After nearly slipping into a diabetic coma, Dr. Tysha Powell found herself on the other side of the healthcare system—not as a provider, but as a patient, which gave her a new perspective.

High blood pressure is a leading cause and controllable risk factor for stroke and heart disease. Understand your risk factors and talk to your doctor about how to prevent a stroke.

Amber Metz hopes to empower others to find courage to seek the help they deserve. The act of self-care and self-love involved in acquiring the right support for you will create a ripple effect.

The beauty of Plant the Seeds of Greatness Month is this — you don’t need to make big changes all at once. It’s the small, daily seeds you plant that grow into real change and greatness follows.

Start with small, manageable habits, and layer them over time to build a strong, enduring structure. Over time, this will lead to your own unique “Healthy Weight, Healthy Outlook.”

Practicing gratitude is a mindful choice. Be grateful for all the people who are sharing your life journey because they are gifts. And remember to be grateful for life itself.

Whether crossing off national parks from your bucket list or exploring your neighborhood, getting outside and taking a hike improves our well-being and unplugs us from our digitized lives.

Embrace menopause as a celebration of survival and growth. It is a testament to the strength of all the women who came before us. Menopause turns the page to a new chapter waiting to be explored.

September is Self-Improvement Month—discover 10 simple, realistic ways to build better habits and improve your life in just 30 days.

Playing tennis helps to release endorphins and lowers the impact of anxiety and stress. Tennis can also help to improve joint function and reduce the risk of musculoskeletal issues.

The thought process behind the decision to be childfree is different for every individual and is influenced by circumstances, education, geography, health status, and many other factors.

Women aged 19-60+ should have 2-3 cups of vegetables a day. You can eat vegetables cooked, raw or even made into juice. All vegetables offer nutritional benefits as a part of your daily diet.

As we educate ourselves on heart disease, we will build a community of support for the women who live with it, and we expand our understanding to tackle it head-on. It deserves the spotlight.

Castor oil has been used for healing and beauty purposes for centuries due to high levels of ricinoleic acid, an unsaturated Omega-9 fatty acid. It’s hard to ignore its long-term benefits.

We can dismantle stigma, amplify voices, and promote healing within the BIPOC population if we work to foster a deeper appreciation for the intersectionality of mental health year-round.

While there is still stigma present when it comes to mental health in the Asian American community, I do believe that there is change happening that will hopefully allow more individuals to seek care.

I meld my education in psychiatry and passion for Ayurvedic and Functional Medicine to take this uncommon path, looking at every aspect of the patient from a ‘whole person perspective.’

If stress reduction, balancing minerals and changing beliefs is not part of the care you get when your body is in a state of dis-ease, you will never be able to experience complete healing.

This World Health Day, invest in yourself by exercising daily, take care of yourself by eating balanced foods, but above all, love yourself enough to live a healthy life.

What do you think of when you see a woman wearing red? You may think of passion, courage, love! We want to introduce you to Mary, a heart transplant candidate who embodies all of these.