Angela Haupt

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Health and Wellness Editor and Writer at TIME

Reporting on health + wellness @TIME

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Articles

The Worst Thing to Say to Someone Who's Depressed

3 weeks ago | time.com | Angela Haupt

Researchers still don’t understand what, exactly, causes depression. But what is clear is this: It doesn’t have anything to do with waking up and simply choosing not to appreciate all the good things in life.
10 Things to Say When Someone Won't Get Off Their Phone

3 weeks ago | time.com | Angela Haupt

Trying to talk to someone stuck on their phone is such a universal experience, there’s a name for it: “phubbing,” short for “phone snubbing,” or ignoring someone in favor of a phone. “Everyone hates it, but everyone has also done it,” says Jean Twenge, a professor of psychology at San Diego State University and author of the upcoming book 10 Rules for Raising Kids in a High-Tech World.
7 Things You Need to Do Before Air Conditioner Season

3 weeks ago | aol.com | Angela Haupt

Credit - Photo-Illustration by TIME (Source Image: Getty Images)Hot days can feel unbearable without a strong air-conditioning system. Yet many of us take these essential devices for granted. “The only time people pay attention to their air conditioner is when it's not working,” says Jeffrey Siegel, a professor of civil engineering at the University of Toronto who researches ventilation and indoor air quality.
The Best and Worst Way to Remove a Tick

4 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Angela Haupt

Credit - Avalon_Studio—Getty ImagesYou probably won’t see a tick as it clings to a blade of grass, but it can see you. The tiny parasites are opportunists that spend their days waiting for humans, dogs, and other mammals to brush against them so they can latch onto exposed skin and feed on blood. As the climate warms and tick populations proliferate, there’s a good chance that in many parts of the U.S., you’ll get intimately acquainted with one this summer.
The Worst Way to Reply to a Party Invite

4 weeks ago | time.com | Angela Haupt

There are two straightforward—and simple—ways to respond to social invitations: Tell the host you’ll be there, or that you won’t be. Yet people find all kinds of offensive ways to reply instead. The worst one of all is becoming increasingly common, especially by text, says Jamila Musayeva, an etiquette coach who posts videos about modern manners on YouTube.
How to Reconnect With Friends and Family

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Angela Haupt

Credit - Photo-Illustration by Chloe Dowling for TIME (Source Image: MamiEva/Getty Images)Sometimes the most important relationships are the hardest to maintain. If you fall off track—and many people who were once close do—it’s possible to find your way back to each other with time and effort. “I have so many clients who have strained emotional relationships,” says Jenny Shields, a psychologist and bioethicist in Houston.
8 Polite Ways to Decline a Party Invitation

1 month ago | time.com | Angela Haupt

When you get invited to a wedding or a party, “yes” might feel like the only socially acceptable response. If your RSVP is something short of that, you might put off responding at all—or stumble into a response that’s unintentionally rude.
8 Polite Ways to Decline a Party Invitation

1 month ago | sg.style.yahoo.com | Angela Haupt

Credit - Photo-Illustration by Chloe Dowling for TIME (Source Images: MirageC/Getty Images, Liliya Krueger—Getty Images)When you get invited to a wedding or a party, “yes” might feel like the only socially acceptable response. If your RSVP is something short of that, you might put off responding at all—or stumble into a response that’s unintentionally rude.
Be Careful Where You Swim This Summer

1 month ago | time.com | Angela Haupt

That glistening swimming hole might look—and feel—refreshing on a sweltering day. But writhing in pain from stomach cramps, nausea, and vomiting? Staring at the bathroom ceiling instead of the blue, sunny sky? Not so much. Jumping into even the prettiest and clearest rivers, lakes, creeks, and other natural bodies of water can expose you to a cesspool of unpleasant and invisible fellow swimmers—most commonly bacteria, viruses, and parasites.
The Weirdest Things Podiatrists Have Removed From Feet

1 month ago | time.com | Angela Haupt

Dr. Jeffrey Hurless still remembers the young patient who showed up for a podiatry appointment complaining about a large blister on the bottom of his big toe. The sore spot was red, swollen, and painful—and the boy and his mother had no idea what had caused it. As the patient reclined in an exam chair, Hurless began to deroof the blister, which means removing its top layer of skin. Then the surprise hit. Literally.