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How to pick the right health insurance plan
Picking a health insurance plan can be confusing and frustrating. There are endless acronyms and it's hard to predict what your health needs will be …
1 year, 4 months ago
Busting myths about hydration
Do you really need to drink eight glasses of water a day? Can drinking water help you lose weight? Does coffee dehydrate you? Experts explain the sci…
1 year, 4 months ago
How to recover from a bad night of sleep
If you've slept poorly, your instinct might be to sleep in or power through the day with extra cups of coffee. But those tactics may actually hurt yo…
1 year, 4 months ago
How to slow down when you eat
Eating more deliberately can help you make better choices about nourishing your body, says Lilian Cheung, a mindful eating lecturer at Harvard. She s…
1 year, 4 months ago
How to find lost objects: Techniques that really work
Finding missing items isn't a matter of "looking harder." There's an art and a science to it. The next time you misplace your wedding ring, try these…
1 year, 4 months ago
Dear Life Kit: I need a gut check for a sticky situation
Episode 875
Comedian and advice columnist Sophia Benoit weighs in on questions from listeners with sticky interpersonal situations and gives us a gut check on ea…
1 year, 4 months ago
A guide to breast cancer screening
October is breast cancer awareness month. Here's what you need to know about detection and screening.
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1 year, 4 months ago
Should you let your kid quit something?
You signed your kid up for the soccer team (or swimming lessons, or piano or art), paid the fee and now they're begging to quit! In these moments, it…
1 year, 4 months ago
How to avoid counterfeit and unsafe products online
Episode 872
Nearly 70 percent of people were deceived into buying a counterfeit product online at least once last year, according to research from Michigan State…
1 year, 4 months ago
How to cut ultra-processed foods from your diet
They're tasty and cheap, but they come with health risks. NPR health correspondent Maria Godoy explains how to spot and avoid ultra-processed snacks …
1 year, 4 months ago