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  • Toni Pressley's Favorite Vegan Recipe

    Once you’ve decided to follow a vegan diet, the next step is finding what new foods and recipes to try. When your go-to meals are no longer on the menu, it takes time to source and find alternatives. I know what that is like.

  • Breast Lumps Aren’t Always Cancer, They Could Be Fibroadenomas

    When a woman notices a lump in her breast, her first thought is: Could it be cancer? But not all tumors in the breast are cancerous. A fibroadenoma is a benign tumor of the connective tissue. It affects 10 percent of women, making it the most common solid mass of the breast.

  • When to See a Neurologist

    Your head hurts, but is the pain from a common tension headache or could it be a migraine? Migraines are fairly common, with 12 percent of adults in the U.S. experiencing them. 

  • Train Like a Pro: Workout Tips from Toni Pressley

    Ever wonder what a professional athlete’s workout looks like? Whether you want to pump up your own fitness or are just curious, it’s often very helpful to get a peek at how professional athletes stay in condition.

  • 5 Ways to Increase Optimism and Reduce Anxiety Every Day

    Anxiety is increasing due to overexposure to news and social media. This causes people to assume that only bad events are taking place in the world. At the same time, we are constantly looking at our friends’ posts of amazing experiences. This creates a sense that bad news is happening all of the time while only good is happening to those we know. Except life doesn’t look quite like that. It is helpful to remember we simply have greater access to bad news. 

  • Headaches, Heartburn, Hip Pain? It Could Be Your Posture

    Are you standing up straight? Are you sitting correctly? We’ve all heard about the importance of good posture, but most of us eventually forget or dismiss the advice. Poor posture can affect our wellbeing in a variety of ways — from pronated feet and collapsed knees to depressed or elevated shoulders and muscle imbalances. A clinical evaluation of your posture can detect problems and help determine ways to make corrections.

  • Do I have a Food Allergy? When to Get Tested

    Food allergies are common, with 4% to 6% of children and 4% of adults having one. A food allergy is a response from your immune system to eating a particular food or additive. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), most food allergies are caused by milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, shellfish, soy and wheat. Allergic reactions to these foods can vary from a tingling around the mouth to hives to difficulty breathing and even death.

  • Salud del Corazón para las Mujeres

    Algunos tipos de enfermedades cardíacas afectan a las mujeres más que a los hombres, como la enfermedad microvascular coronaria (MVD), que daña las arterias pequeñas en el corazón, y el síndrome del corazón roto, que es una insuficiencia muscular grave pero generalmente a corto plazo, provocada por emociones extremas, entre otras.

  • Pregnancy Advice: What To Believe – and Ignore

    Are you pregnant and feeling overwhelmed by all the conflicting advice you’re getting? From giving up your soothing hot baths to avoiding your furry feline’s litter box, it can be tough to know what’s safe for you and your growing baby.

  • Pain, Tingling, Numbness: Could It Be Peripheral Neuropathy?

    The magnificent human nervous system carries electrical signals from the brain to every corner of the body and back, so if something goes wrong, it could happen anywhere on that neural highway. The symptoms of the malfunction vary greatly depending on the locale, and so does the treatment.