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Browse articles by health area, from stress and sleep to women’s health and chronic conditions
Women's health
October 16, 2026
Endometriosis diagnosis: why it takes years, and what the 2026 ACOG guidance changed
A clinical diagnosis from your symptoms is now enough to start treatment — and a normal ultrasound still rules nothing out
October 13, 2026
Limerence: why a new person can take over your thoughts, and how it differs from love
Obsessive infatuation has a shape, a timeline and a physical cost. What the first validated research measure found, and what people describe as helping
October 13, 2026
Postpartum night sweats: why they happen and how long they last
Why you wake up drenched after birth, how long it lasts, and the signs that need a call today
Mental health & neurodiversity
Rejection sensitive dysphoria: why rejection hurts so much with ADHD
October 13, 2026
Anxiety treatment: therapy, medication, and everyday habits that help
September 14, 2026
What causes brain fog? The many reasons behind foggy thinking — and why there's rarely just one
September 14, 2026
What brain fog actually feels like: the symptoms, from forgetfulness to word-finding trouble and mental fatigue
September 14, 2026
Chronic conditions
October 21, 2026
ME/CFS heart rate and HRV: why general norms don't fit and how to find your own normal
Why population charts are the wrong ruler, how to build a three-part baseline (lying, upright and night-time HRV), what rises and drops can mean, and how ME/CFS and POTS overlap
October 21, 2026
How to track fibromyalgia flares with a smartwatch: sleep, heart rate, HRV and a pain diary your doctor can use
What a watch or ring can record around flares, how to keep a one-minute pain diary, how to look back at the days before a flare, and what to bring your doctor
Heart & nervous system
Welltory Energy Lab reviews: what members say about the community
October 23, 2026
Welltory vs Oura vs WHOOP: an app, a ring and a band compared on cost, accuracy and what you get
October 21, 2026
Is Welltory accurate? What independent research actually says
October 13, 2026
Welltory Energy Lab: what the community is, who it is for, and what it costs
October 13, 2026
Sleep
October 22, 2026
Eating before bed: what a late dinner does to your sleep, heart rate and reflux
A small snack is usually fine; a heavy meal close to bedtime is linked with a slightly higher overnight heart rate and can trigger reflux. What 2026 studies show, how long to wait, what to eat if you're hungry, and how to check it in your own data.
October 21, 2026
Do we get an extra hour of sleep when the clocks fall back?
On paper, yes. In practice your body clock stays on the old time — so you wake early, fade early and sleep lighter for up to a week. Here is what changes, who it hits hardest, and a four-day plan to adjust
October 20, 2026
Why is jet lag worse coming home?
Usually because the return is the eastward leg — plus a clock left halfway by a short trip, a light plan abandoned at your own front door, and a Monday instead of a beach
Stress & burnout
Ultradian rhythm: the 90-minute energy cycles behind your focus
October 7, 2026
Social battery: why socializing is exhausting, and how to recharge
September 29, 2026
Energy vampires: how to tell who drains you, and what your body already knows
September 29, 2026
Cortisol cocktail: does the viral drink lower cortisol, and what actually does?
September 29, 2026
Gut & metabolic health
October 21, 2026
Supplement and drug interactions: CoQ10, St John's wort, turmeric and the combinations to check
What US government health sources say about CoQ10, St John's wort, blood thinners, vitamin K, fish oil, thyroid tablets, CBD and other common supplement–medicine combinations, and what to ask your pharmacist.
October 21, 2026
Grapefruit and medication: which drugs don't mix, and why
Grapefruit can raise blood levels of some statins, blood pressure, heart rhythm and other medicines, and lower others. What the FDA and a CMAJ review name, why spacing them apart is not a reliable fix, and what to ask your pharmacist.
Activity & recovery
Cold plunge before or after a workout: when cold helps recovery and when it costs you gains
October 22, 2026
How many steps a day do you really need? What the research shows by age and goal
October 22, 2026
How accurate are smartwatch calories? What a 2026 lab study found across four brands
October 22, 2026
How much activity is enough? Why 150 minutes a week is harder to count than it sounds
October 13, 2026
Men's health
October 8, 2026
Death grip syndrome: what's real, what isn't, and when it's really stress
An informal name for a real pattern: why solo habits can make partnered sex harder, and what research says about porn and ED
October 8, 2026
Does masturbation decrease testosterone? What the research actually shows
Blood tests during and after orgasm show testosterone staying flat, and the famous 'day 7 peak' study was retracted
October 7, 2026
Does smoking weed affect sperm? What the research actually shows
Mixed studies, a 74-day sperm timeline, and why a semen analysis beats guessing
Prevention & immunity
Baby and child vaccine schedule in 2026: what's given at each age
October 15, 2026
How often do you need a tetanus shot? The 10-year rule, cuts, and other adult boosters (2026)
October 13, 2026
Vaccines during pregnancy in 2026: Tdap, RSV, flu and COVID — when to get each
October 13, 2026
Vaccine side effects: what's normal after shingles, flu, RSV, pneumonia, tetanus and MMR shots
October 10, 2026