When you’re pregnant, parents with babies will tell you to sleep while you can. And it’s true that you’re about as likely to get a good night’s sleep with...
Fire is part of the romance of summer. Don’t you just love an evening sitting on a blanket at the beach next to a roaring bonfire? Gathering with friends...
Joint pain makes almost everything you do more difficult. The stiffness, swelling and aching can start when you get out of bed, worsen as you walk or climb...
Sleep problems strike a lot of us now and then. Maybe it’s hard for you to fall asleep, you wake up too early or you wake up a lot during the night. If...
It can be tough to care for an aging parent, partner, friend or relative. Your loved one might need rides to and from appointments, help with grocery shopping or...
From diabetes to vitamin deficiencies to infections, a lot of different conditions can cause numbness, tingling or weakness in your feet or legs. A rare...
It’s easy to find yourself taking several different medications. Maybe you have an antihistamine you take to manage your allergies. A medication that keeps...
Sometimes, it seems like just about anything you do can trigger back pain. Picking up a child, unloading the dishwasher, or even sleeping in the wrong...
Fiber can feel so old-fashioned. People commonly associate it with boring bran muffins, powder supplements mixed into juice and staying “regular.”
But...
We hear about stomach cancer and colon cancer a lot. But there’s another type of cancer that can affect the gastrointestinal (GI) tract that’s not so familiar....
Stephanie Thurrott
Contributing Writer
Stephanie Thurrott is a writer who focuses on health, nutrition and personal growth. She creates content that makes a difference in people’s lives, and learns something new with every article she writes. Her work has appeared in NBC TODAY, Taste of Home and the U Miami Miller School of Medicine magazine. When she’s not writing, you might find her cycling, walking her dog Daisy or creating her own craft cocktails.