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Vox:

How to prepare for growing older if you don’t have kids [Member exclusive]

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The Paper Gown:

How to Get Better at Taking Medication

How to Handle Conflicting Advice From Healthcare Providers

What’s It Like to See a ‘Fat-Friendly’ Doctor?

Self:

The Pandemic Anniversary Is Coming. Here’s How to Cope.

4 Friendship Problems That Might Occur Post-Vaccination

The Lily (The Washington Post):

How to better support survivors of domestic violence in a pandemic, according to experts

Health:

What to Say to People Who Still Want to ‘Wait and See’ Before Getting the COVID-19 Vaccine

8 Melanoma Treatments and Therapies to Know, According to Experts

What to Expect Before, During, and After Mole Removal, According to Experts

HuffPost:

‘Adventure Travel’ Is Booming Among Women Over 40

Do Your Vaccine Side Effects Predict How You’d React To COVID-19?

Will The COVID-19 Vaccine Work On New Mutations Of The Virus?

Do You Have A Winter Health Issue Or COVID-19? Here’s How To Tell.

8 Tricks Sleep Experts Use When 2020 Anxiety Keeps Them Awake

Therapists Predict How This Year Will Shape Our Mental Health

11 Things Kidney Doctors Never, Ever Do

How To Support A Loved One Who Has Long-Haul COVID-19

Why ‘What I Eat In A Day’ Videos Can Be Bad For Your Mental Health

7 Types Of Chest Pain You Should Never Ignore

Chlorophyll Water Is All Over TikTok. But Is It Actually Good For You?

6 Morning Habits That Seem Healthy But Are Secretly Stressing You Out

New Study Finds Another Big Reason Why You Should Get More Sleep

If You Poop Around The Same Time Every Day, Can You Change Your Schedule?

Conde Nast Traveler:

How to Manage Travel Anxiety in a Crowded Airport

Real Simple:

Feel Like You Don’t Enjoy Anything Anymore? There’s a Name for That—and You Can Break Through It

The Pandemic Taught Us Empathy, but Will It Last? Psychologists Weigh in on Compassion Fatigue

Overthinking These Common Sleep “Rules” Could be Sabotaging Your Shut-Eye

What Heart Rate Variability Means on Your Fitness Tracker—and Whether It’s Worth Paying Attention To

Should You Avoid Eating These High-Sugar Fruits? We Asked Nutritionists

We Asked RDs for Healthy Fast Food Order Recommendations—Their Answers Might Surprise You

These 12 Healthy Foods Are Exceptionally High in Vitamin B

10 Vitamin K–Rich Foods That Support Healthy Bones, Blood, and More

9 Foods That Are High in Zinc, an Essential Mineral for Healthy Immunity, Metabolism, and More

What Are Nightshade Vegetables—and Why Do They Get Such a Bad Rap?

Bad News: These 8 Foods Are Among the Worst for High Cholesterol

The Most Common Foods That Cause Bloating and Gas, According to Dietitians

Architectural Digest:

How to Care for Your Mental Health (and Stay Organized) in a Multigenerational Household

How to Get the Benefits of Nature Without Going Outside

Why Coffee Table Books Are a Thing, According to Psychologists

MyRecipes:

How Cooking Culture Excludes People With Disabilities

Shape:

How Deal with a One-Sided Friendship

TikTok Swears This Remedy Helps You Regain Taste and Smell After COVID-19 — But Is It Legit?

TikTokkers Are Listing the Obscure Things They Love About People and It’s So Therapeutic

Exactly How Long It Takes for Skin-Care Ingredients to Work, According to Dermatologists

Domain:

Can you train yourself to sleep better around noise and light?

‘Clever layouts, meatballs and Malm’: The psychology behind IKEA stores

Well + Good:

Why So Many Asian American Seniors Struggle With Food Insecurity

Why Access to Safe, Clean Water Is a Wellness Issue

This Nonprofit Wants To Combat Health Inequities by Training Medical Interpreters

‘Empathic Concern’ Can Lead To Empty Promises—Here’s How To Avoid its Pitfalls

5 Tips To Advocate for Yourself Without Being a Jerk to Frontline Health-Care Workers

Meet the Group Dedicated to Rooting Out Racism and Whitewashing in Acupuncture

Good Nutrition for all Is Impossible When Most Dietitians Are White

Could You Be Too Dependent on Praise? Experts Share How To Start Celebrating Your Own Wins

How To Help Someone Struggling With Tough Work Conditions—Without Making It About You

What It’s Like Rebuilding a Movement Practice in Eating Disorder Recovery

How Bad Is It Really to Open Your Eyes Underwater When Swimming?

If You’re a Light Sleeper, Can You Train Your Body to Sleep Through Noise and Light?

Whetstone Magazine:

How kopitiams thrive in Singapore’s modern cafe culture

Education in Nutrition:

We need to talk about how dietitians engage with cuisines of other cultures

Lacuna Voices:

Beyond my feeding tube

Huffington Post Australia:

I Am A First Nations Midwife. I Witness The Devaluing Of Pregnant Indigenous Women Much Too Often.

SBS Food:

What’s in my bag? A bottle of chilli sauce, of course

This Korean bakery sells beloved pastries you may not find in Korea anymore

Velveting: The Chinese cooking technique you need to know about

Take a peek inside the second fridge of 3 Australians

Have you tried these six Asian sausages?

A peek at Indonesia’s 40+ ways with satay

How the pandemic changed kava drink-sharing among Fijians

Could this pandemic food-relief project bring lasting change to Victoria?

This chef feeds her crew in Antarctica with one food shipment a year

3 chefs reveal the sizzling secrets behind how to work a wok

Try this Indonesian drink, it’s more than 1000 years old

Donabe: Now is the time to embrace this Japanese way of eating

Plăcintă: the Romanian Easter pie devoured since ancient times

Hong Kong chicken pie: the unassuming cousin of the egg tart

Palisa Anderson on the Thai principle that makes a good manager

Are we ready for tea made from coffee leaves?

Indonesia’s love affair with cheese and chocolate

Marion Grasby on how to cook rice the Thai way

What makes the French way of life so decadent but not detrimental?

Why Malaysian kids grew up loving shrimp and sardine sandwiches

Discovering my novel Chinese-Indonesian heritage through food

How to make the perfect mashed potato

The fascinating story behind the rise of ramen and yakiniku

A deep dive into Hong Kong’s cha chaan teng drinks