Bruises are an inevitable part of life, but they can also be painful and unsightly. Here’s what you can do to reduce the pain and encourage faster fading. You’ve had a bump, blow, or knock to your ...

If you spend most of your day sitting, use these expert-recommended hip flexor stretches to alleviate low back pain and hip tension. If your day can pretty much be summed up as time shuffled between ...

Here's how to relieve the itching and get steps on preventing hives and avoiding your triggers. As small as jujubes or as large as saucers, hives are an allergic reaction that take the form of itchy ...

Keep your body limber and supple at any age with these full-body stretches. Plus, learn the benefits of stretching as you grow older. We all like to joke about our aching, aging bones and the way our ...

The pain started in waves in my lower back and travelled down my left thigh as I worked bent over my laptop on my couch—the pandemic years had crystallized bad habits. The uncomfortable tightness ...

What are the best arm exercises for women? We have them all, plus a plan to have you feeling stronger in a few short weeks. Choose eight arm exercises below to target various muscle groups. Complete 8 ...

You can probably find most of these in your home already. A yeast infection occurs when there’s an overgrowth of the fungus Candida albicans in your vagina. While it naturally lives there, too much of ...

Storing a can of unopened chickpeas in the fridge during the summer months means that you can toss together a vegetarian salad quickly because the chickpeas are already cold. It’s a salad game changer ...

Many of us fall back on folk medicine remedies for ailments, whether they’re proven to be effective or not. We asked editors at some of our Reader’s Digest editions around the world to share those ...

Here’s what Canadian researchers and clinicians are working on to help diagnose and treat illnesses that impact women the most. Sure, a romp around the woods is great for your physical health. But the ...

And this is how I fought back. In September of 2018, I was fired from my job. It was an exciting, new position at a large employer, and when I accepted the role, I’d felt ready for the challenge. I’d ...

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