Author: Richard C. Trotter
A few short months ago, you sat snuggled in your living room with two hands wrapped around a steamy mug of coffee and daydreamed about a heat wave. Remember that? Flash forward to now, and yes—you’ve luxuriated in open-sandal season, perhaps lounged at the beach, or even crossed off a bucket-list hike—and also had your fair share of less-than-preferable side effects: mosquito bites, humidity overload, sunburn, and more mosquito bites. But those common challenges don’t have to keep you confined to the AC—with the right outdoor essentials, you can get outside safely and enjoy the season. One thing you can…
American sprinter Gabby Thomas is coming home from the 2024 Paris Olympics as the most decorated member of Team USA Track & Field—she won gold in the women’s 200-meter, as well as the 4×100-meter and 4×400-meter relays. That makes her only the fifth woman in track and field to win three gold medals in the same Olympics, and the first to do it since Allyson Felix in 2012. “There really are no words to describe how grateful I am for this moment,” Thomas said when she sat down with Well+Good in Paris. “I have looked up to Allyson since I…
Reebok has officially entered the race for digital fitness supremacy. The athletic footwear and clothing company announced Wednesday that it’s launching a new subscription app, Reebok Fitness. Users will be able to access workouts with trainers, record runs and walks with a GPS tracker, find nutrition and wellness tips— including guided meditations—participate in challenges, and talk with other users in the community. And of course, there will also be deals on Reebok gear and ways to shop within the app. If you’re thinking, “Wait, another new fitness and wellness app?” we feel you. Nike Training Club and Nike Run Club,…
Content warning: This story contains references to eating disorder recovery, which may be upsetting or triggering for some readers. The advice in this story is specific to the writer’s individual case of orthorexia recovery and current relationship to movement. Recommendations about restarting exercise in eating disorder recovery are highly individualized, and you should always talk with your doctor and treatment team about what’s safe to do at your own stage of recovery. The first time I exercised outside of mandatory phys-ed classes was a 6 a.m. spin class when I was fresh out of high school in 2012. My avid…
Bloating, mood swings, fatigue. Sometimes you just know when your period is about to make its way back into your life. There are so many different symptoms attributed to premenstrual syndrome, or PMS, ranging from only slightly annoying to downright debilitating every month (or so). One you might not have considered? Your immune system is weaker on your period. That’s right, you might be more prone to getting a case of the sniffles—or at least feeling sick—during your flow. “Hormones take on a roller coaster ride during the menstrual cycle, and these fluctuations impact the immune system in many ways,”…
If you’ve been researching the latest and greatest health supplements on the market, you may have recently stumbled upon info about colostrum benefits for adults. Often referred to as “liquid gold,” colostrum is the first liquid a mammal produces after giving birth, even before milk. If you’re chestfeeding or know someone who is, you might have heard them talk about the health benefits of giving their baby colostrum. That said, products sold today are often made out of bovine (cow) colostrum and come in powder or capsule form. “Think of colostrum as the first thing the offspring of a mammal…
With the Well+Good SHOP, our editors put their years of know-how to work in order to pick products (from skin care to self care and beyond) they’re betting you’ll love. While our editors independently select these products, making a purchase through our links may earn Well+Good a commission. Happy shopping! Explore the SHOP When stand-up paddle boarding first grew popular in the ‘90s, it required a hard, fiberglass board that took up 12 feet or so of storage space and was a major hassle to actually get to the water. The only inflatable options on the market “felt soggy, like…
With the Well+Good SHOP, our editors put their years of know-how to work in order to pick products (from skin care to self care and beyond) they’re betting you’ll love. While our editors independently select these products, making a purchase through our links may earn Well+Good a commission. Happy shopping! Explore the SHOP Like the rest of the world, I love a good lip product. Lining my lips with lip liner, swiping on lipstick, and topping it all off with lip gloss makes me feel like a painter finishing a work of art. (Just call me Picasso!) As a chronically…
Take it from a retired party girl: There’s nothing worse than waking up the morning after a fun, blurry night with a double shot of guilt and the spins. Since going sober-curious about a year ago, I now save the tequila sodas for more special occasions, but I have plenty of friends who still imbibe on the reg. So when I heard about how Korean pear juice can supposedly help prevent hangovers, I had to get my hands on some—and, well, hand it over to said friends. Meet Brett, 26: He drinks alcohol almost every weekend and gets really bad…
If you’re a stickler for squeaky clean feet, you probably spend a good amount of time scrubbing your soles whenever you take a shower or bath, to make sure your toes are as fresh as possible. After a soak, you may find your feet are a little red. But what does it mean if the bottoms of your feet are yellow? Discolored feet can be disconcerting. While you may not love the way they look, they’re usually not a danger to your health. Read on to learn the common causes for yellowing feet (spoiler alert: they have nothing to do…