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Why You Should Never Lounge Around in a Wet Swimsuit

If you’re swimming all day, it’s normal to stay in your swimsuit instead of changing in and out of wet garments all day. However, once you’ve escaped the pool for a while, sitting around in your wet...

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Women Who Wake up Early are Less Likely to Be Depressed

Early to bed and early to rise makes a woman… less likely to develop depression according to new research. Specifically, middle-age to older women who naturally go to bed early and wake up early have...

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Everything You Need to Know About ‘Good’ and ‘Bad’ Sugars

It’s no secret that Americans consume way too much sugar. With the obesity epidemic at an all-time high, a lot of people are pointing to sugar as the main culprit. But is all sugar to blame? Contrary...

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5 Things Dr. Pimple Popper Wants You to Know About Skin Care

When it comes to skin care, few people have been more visible than Dr. Sandra Lee—aka Dr. Pimple Popper—over the past few years. A board-certified dermatologist in Southern California, Lee decided to...

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8 Things to Bring Up at Your OB-GYN Appointment: Queer Edition

So, you’re a queer vagina owner and you’re finally going to your much-needed OB-GYN appointment (read: the one you’ve been putting off for months). For queer people, going to the gynecologist can be an...

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The Quick-and-Dirty Workout for Yoga Newbies

Yoga is hardly one of those flash-in-the-pan fitness trends. There are multiple disciplines to choose from, and like other forms of exercise, its benefits go beyond the physical: Regular yoga practice...

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Your Abortion Rights are Under Threat—Here’s What You Need to Know

When Justice Anthony M. Kennedy announced that he would retire from the U.S. Supreme Court, you could practically hear the shudder of millions of American uteruses as their owners realized their...

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How Fitness Guru Massy Arias Prioritizes Self-Care Despite a Non-Stop Schedule

If ever you need to see sheer willpower in action, get familiar with Massy Arias. According to an interview with Cosmopolitan, the Dominican beauty (formerly known as “Mankofit”) could barely do three...

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5 Services That Will Deliver Birth Control Right to Your Door

Contrary to what many people think, having access to birth control is about more than just being sexually liberated. With the ability to control if, how, and when we get pregnant, women have had more...

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15 Summer Cocktails That Cut the Calories and Actually Taste Great

For those who prefer dressed-up cocktails over a stripped-down version, like vodka and soda or gin and tonic, you’ve probably been told that forgoing the frills (syrup, garnishes, purees) is a smarter...

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How Motherhood Has Impacted Zoe Saldana’s Self-Care Routine

You might know Zoe Saldana as a green, extremely strong extra-terrestrial or a large-and-in-charge blue royal Avatar. Although she doesn’t actually look like the characters she plays in Guardians of...

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Have Yellow Eyes? Here’s How to Make them White Again

Add this to your list of beauty concerns to worry about: yellow eyes and learning how to whiten your eyes. Yes, it’s a legitimate worry people have, and it’s common. As if dull, tired, skin weren’t...

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Breaking Up (with Your Therapist) Is Hard to Do—Here’s How to Make It Easier

Breakups can be intimidating. No one wants to be the bearer of bad news, but let’s face it: Sooner or later, we all have to terminate some type of relationship, whether it be with a significant other,...

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Your Everything Guide to Vaginal pH

In case you haven’t noticed, vaginas are complex. On the one hand, they’re self-cleaning and go through a lot during childbirth. On the other hand, we’re constantly reminded that they’re also a...

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14 Super-Effective Ab Exercises to Strengthen Your Core

Emily Ratajkowski has one. So does Jasmine Tookes, and the entire Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show posse, now that I think about it. However, most women don’t, have never and probably will never obtain...

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Lucy Hale’s Self-Care Routine Includes Facials, True Crime TV and Plenty of...

The most refreshing thing about today’s batch of twentysomething famous folks is that a rather large amount of them aren’t afraid to simply speak up. Whether it’s concerning the pressures that come...

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Do Weird Cures for Cellulite Actually Work?

Ah, the C word. Cellulite is nothing to be ashamed of, because one, it’s a natural part of body development and two, almost all of us have it. Seriously, it’s believed to occur in roughly 90 percent of...

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14 Exercises to Strengthen Your Thighs

Your legs have some of the largest and strongest muscles in your body. The top of your legs—more commonly known as your thighs—are home to the quadriceps femoris, which includes the rectus femoris,...

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Jamie Chung’s Foolproof Tea Recipe for Beating Bloat

Jamie Chung’s ascent from reality star (The Real World) to respected actress is something to be admired and lucky for us, her time in the spotlight also includes the kind of celeb advice we can...

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Your Definitive Guide to All the Yoga Lingo

You know the benefits of yoga are endless: increased flexibility and strength, improved respiration, improved energy and sleep. It even helps with stress reduction and has been proven to be an...

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