Family Health

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The 15 Best Amazon Prime Day Wellness Deals You Don't Want to Miss
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How Bad Is It Really to Find a Hair in Your Food?
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3 Ways Your Nails Change as You Age and How to Keep Them Healthy
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A smiling person wearing a dark orange t-shirt with a brown afro arriving at the doctor's office and shaking hands with the doctor.
6 Ways to Find a Culturally Competent Doctor
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How Bad Is It Really to Stand in Front of the Microwave?
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How Bad Is It Really to Sit on a Public Toilet Seat?
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How Bad Is It Really to Wear the Same Pajamas Every Night?
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How Bad Is It Really to Never Wash Your Comforter or Duvet?
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7 Common Mistakes People Make When Signing Up for Health Insurance
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Why Your Voice Can Change or Weaken With Age and What to Do About It
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How Bad Is It Really to Never Deep Clean Your Car?
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What Is Cold Plunging and Are the Benefits Legit?
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How Bad Is It Really to Never Move Your Furniture When You Vacuum?
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Can You Sneeze in Your Sleep?
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How Often Should You Change Your Shampoo and Conditioner?
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How Bad Is It Really to Never Clean Your Water Pitcher?
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4 Things Genetic Counselors Want You to Know About At-Home DNA Tests
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How Bad Is It Really to Get Gel Manicures?
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How Bad Is It Really to Get Acrylic Nails?
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Can Going Outside With Wet Hair Make You Sick?
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4 of the Best Chest Binders to Buy and How to Find the Right One for You
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Does Your Hair Really Change Every 7 Years?
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Older adult sitting on the couch wrapped in a purple blanket with a cup of tea because she feels colder as she gets older
5 Reasons You Feel Colder With Age and What to Do About It
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How Bad Is It Really to Never (or Rarely) Clean Your Humidifier?
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Senior female chopping vegetable at kitchen island
10 Simple Kitchen Updates for Safe, Easy Cooking as You Get Older
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4 Times You Should Always Bring Someone With You to a Doctor’s Appointment and Why It Can Be So Helpful
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7 Things to Do Every Night to Support Healthy Aging
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8 Resolutions Longevity Experts Want You to Make This Year
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How Bad Is It Really to Not Close the Toilet Lid When You Flush?
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MTHFR Gene Variants Are Common. Here's What You Need to Know
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6 Strategies to Try if You Have Trouble Swallowing Pills
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7 Things Doctors Do Every Day Before Breakfast for More Energy
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Illustration of a person holding a pill in front of their mouth
How Bad Is It Really to Swallow Pills Without Water?
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7 Things Physical Therapists Do Every Day for Healthy Aging
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Person wearing sneakers on a tiled floor, with illustrations of germs
How Bad Is It Really to Wear Your 'Outdoor' Shoes Inside Your Home?
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The 6 Best Raised Toilet Seats (and Tips to Choose One)
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The 8 Best Pill Organizers of 2023, According to Doctors
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How Bad Is It Really to Get Into Bed in Your 'Outside' Clothes?
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Your Step-by-Step Guide to Finding a Doctor for Gender-Affirming Care
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Mature woman doing yoga exercise at home
Why Your Joints Might Crack More With Age, and What to Do About It
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Never Clean Your Gutters? Here's How That Could Be Affecting Your Health
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The 6 Best Shower Chairs, According to a Doctor
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No, You Don't Have to Get Weighed When You Go to the Doctor
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Chest Binding 101: What It Is and How to Bind Your Chest Safely
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The 6 Best Dehumidifiers, According to an ENT
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8 Subtle Health Symptoms You Should Never Ignore
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Dry Throat? Here's What Your Body's Trying to Tell You
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7 Reasons for Sudden Extreme Sleepiness as You Age
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woman with her hand on her throat because she has globus sensation
Feel Like You Always Have Something Stuck in Your Throat? Here’s What Your Body’s Trying to Tell You
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Woman rubbing her neck because of a muscle cramp, a symptom of low magnesium
8 Signs You're Not Getting Enough Magnesium
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Want to Start Testosterone-Based Hormone Therapy? Here's What to Know
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What Is Blue Light, and Is It Actually Bad for Our Health?
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5 Unexpected Ways Your Menstrual Cycle Can Affect Your Health
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2 Benefits of Vitamin B12 and 11 Unproven Claims About the Nutrient
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A senior Asian woman sitting on her couch at home and holding her leg because her legs feel weighted
8 Reasons Your Legs Feel Heavy and How to Get Relief
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older woman looking at her dry skin in the bathroom mirror
Why Your Skin Gets Drier as You Age and What to Do About It
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a woman sitting on the toilet and looking up whether foamy urine is normal
Foamy Urine? Here’s What Might Be Going On
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How Bad Is It Really to Swallow Gum?
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Senior man in the woods holding his knee because he is bruising more easily with age
Why You Bruise More Easily as You Age and What to Do About It
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an illustration of a person cutting their cuticles
How Bad Is It Really to Cut Your Cuticles?
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How Bad Is It Really to Never Deep Clean Your Bathroom?
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How Bad Is It Really to Never Clean Your Washing Machine?
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Senior African couple at breakfast table
6 Things to Do Every Morning to Support Healthy Aging
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an illustration of five people of different gender expressions who are smiling because of gender euphoria
What Is Gender Euphoria and How Can It Affect Your Health?
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an illustration of a dirty dishwasher that needs to be cleaned
How Bad Is It Really to Never Clean Your Dishwasher?
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Senior hispanic man practices yoga asana marjariasana or cat-cow pose before bed for better bladder control
Tired of Waking Up to Pee at Night? Do This One Yoga Pose Before Bed
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4 Ways Your Period Messes With Your Sleep and What to Do About It
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The 5 Best Bathroom Stools for Healthier Pooping
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Trans couple talking to Black doctor at doctor's office
7 Barriers to Gender-Affirming Care and How to Overcome Them
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How Bad Is It Really to Sleep With Wet Hair?
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A senior woman standing in the kitchen and drinking water in the morning to support healthy aging
Want to Age Well? Do This as Soon as You Get Out of Bed Every Morning
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How to Create Your Own 'Healthy Aging' Community
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We understand the health and wellbeing of your family is a top priority. On our family health page, we offer a variety of resources to help you better understand how to promote and maintain family health, including information on healthy habits, exercise and mental health.

Our team of medical and mental health experts provides in-depth articles on how to create a healthy and supportive family environment, as well as practical tips for managing common family health issues. We also offer advice on how to recognize and address mental health concerns in children and adults, as well as information on various mental health resources and services.

Whether you are dealing with a specific family health issue or simply want to learn more about how to promote a healthy family lifestyle, our family health page has something for you. We offer practical tips for healthy eating, advice on how to make physical activity fun for the whole family and information on various family health resources and services."

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