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Im a creature of habit when it comes to food. I like peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and have a weakness for beef jerky. So I decidedfor health and journalistic reasonsto pay attention for once and see where I could up myhealthy eatinggame. BYOS (Bring Your Own Snacks) in effect at the airport. Heres what I learned. This is particularly true when it comes to lunch. I oftendont eat breakfast, which means Im famished by lunchtime....

Getting aurinary tract infection(UTI) sucks. You know what sucks even more? Getting a UTI over and over again. Female nude Recurrent UTIs can make you feel like you spend half your lifespeeding to the bathroom. What is a UTI? Before we talk about recurrent UTIs, lets talk about UTIs in general. A UTI is an infection in any part of your urinary tract, theMayo Clinicexplains. Sometimes aUTIkeeps coming back, which is called a recurrent UTI or a chronic UTI....

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. Youd think celebrities are pretty much guaranteed perfectskin. Greg Doherty/Antonio de Moraes Barros Filho/Amanda Edwards/Getty Images/Graphic by Cristina Cianci Here, nine celebrities who have shared their tales of badly behaving skin. Lena Dunham suddenly developed rosacea in her 30s. These are two rosacea hallmarks, according to theMayo Clinic....

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. Yogais wonderful for so many reasons. Amber Venerable; Shot on location at Lyons Den Power Yoga Chelsea It’s great for stretching, refocusing your mind, and unwinding after a long day. For some people, relaxing, low-key poses will do the trick. For others, higher intensity gets them feeling strong and centered....

Even avid treadmill runnersmyself includedget sick of running in place after a while. But if you look closer, youll see treadmills actually offer infinite possibilities for a fun, effective workout. These machines don’t have to be boring. Peathegee Inc/Getty Images With a little bit of creativity, the time can actually fly bydespite the lack of distracting scenery. And you might even be a little bit excited to come back for your next treadmill workout....

When my doctor suggested I see a therapist, I resisted. Ill think about it, I told him. But I didnt think much beyond: I dont want to retell my story yet again. Najeebah Al-Ghadban It costs too much. I dont have the time. And most importantly, it hasnt worked in the past. Most of the time those sessions consisted of me venting or chatting about life. I could do that with my friends for free, thank you, Doc....

Sex is supposed to feel good. After all, your bodyreleases a ton of feel-good hormones, like dopamine and oxytocin, during sexual activity. There are a handful of reasons why you might feel tender after sex. Larisa Zaytseva/Adobe Stock It could be a simple explanation: Perhaps you werent lubricated enough when things got hot and heavy. Is it normal to be sore after sex? But just because its not normal to be sore after sex doesnt mean it doesnt happen....

Reading aboutmiscarriagetends to be very clinical. This is what happens to the body. These are some reasons why it happens. Kathy Van Torne/Getty Images These are the statistics. And of course those things are important to know. Here, we asked eight people to share their miscarriage experiences, from six to 20 weeks pregnant. Libertad Leal Photography/Getty Images I said to my husband, ‘Can you hold the baby? I didn’t know what to do....

Since I’d been hogging the kitchen all day, I couldn’t say no. It was a true catastrophe. To avoid a similar fate this year, I’m recruiting the help of myslow-cooker. https://www.cookingclassy.com They cover everything from mains to desserts and will ensure you get dinner on the table in time. Glazed HamfromCreme de la Crumb Can’t decide between turkey and ham? Now you don’t have to! Make one in the oven and the other in a slow-cooker....

And most importantly, she seems like sheenjoysit. (Dare we call it the look ofGlee?) Michele has been open about how important having a healthy lifestyle is to her. Jason LaVeris/Getty Images She also stressed one important foundation for how she treats herself: having a healthy relationship with her body. And whether you’re at that place or not (which is totally OK! ), her attitude about living well is pretty inspiring....

You stay up late cramming for exams (or you did, when you were in school). Big presentation or performance? Be honestyouve rehearsed over and over, sometimes until the second you take the podium or stage. Westend61/Getty Images But the research and evidence suggest that thats probably the last thing you actually should be doing. Psychologically, youre better off tapering, too. For one thing, youll feel lighter and more energetic if you’re well-rested and your legs feel fresh....

I wanted to resume my life as I had before all that happened. so I shouldnt have to ignore it out of embarrassment or some feeling that I should just be grateful. Felder was 25 when she was diagnosed and began treatment for cervical cancer. Noviembre Anita Vela/Getty Images [Sex] felt like someone taking a hammer to it. Another issue holding her back was the stigma of cervical cancer being linked to sexual activity....

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. Every timeViola Davisopens her mouth, inspiring, thought-provoking advice comes spilling out. Steve Granitz / Getty “You have to listen to them, they know the road. I venture to practice that myself, and I take advice. You have to trust the one whos been there....