited version of our correspondence....
Doctors and nurses were forced to ration their care, theyrevealed. This could happen to us too. I dont want anything happening to you. Image courtesy of Phillip Picardi; Design by Morgan Johnson He thought of me firstbefore what could ostensibly happen to him. Darien has always been the kind of doctor who cares immensely for his patients. (He lived!) (He cried when he handed the mother her new sonto this day, childbirth makes him emotional....
All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. Almost all of them are also compact, plus they often come with automatic shut-off and timer options. Aroma oil diffuser on chair in bedroom They may be just the thing to help you find spa-like calm during anxious times. Opalhouse Color-Changing Oil Diffuser Target...
All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. The world is experiencing some scary and challenging times with thenew coronaviruspandemic. David Urbanke Everyone has different ways of reacting to all this. And of course many of us are doing a bit of both. You wouldnt be human if you werent feeling some degree of stress and apprehension....
Beingpregnantin the United States is rarely an easy thingand thats when werenotin the midst of aglobal pandemic. I dont like unknowns. For starters, there is a lot that remains unknown about COVID-19 and pregnancy. Getty / damircudic Right nowwe dont know whether COVID-19 is one of those infections that pregnant people are more susceptible to. And we do not have any published scientific data on susceptibility to COVID-19 and pregnancy, says Dr....
Thats what doctors told her, she says. It wasnt until well-meaning friends raised concerns that she went to a different doctor, who diagnosed her withpsoriasis. My psoriasis had never been worse than it was then, Melissa says. SEAN GLADWELL / Getty Images Getting help for her mental health involved a combination of inpatient trauma treatment, therapy, andmindfulnesstechniques. For me, [stress] makes the plaques worse, she says. When you understand the connection betweenpsoriasisand mental health, youll see why....
All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. Want to get started? Katie Thompson Try these cardio exercises at home to get sweating, fast. Cat-Cow Marching Glute Bridge Lie faceup with your knees bent and your feet hip-width apart. Engage your core so your low back presses against the floor. From this engaged position, lift your hips, squeezing your glutes at the top....
(The below exchange details Dr. Choos personal experience and perspective. She is not speaking on behalf of her organization.) Below are her answers. Getty / Alvis Upitis / Aleksandr Zubkov / skaman306 / Morgan Johnson SELF: Whats a typical day like for you lately? How has your day-to-day work in the E.R. changed in the past month? SELF: Whats the general mood like at work right now? How are you and your coworkers handling this all emotionally?...
Health ConditionsChevron Skin HealthChevron All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. Who can benefit from doing a chemical peel at home? Images courtesy of the brands Each peels active ingredients and the concentrations of those ingredients determine what the peel is best suited to treat. If youre not sure, definitely check in with your doctor....
The creative socializing, the witty memes, the gratitude lists, the dedicated at-home workouts. The powerful, compassionate, brilliant journalism my peers are churning out. The general appearance of doing pretty okay. Antonio Rodriguez / Adobe Stock This is all both beautiful and baffling to me. The ingenuity and strengthwhere are they getting it? Why cant I find mine? (Am I pessimistic? Are they naive?) Except then I remember something: That the occasion is a global pandemic....
Chan School of Public Health, tells SELF. (It may also be possible to just inhale the droplets before they land on your body.) So lets get right to the cleaning Qs and As. Carol Yepes / Getty Images How often do I need to clean my home right now? Yes, even in non-pandemic times. Feel free to increase how often youre cleaning and disinfecting based on your routine. What should I use to clean and disinfect?...
When I watched thefirst episodeofThe Biggest Loserreboot, I didnt expect to think about high school. Like many high school physical education programs, ours required us to initiate the mile twice a year. teachers would only allow us to walk back as a whole class. John Britt/USA Network/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images On the day we ran the mile, that meant waiting for the slowest runner to finish. And as one of the fattest kids in class, that meant everyone was waiting forme....
