When your legs are feeling tight, use these quad stretches to help loosen them up. Your quads, or quadriceps femoris muscle group, are four separate muscles that run along the front of your thigh ...

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 ...

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 ...

Salt doesn’t just make food taste good—it’s extremely useful around the house for a variety of purposes, one of which is an old-fashioned remedy to soothe a sore throat. “Gargling with salt water when ...

We all love the snooze button, but it doesn’t love us back. Marlie Cohen, certified personal trainer, holistic health coach and blogger behind Kale and Krunches, says that getting up at the same time ...

Here's when to worry about varicose veins, plus why they appear and how to treat them. When it comes to caring for the health of our legs, a common concern is varicose veins. Often blue and bulging, ...

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Get the benefits of a higher metabolism with the help of these little tricks that provide a big payoff. Metabolism is the catch-all phrase for all the chemical and physical processes in the body that ...

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 ...

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 ...

The pregnancy was unexpected—as were my conflicting and complex emotions as I navigated the healthcare system through miscarriage and a medical abortion. The pharmacist leaned towards the Plexiglass ...

Just because you're hungry doesn't mean your body needs those calories. These medical conditions explain why you're hungry all the time. Are you asking yourself the question, “Why am I always hungry?” ...