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1 week ago | 
verywellhealth.com | Allison Tsai |Jennifer Klump
Wearables like the Oura Ring and Apple Watch can help people track everything from their sleep patterns to fitness performance. It’s hard to know which one is best for your needs, so we talked with our Chief Medical Officer, Sohaib Imtiaz, MD, a lifestyle medicine specialist and a wearable enthusiast, to get his take on the differences between the Oura Ring and the Apple Watch, and which one you should choose to optimize your health.
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Feb 14, 2025 | 
msn.com | Allison Tsai
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Feb 14, 2025 | 
verywellhealth.com | Allison Tsai
If there’s a quick-fix anxiety hack on the internet, I’ve probably tried it. Dried goji berries? Ate ’em by the handful. Self-hypnosis app? All in until the free trial ended. Stress-lowering breathing whistle? Immediately added to cart. While my anxiety is generally well-managed, I still get amped up over particular situations. Recently, I felt worked up about an upcoming doctor’s appointment and wondered if a supplement that promises to “de-stress” could take the edge off.
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Nov 3, 2024 | 
realsimple.com | Allison Tsai
Using self-hypnosis for sleep. Photo: Lazarevic Photo Workshop/Getty Images The PR team for hypnosis has been working hard. Where it was once synonymous with spooky mind control, disembodied “you are getting sleepy” voices, and swirling black-and-white vortexes, hypnosis, and more recently self-hypnosis, is experiencing a rebrand as a legitimate stress-busting, habit-changing form of therapy.
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Jul 5, 2024 | 
expectful.com | Allison Tsai
Of all the things you prepare for when bringing home a baby, sleep-deprived fights with your partner probably aren’t on your Bingo card. Yet, just about all new parents find themselves in this position—often at 3 a.m. Rest assured, it doesn’t mean something is fundamentally wrong with your relationship, but you may have to tweak how you approach conflict with your partner, says Cabell Williams, a new parent coach at Stronger Parenthood, and mom to a 6-month-old and 3-year-old.
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Jul 3, 2024 | 
expectful.com | Allison Tsai
Pregnancy undoubtedly leaves its mark. Need confirmation? Look no further than your body, which probably still bears signs of the massive home renovation project that took place to grow a human baby. But most new moms will tell you it’s the inner transformation that really takes you for a ride, and recent research has validated that experience—in the form of brain scans.
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Jun 27, 2024 | 
expectful.com | Allison Tsai |Haley Tardy |Briana Engelbrecht
Pregnancy comes with some perks, and arguably the best one is your hair looks freaking amazing. Thanks to higher estrogen levels, your hair follicles get stuck in the growth cycle, which means instead of shedding hair every day, it stays on your head. That makes your hair look thicker, longer, and dare we say, more lustrous throughout those nine months of growing a baby.
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Jun 26, 2024 | 
expectful.com | Allison Tsai
If you need more proof that Mindy Kaling is actually nothing like her delightfully shallow Office character Kelly Kapoor, check out the recent surprise third baby announcement she shared on Instagram. Not only did she keep her entire nine months of gestation a secret, but she also chose not to announce the birth of her baby, Anne, until roughly five months after the fact. (Shying away from attention?
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Jun 25, 2024 | 
expectful.com | Allison Tsai
Finding postpartum mom friends who you actually click with is like winning the lottery. They get you because they are you. They’re out there just trying to figure out why their baby is fussy every five minutes and whether or not life will ever feel normal again.
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Jun 18, 2024 | 
expectful.com | Allison Tsai
As a first-time parent, you're bound to feel some nerves after bringing home your baby. You just stepped into a bewildering role as assistant to a demanding new boss. Tasks include decoding baby grumpiness, opening up a 24-hour milk kitchen, becoming a personal rocking chair, and wiping a teeny tiny butt on demand—all without sleep. That effort isn’t in vain as it hones your skill as a new mom who is learning your baby’s unique cries and cues. But sometimes, worry can kick into overdrive.
