When you’re in the throes of menopause and dealing with sleepless nights, anxiety, and vaginal dryness, sex may not be on your mind. But pleasuring yourself could actually relieve some of these symptoms. Nearly 25% of women in perimenopause and menopause said that masturbating regularly helped them handle mood changes and sleep disturbances, according to
Share on PinterestHoney may improve symptoms of a cold, though supporting data are lacking.Upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs), including the common cold, are highly prevalent. According to the scientists behind the recent review, which appears in the journal BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine, URTIs are “the most frequent reason for antibiotic prescription.” However, the majority of URTIs…
Here in the northern hemisphere, winter famously contributes to widespread vitamin D deficiency as sunlight exposure decreases. The trend is “very marked in clinical practice," Mary Gover, MD, an internal medicine doctor at Montefiore Einstein Advanced Care in New York City, tells SELF. What you might not know, however, is that vitamin D isn’t the
Your 30s and 40s are what some would consider the best years of your life. You’re no longer “figuring it out,” but you aren’t “old” by society’s ageist standards either. It should be a sweet spot—right? But despite the illusion of stability and security, it’s also common for anxiety and self-doubt to worsen during your
5 min read WHEN THE JUSTICE Department released a trove of Epstein-related files on January 30 and then pulled down thousands of pages after redaction failures exposed victims’ identifying information and explicit material, I felt a familiar gut-drop. Once again, the people with the least power were being asked to pay twice—first for the abuse