On Your Health

One sure-fire way to feel generally more optimistic is to find things to celebrate as often as possible. Especially the little things. Change the toner on the office copier without help? Give yourself a mental high-five.

Mothers who begin breastfeeding often experience a newfound sensation – the hunger for more food. Breastfeeding is hard work, and you can expect to burn several hundred more calories per day. But there are also other reasons why breastfeeding makes you hungry. Read more to find out why these changes occur and which foods to eat to replenish the lost calories.

While some people are born with these conditions, there are many lifestyle and behavioral risk factors that can increase your risk of developing kidney disease.

Postpartum anxiety describes anxiety – intense, excessive and persistent worry – that mothers or new parents experience in the first 12 months after the birth of their child. Many parents worry about their newborn, whether it’s health or development.

Many types of seaweed, such as kelp, are edible and have been referred to as superfoods of the ocean due to their beneficial nutrients. This blog will help educate you on kelp and teach you how to add it to the foods you cook at home.

Giving yourself grace means making the choice to interact with the world – and yourself – with goodwill and kindness. We share some practical, everyday ways to give yourself some grace.

Yeast infections, a type of fungal infection, are one of the more common ailments you can deal with during pregnancy. This blog will shed light on what causes these infections and how you can safely treat them without worrying about harming your baby.

This blog will explain the role of food and hot flashes and compile a list of foods to add to your diet.

We provide a guide to help determine if your child is speaking enough for their age and when you should become concerned about a possible delay. Knowing what’s normal and what isn’t can help put your mind at ease.

While there are many possible benefits associated with taking astragalus supplements, more research is needed to conclusively prove them. We explain what astragalus is and the potential benefits and risks to be aware of.

Eating clean is eating well. Until it isn’t. Almost any healthy habit can become unhealthy when taken to an extreme, and clean eating is no exception. Orthorexia nervosa is the term for being focused on clean eating in an unhealthy way.

This blog will discuss what causes your blood sugar to become elevated and how you can help limit the spikes with your diet.

What kind of lives might you save, you may be wondering? All kinds. Infants, children and adults from every walk of life can find themselves in need of a transfusion in the space of a heartbeat. All it takes is one diagnosis, one car accident, one emergency surgery or one unexpected injury and someone’s recovery or survival will come down to the kindness and generosity of blood donors.

While cough headaches are uncommon, they can still pose problems and even be a sign of more severe health conditions. This blog will explain what cough headaches are, how to spot them and how you can treat them.

There are more than 600 species of Cordyceps mushrooms. We explain what they are, ways to consume them and their purported health benefits.

Whether it’s cold and flu season or you’re simply trying to keep your family out of the doctor’s office, many people turn to various tips and tricks to boost their immune system. Plan ahead with this guide on and choose foods that can help keep your immune system operating at full strength.

We’ve assembled some tried and true measures you can take right now to soothe and smooth throughout the colder months.

In conjunction with Women’s Heart Week, we will highlight why heart screenings are so important, how women can have unique risk factors and symptoms compared to men and how lifestyle changes can improve your cardiovascular health outlook.

This blog will share the latest cervical cancer screening recommendations and guidelines and explore what your test results mean.

There’s a hot new food-as-wellness beverage trending, have you heard of it? It’s called Jamu juice, and its proponents say it’s great for boosting energy, reducing inflammation, enhancing circulation, ramping up immunity and more.