8 Best Vitamins and Supplements for Women in Their 70s
byA pharmacist on the eight supplements worth considering in your 70s, what they interact with, and which ones to review rather than add.
Wellness
Clean living made practical — evidence-based guidance on the habits, products and swaps that make your home and body healthier.
The 25 Busiest Crumbl Cookies in America, Ranked by Visits
byThe busiest Crumbl in America gets about 262,000 visits a year, and the No. 2 store is just 1,450 visits behind. Here are all 25, ranked by a full year of visits.
This Is What Fasting Really Does to Your Body
byWhat happens in your body hour by hour when you stop eating, from glycogen and ketones to autophagy and growth hormone, and who should not fast.
How Much Do You Really Know About Sugar? Take the Quiz
byEighteen questions on sugar: which everyday food has more, what it does to your sleep and your heart, and whether honey counts. Every answer comes from a nutrition label or a published study.
21 Steps to a Healthy Heart
byNot every heart-health change pulls the same weight. Twenty-one steps, ranked by how much each one matters, from blood pressure and cholesterol down to standing more and keeping your friends close.
The 8 Worst Meals for High Blood Pressure
byMore than 70% of the sodium Americans eat comes from packaged and prepared food. A nurse walks through eight everyday meals that blow past a day’s sodium limit, the swap for each, and the non-food things that raise blood pressure too.
The Best (and Worst) Sleep Positions According to Your Ailment
byReflux, snoring, back pain, pregnancy, shortness of breath: a nurse walks through the sleep position and pillow placement for nine common problems, and when position alone isn’t the answer.
5 Supplements Worth Considering for Women Over 40
byThere is no universal supplement list for women over 40. A pharmacist walks through five worth considering, who actually needs each one, what the research shows, and when a lab test should come first.
High Cholesterol Symptoms Seen in Women: 4 Signs That Are Easily Overlooked
byHigh cholesterol usually has no symptoms, and women’s risk is often underestimated. A nurse explains the few visible signs, what they really point to, and the one test that tells you for sure.
The Best and Worst Soups for 9 Common Gut Problems
byGarlic and onion are in nearly every gut-healing soup, and both are high-FODMAP. We matched 12 soups against 9 gut complaints, and two of them land on both sides.
Where Women Live the Longest in Every State
byWomen live 8.9 years longer in Hawaii than in West Virginia. State-by-state figures for women, plus the longest-lived county and ZIP code in each one.
9 Foods That Lower Your LDL Cholesterol — and 6 That Won’t
byNine foods with real trials behind them, ranked by how far they actually move LDL — and six that don’t, including one that moves it the wrong way.