Elizabeth Wells

Nearly half of all adults worldwide experience a headache disorder, and for millions, headaches aren't an occasional inconvenience but a recurring disruption to work, relationships, sleep, and quality of life. It's easy to dismiss a headache as "just stress" or "just a tension thing" — and then take some ibuprofen and move on. But chronic headaches carry a real cost. Research consistently links frequent headaches to reduced productivity, poorer sleep, higher rates of anxiety and depression,...

There is a moment many people notice somewhere between their mid-30s and mid-40s. You wake up a little stiffer than you used to. You reach for something on a high shelf and feel a twinge in your lower back. A weekend of yard work leaves you sore in ways it never did at 24. It would be easy to chalk it up to simply "getting older" — but the truth is more nuanced, and far more hopeful, than that. Your 40s represent a critical window in your musculoskeletal health. The choices you make now — how...

After the winter months of colder, shorter days, when sunlight is in short supply, your body has quietly adapted — muscles tighten, flexibility decreases, and the support system around your spine gets a little too cozy with inactivity. Now with spring in full-swing, you want to do things. Pull out the lawn mower. Dig up the raised beds. Take that trail through the redwoods. Haul the kayak down to the river. We love that energy. But is your body ready for the shift in seasons? Here's how to...